During my first year of thoroughbred handicapping, I recall being at Belmont Park listening in awe as a fellow player enquired about wind conditions on his cell phone for the upcoming race at an out ...

What’s a Handicap Index? A Handicap Index is a measure of your demonstrated playing ability - in other words, your potential. It doesn’t reflect your average score - instead it’s calculated from your ...

Non-bettors always seem shocked when I talk about betting (and beating) the preseason. ‘How can you bet on exhibition games’? ‘I don’t even know the guys on the field in the second half.’ ‘Boy, you ...