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Went the Day Well drew off to win the 2012 Vinery Spiral Stakes (G2) at Turfway Park over Holiday Promise with favorite Heavy Breather third. Also on the card, In Lingerie won the Bourbonette Oaks (G3), Flashy Dresser won the Rushaway Stakes, and Hogy won the Hansel Stakes. Get the results, charts, and photos here.

2012 Vinery Spiral Stakes day at Turfway Park originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 21:22:51.

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Here are a few Kentucky Derby tips. First of all, breeding is especially important and you need a horse that can run the classic distances. The great front runner Shackleford demonstrated the importance of breeding when he came up a little short in the Derby at 1 3/16 miles, but came back and won the Preakness at the shorter distance that he was bred for. So use Dosage, or the ratings that the past performances supply to rate the horses for distance. Take the top 5 horses as your initial contenders.

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It is only a month before the Kentucky Derby and 20 additional horses were added during the late nomination period which closed on March 24, headed by Swale Stakes winner Trinniberg. Late nominations cost $6000 each and make the horses fully elibigle for all three Triple Crown races. Check out all 20 horses here.

2012 Triple Crown Late Nominations originally appeared on About.com Horse Racing on Monday, March 26th, 2012 at 17:24:21.

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Racetrack gamblers are thrilled with the new model of online access to horse races and betting. It has taken the horse betting fan into the future giving them the opportunity to use their horse race betting plan as frequently as they want to.

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A lot of the focus of horse racing handicapping is on the big races and the big race tracks such as Belmont Park, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, etc. But there is a lot of good racing at smaller tracks and there are also some good opportunities for anyone betting on horses and trying to make a profit. The first thing you may notice about some small venues such as Beulah Park, is that the fields are small.

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They say everybody has to start somewhere and the same is true of young race horses who are starting a career in racing. The problem for bettors who want to wager on races with horses who have never raced before, known as “first time starters, or (FTS),” is that it is hard to assess their ability and therefore would be punters don’t know whether to bet on them or against them. Some handicapping gurus advise you to skip any race with an FTS. However you may miss a lot of races that way, especially in the spring when the maidens are flooding the scene. You may also miss some good bets that way. Here are a few tips for betting on maiden races and evaluating horses who have never competed.

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When I am asked what the best handicapping method is to pick winning horses I usually tell people that it depends on the situation and the races. I don’t handicap a maiden race the same way I evaluate a claiming race for older horses. I also don’t handicap each race track the same. I do look at the pace and track model and evaluate each runner based on its recent form and speed as well as secondary factors like the jockey and trainer. There is no magic formula for all this and the only way to explain how I became a horse player is to say it was an accident of birth.

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If you’d like to learn how to handicap a horse race the first thing you must understand is that each horse race is a separate and unique event. There may be similarities between horse races, but because each one involves a unique mix of riders and runners, no two races are exactly the same. Using a system to evaluate the runners is a good way to start, but it is just a beginning.

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Handicapping horse races is very difficult because there are so many variables. If all the horses stayed the same from week to week then the same horse would always be the best and the same is true of the people who prepare them and ride them, but as we know, nothing in this world is constant, except change.

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Without a doubt one of the most perplexing problems anyone can ever face is how to make money betting on horse races. Almost any person can win money some times at the horse races, but it seems that no one can win all the time. The problem for the serious horse player is how to win often enough to keep a bank roll and how to make a profit.

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