Del Mar Offers Sand, Surf and Action
This is a column about what Del Mar offers this meeting and it offers plenty of money to go around for bettors and owners alike. More
Brian Mulligan
I have been lucky enough to be a public horseracing handicapper for nearly 4 decades and I know how fortunate I am to do something I truly love. Hopefully, we can cash a lot of tickets and progress on this mission known as cashing tickets. Brian Mulligan
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Keeping Horseracing Simple
This article is about keeping it simple in horseracing and if you can do that, the winners will come in droves. More
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Delaware Handicap Entices Superstar Songbird
The Grade 1 Delaware Handicap has enticed the superstar Songbird and five other fillies and mares. The $750,000 fixture will be run at a mile and a quarter on Saturday at Delaware Park and those unlucky five will need to have their running shoes on. A Handicap race is a race in which horses carry […] More
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Jockey Evin Roman Peaking Right Now
Jockey Evin Roman is peaking right now and it couldn’t be a better time with the Del Mar meeting on the horizon. Roman is an apprentice rider, also known as a bug boy. Apprentice riders get a 5-pound head start across the board until they reach a certain win count. In California, the rules are […] More
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Swinging for the Fences in Horseracing
Swinging for the fences in horseracing is not a bad concept but you have to pick your spots. Betting the ponies is a truly inexact science but to try to grind it out and make cash with little return on an investment is a losing strategy in the long run. Back in day it used […] More
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Dwyer Stakes Draws Short, Sweet Field
The Dwyer Stakes drew a short and sweet field on Saturday at Belmont Park and this race is really like a consolation prize. Often times the Dwyer Stakes entices those that could not cut it on the Triple Crown Trail and this year is no exception. The Dwyer Stakes was inaugurated in 1887 as the […] More
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Belmont Derby Invitational Tops Bevy of Stakes in New York
The Belmont Derby Invitational tops a bevy of stakes this Saturday at Belmont Park and the day is wrapped around an excellent card. Besides the $1.2 million Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational, other stakes including the Grade 3 $400,000 Dwyer for sophomores, the Grade 2 $350,000 Belmont Sprint Championship and the Grade 2 Suburban. The […] More
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Los Alamitos Opens on July 6
Los Alamitos opens a short and sweet meeting on July 6 and the eight-day stand will end on July 16. Two Graded stakes will be offered during the meeting and don’t be shocked if some of the more established barns show up for the big money. The Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby will be contested […] More
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July 4th Stakes Focus on James Penny Memorial
The July 4th stakes focus on the James Penny Memorial at Parx Racing mainly because of the timing of the holiday. Traditionally, July 4th stakes are a pivotal part of a track’s stakes program but because the holiday falls on a Tuesday this year, some races have taken the backseat. The Grade 3 $200,000 July […] More
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Carry Back Stakes Pits Sophomore Sprinters
The Carry Back Stakes pits sophomore sprinters searching for the winner’s share of the $150,000 purse at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Eleven fast and furious runners will be engaged in the Grade 3 event at seven furlongs. The Carry Back Stakes is one of three Graded stakes Saturday on the Summit of Speed program, along with […] More
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Ellis Park Primed for Seasonal Opener
Ellis Park is primed for the seasonal opener on July 1 and the meeting will run for nine weeks. This is not the ‘glory days’ type of meeting but it offers bettors a fine racing menu and it gives the horsemen a shot to make some hay. The Grade 3 $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes will […] More
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Buying the Beyer Speed Figures
Most bettors approach horseracing a little different and to be honest, it took me awhile to completely buy into the Beyer Speed Figures. Growing up on old-school concepts, it was an evolutional process that allowed me to embrace the Beyers and they have helped tremendously through the years. The Beyer Speed Figures, invented by Andrew […] More
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