Author: Ray Wallin

By Ray Wallin Winning horseplayers execute with both intention and action. Losing horseplayers don’t. Think back to your days of sitting in Mr. Burke’s math class. I am sure you remember the kid that sat …

By Ray Wallin There have been books written about it. There have been endless debates on handicapping and horse racing forums about it. I’ve even seen guys come to blows in the old Bally’s Wild …

By Ray Wallin The thoroughbred racing community lost one of its greatest and most distinctive voices with the recent passing of race-caller Marshall Cassidy at the age of 75. Cassidy wore many hats during his …

By Ray Wallin I have highlighted some outrageous horseplayer behavior in the first four parts of this series: When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 1 When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 2 When Good Horseplayers …

Where Do You Fit In? 7 Types of Horseplayers By Ray Wallin What do school students and horseplayers have in common? No, this is not going to be a bad joke about what happens when …

By Ray Wallin Our brains are highly developed. The three main parts work together to make us the people that we are. They keep us alive, provide us with motor skills, and allow us to …

By Ray Wallin Our brains are highly developed. The three main parts work together to make us the people that we are. They keep us alive, provide us with motor skills, and allow us to …

By Ray Wallin It takes a lot of courage to break out of your comfort zone. We enjoy the predictability of our routines. We fear failure, rejection, and judgment. We avoid risk. We are creatures …

By Ray Wallin In life there is information that you should use and information that you should avoid using. When your doctor tells you that you should work out more and cut your salt intake …

By Ray Wallin If you do a web search for “3 R’s” you get a lot of interesting results. For the environmental minded, there is “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle,” which helps to cut down on …

By Ray Wallin When you think of animals that have great eyesight what comes to mind? Eagles can see eight times as far as humans and can scope out a small animal on the ground …

By Ray Wallin When you think of animals that have great eyesight what comes to mind? Eagles can see eight times as far as humans and can scope out a small animal on the ground …

By Ray Wallin Schadenfreude. No, it is not the new model that Volkswagen is releasing next year. It’s far from “Farfegnugen,” which is the German word for driving enjoyment, which was a VW marketing slogan …

By Ray Wallin As horseplayers, we like to root for the underdog. We live for upsets since they usually pay better than the 1-5 favorite cruising home for fun. Sometimes even crusty old guys who …

By Ray Wallin As horseplayers, we like to root for the underdog. We live for upsets since they usually pay better than the 1-5 favorite cruising home for fun. Sometimes even crusty old guys who …