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Handicapping strategies and picks for top Thoroughbred races

They're off in the Hawthorne Derby

• 11 Oct 2012 3:31 PM
• 40 Comments

Pete likes a sharp local horse to get the riches.... Read More

Price hunting at Keeneland: the Breeders' Futurity

• 3 Oct 2012 8:22 PM
• 91 Comments

Pete handicaps the Polytrack and a huge field of 14... Read More

Ten Grade 1s on tap Saturday

• 26 Sep 2012 10:25 PM
• 169 Comments

Pete and the readers submit their picks.... Read More

30% takeout and the PA Derby

• 19 Sep 2012 9:51 PM
• 98 Comments

Pete shines the spotlight on takeout rates... Read More

Nourishing the equine athletic mind

• 11 Sep 2012 1:25 PM
• 137 Comments

Preparation and training methods show.... Read More

Gomez back in Chicago for Futurity

• 7 Sep 2012 8:21 PM
• 53 Comments

Former leading rider returns to ride pair of 2-year-olds.... Read More

Closing out the summer meets

• 31 Aug 2012 6:28 AM
• 172 Comments

Two-year-old divisions come into focus over Labor Day weekend... Read More

Travers Weekend: Mid-Summer Derby bears little resemblance to Kentucky

• 23 Aug 2012 12:59 PM
• 134 Comments

Pete Denk breaks down the Travers Stakes... Read More

Breaking down the Arlington Million

• 16 Aug 2012 5:14 PM
• 58 Comments

Pete Denk analyzes the field for Arlington Million XXX.... Read More

Breeders' Cup goes back-to-back at Santa Anita

• 9 Aug 2012 11:12 AM
• 64 Comments

Rotating venues was part of the spirit of the Breeders' Cup... Read More

Ron the Greek should prove best in Whitney

• 2 Aug 2012 10:09 AM
• 62 Comments

Top class stayer gets plenty of pace to run at.... Read More

Curlin, Jim Dandy and Haskell

• 26 Jul 2012 9:57 AM
• 73 Comments

What remains of the three-year-old crop?... Read More

A fresh horse angle in Southern California

• 24 Jul 2012 12:33 AM
• 2 Comments

Pete says give an extra look to out-of-state transfers .... Read More

Weekend handicapping 7-20 to 7-23

• 19 Jul 2012 3:03 PM
• 68 Comments

Finnegans Wake looks live in Va. Derby... Read More

Del Mar opens with Oceanside Stakes

• 18 Jul 2012 11:14 AM
• 19 Comments

Pete Denk says tread lightly early on at Del Mar... Read More

Finding value in maiden claiming races

• 11 Jul 2012 7:33 PM
• 30 Comments

A value approach to maiden claimers... Read More

Updated Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings

• 9 Jul 2012 12:10 PM
• 22 Comments

Ron the Greek is Pete Denk's Breeders' Cup Classic sleeper... Read More

NYRA: Eight is enough

• 5 Jul 2012 10:07 AM
• 46 Comments

Limiting field size makes races less attractive to bet on.... Read More

Weekend handicapping 6/29-6/31

• 29 Jun 2012 10:12 AM
• 75 Comments

Post your picks and discuss.... Read More

Handicapping jockeys: How will Joel Rosario do in New York?

• 26 Jun 2012 5:42 PM
• 45 Comments

Rosario has the physical tools to compete with the East Coast's best... Read More

Maiden tempts in Debutante Stakes

• 21 Jun 2012 10:07 AM
• 9 Comments

Pete Denk analyzes the Debutante Stakes (G3).... Read More

Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings

• 19 Jun 2012 3:30 PM
• 136 Comments

Will Royal Delta take on the boys at the Breeders' Cup?... Read More

Night racing at Churchill Downs

• 14 Jun 2012 2:16 PM
• 24 Comments

Handicapping the all-stakes pick 4 at Churchill... Read More

Bemont Stakes review and looking ahead

• 11 Jun 2012 6:25 PM
• 67 Comments

Which three-year-olds are you looking forward to seeing in the second half of 2012?... Read More

Belmont Selections

• 7 Jun 2012 12:06 PM
• 110 Comments

I'll Have Another is the most likely winner of the Belmont Stakes, but is he the best bet?... Read More

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