Author: Ray Wallin

By Ray Wallin Are you part of the 95% of people reading this article that do not know that today is World Statistics Day? I made that up, but it sounded good, didn’t it? Mark …

Boundaries are marked in various ways. It could be a fence, sign, wall, hedge, or even a moat filled with alligators if your Homeowners Association will allow it. Physical boundaries in life can keep the …

By Ray Wallin The only thing harder for a horseplayer than deciding which horse to bet on is when the right time is to place their bets. There are a lot of factors that go …

Ask anyone if they can name a one-hit wonder of the music world and you’ll get many answers. From the Dexy’s Midnight Runners with “Come on Eileen” to Norman Greenbaum with “Spirit In The Sky,” …

By Ray Wallin Growing up, my favorite superhero was Superman. Portrayed by the late Christopher Reeve I had a hero I could relate to. He was a nerdy newspaper reporter by day but would ditch …

By Ray Wallin I’ve crossed paths with a lot of different characters at the track in my 30 plus years of horseplaying. There have been guys you could laugh at like our good friend Rail …

By Ray Wallin Jack Welch is one of the most successful and influential business executives in American history. Whether you are a weekend horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, you can use …

By Ray Wallin Rombauer bucked the trend in the Preakness Stakes. New shooters historically haven’t done well against horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby, but he took advantage of a contested pace and marched …

By Ray Wallin As handicappers our brains get a little foggy from time to time. I’m not talking about a little haze; I am talking about Larry Collmus calling a race in the fog kind …

By Ray Wallin There is certainly a buzz around Medina Spirit’s wire to wire win in the Kentucky Derby and subsequent drug test results. Whether Medina Spirit runs or not, the Preakness Stakes offers an …

By Ray Wallin If you have hung around the track long enough you know all the characters. You know the perennial losers and the folks who are there making their living playing the races. Everyone …

Seventeen. It is a number that has a lot of meaning. Blackjack dealers must stand when they are dealt 17 (except for some casinos that hit on a soft 17). MIT researchers found that it …

Kentucky Derby Post Position Problem: The ‘Curse of 17’ Seventeen. It is a number that has a lot of meaning. Blackjack dealers must stand when they are dealt 17 (except for some casinos that hit …

By Ray Wallin The Kentucky Derby is full of traditions. There’s the Twin Spires, the hats, the Mint Juleps, and the garland of roses, to name a few. Twenty 3-year-olds and their connections hope to …

By Ray Wallin One of my readers, Helpless Harry, reached out to me with a question. He asks, “how do you keep yourself from losing really big on a bad day when you struggle with …