Tag: value wagering

I hate excuses. In fact, one of the things that makes playing the races so appealing to me is that bad luck is irrelevant. Sure, one can whine and complain that their horse missed the …

By Derek Simon Note: I wrote the following article several years ago, but received a request to post it again. It pertains to making a fair odds line and includes a link to an Excel …

If there’s one thing that gets my pulse racing more than anything else it’s watching a horse I wagered on win at juicy odds. Some bettors — just a handful judging by the price — …

PaceMakeTheRace Podcast featuring Dave Schwartz and Derek Simon: Are you still handicapping like people did back in the 1980s? The 1980s were a great time to be handicapping. Pace handicapping was a shiny new thing, …

Nine starters go to the gate in the 80th running of the Grade I Santa Anita Handicap today, covering the classic 1 ¼-mile distance for a slice of a $750,000 purse. Two of the starters …

US Racing members can get free Pace Profile Reports, Race Report Cards and Win Factor Reports for this Saturday’s action at Fair Grounds, which features four graded stakes races, including the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) …

We continue to journey through the winter months, dry of any kind of stakes action, as well as any kind of moisture in the air. Instead, overnights continue to be the featured harness events across …

US Racing members can get free Pace Profile Reports, Race Report Cards and Win Factor Reports for this Saturday’s action at Aqueduct, Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita Park. Pace Profile Reports Aqueduct (AQU) Gulfstream Park (GP) …

US Racing members can get free handicapping reports for the big day of racing at Belmont Park, Churchill Downs and Santa Anita Park on Saturday, Oct. 1, below: Pace Profile Reports Belmont Park (BEL) Churchill Downs (CD) …

If you are merely a fan (or just playing for fun), some, if not most, of what I will discuss today won’t really matter to you. There is nothing wrong with being a fan of …

By Derek Simon Note: I wrote the following article several years ago, but received a request to post it again. It pertains to making a fair odds line and includes a link to an Excel …

By Derek Simon CONQUEST DADDYO, who was a fast-closing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, is likely to be favored, but I think the value play is LIFE IMITATES ART, who tops the field …

By Derek Simon If there’s one thing that gets my pulse racing more than anything else it’s watching a horse I wagered on win at juicy odds. Some bettors — just a handful judging by …