01Oct
Caulfield Cup 2% Bonus
Capital Bets account holders get %2 back on $100 or more in total wagers on Melbourne Racing Club featuring Caulfield Cup!
29Sep
Harness Knockout Challenge
Do you have what it takes to be crowned champion? Display your handicapping skills and pick the winners of each race, build your streak and don’t get knocked out! All participants must have a Capital Bets account, and must wager through their account on the same day of this contest to qualify for any prizes.
10Sep
Woodbine Mile Day 2019
The Woodbine Mile is a Grade I stakes race on turf for Thoroughbred racehorses three years old and up held annually in mid September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada. Currently sponsored by Ricoh.
08Sep
OTBTV On The Road!
OTBTV broadcasting LIVE from Woodbine Race track! Morning shows with Handicappers’ Report at 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and Racing Across America on at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
30Aug
Track Facts – August 30, 2019
[intense_lead]The caricature of a race tracker (Right Image) has been a representation of my alter ego for many years. A former student drew it for me some twenty-five years or so ago. I love everything about the jacketed DRF-holding, sandwich-eating, computer-checking figure you might have encountered on any bench or picnic table at Saratoga Race Course. He is, of course, Howie Pixum…and everybody, even the horses in the paddock, wants to know Howie Pixum.[/intense_lead] [intense_dropcap]I [/intense_dropcap]I has been another hectic but enjoyable year producing these blogs. I am convinced that analysis of a race, any race, must begin with the morning line favorite. Of course many handicappers start…
25Aug
$250 Empire 6 Bankroll
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND Handicapper: SETH MERROW 20 people will be randomly chosen Handicapper will put together the Empire 6 ticket All winnings will be split amongst the team Must wager through you Capital Bets account to be eligible Bankroll Team Good Luck! 527043462 527081717 527053575 527053879 527065596 527043485 527055755 527036000 527046914 527044157 527043213 527053533 527044343 527081717 527010058 527080657 527056610 527043473 527016149 527001054 SAR#6 $0.40 Pick-6 8, WT, 10, WT, 7, WT, 7, WT, 4, WT, 8 none $0.40 SAR#6 $0.40 Pick-6 8, WT, 3, 10, WT, 7, WT, 3, 7, WT, 4, 7, WT, 7, 8 none $6.40 SAR#6 $0.20 Pick-6 8, 9, WT, 2, 3, 6,…
23Aug
TrackFacts – August 23, 2019
Trainer intent and the wrong horse: [intense_lead]I stood next to two punters poring over pps while trying to decipher a race and discussing a horse shipped into NY by a sharp trainer.[/intense_lead] [intense_blockquote border_color="#231273" author="Punter"] Da guy din’t spend da bucks ta ship for nuttin, da hoss has back numbahs, 15-1 on da line, dis smells like a putovah.[/intense_blockquote] This was a sharp trainer who regularly shipped up from Maryland. No “D.Wayne-off-the-plane” type outfit, this trainer owned a small 2-stall van and drove it himself. He knew, from years of driving between tracks, the value of a “balanced” van. He never vanned just one horse over a long…
16Aug
TrackFacts – August, 17 2019
[intense_lead]Two punters, Vinny and Carlos, were standing at the paddock eyeing the eight colts being saddled for the finale and conversing on the merits of each.[/intense_lead] While perusing the dope on the 6-horse, a sharp looking runner, alert, on his toes, somewhat dappled out, Vinny asked, “Whatta ya thinka the 6?” Carlos, quipped, “Da 6? Looks good, but dat trainer couldn’t win a fixed race!” Smart N Fancy - $100k August 17, 2019 5 (1-1) Morticia looms a legitimate short-odds favorite. Last out facing some of these rivals, she was hard held, steadied and bottled up in traffic. Frustrated, trainer Rusty Arnold reunites Morticia with winning jockey Jose…
09Aug
TrackFacts – August 9, 2019
[intense_lead]Among other wonderful essays he penned, Emerson wrote the following in “Self Reliance”: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds…With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.” Wow. Of course he was reflecting on serious aspects of life. But what is more serious than betting Thorughbreds?[/intense_lead] [intense_dropcap]L[/intense_dropcap]et me relate a story to bring his words to life. It happened to me, as I am sure it happens to all horse players. A friend comes up to you, non-winning ticket in hand, and claims aloud, “If I’da boxed it, I’da had it.” Seeking commiseration and sympathy where it is not to be found after 40-odd…
02Aug
TrackFacts – August 2, 2019
[intense_lead]Years ago on a fine Saratoga morning I was walking through the lot at Siro’s waiting for the beginning of the seminar then sponsored by DRF and hosted by the great Harvey Pack.[/intense_lead] [intense_dropcap]C[/intense_dropcap]omputer carry bag slung across my shoulder, my many colored pens for marking up past performances stood out in the pocket designed to keep them separate and easily reachable. Midway across the lot, the legendary handicapper known to his friends as “Stew Beef” stopped me. I knew who he was. I knew him to be a dirt sprint specialist. I knew him to be the principle poacher of the quinella pools because he felt the…