Boston and Tampa Bay played a home and away series over this past week, and the home team dominated going a perfect 6-0. The Devil Rays won the three games at Tropicana Field by a combined score of 10-5 with every game going under the total. The Red Sox won the three games at Fenway Park by a combined score of 26-10 with every game going over the total. Both Clay Buchholz and J ...  read more

Who is more important, the coaches or the players? That debate has been ongoing forever in the world of sports. I have a very strong opinion on this subject, and my reasoning is strictly based on the results that I have tracked when focusing on spread results. To be honest, if I wasn’t a handicapper and a bettor, I’d view this subject as irrelevant. A casual fan could care less, and basical ...  read more

Belmont Stakes 139, Saturday June 9, 2007 Race 11 @ Belmont Park Post Time: 6:25 PM EST

Attached is a pdf of my speed ratings. My top 3 rated for the Derby finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with the tri paying $440. The speed ratings once again finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the Preakness in two of the three categories. Not much to brag about as the tri paid just $50. We did hav ...  read more

Preakness Stakes 132, Saturday May 20, 2006 Race 12 @ Pimlico Racecourse Post Time: 6:09 PM EST

Attached is a pdf of my speed ratings. My top 3 rated for the Derby finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with the tri paying $440. We missed the boat on that one, but like I mentioned in the Derby report, there are a lot of other factors besides the fastest horse that wins these races. S ...  read more

Shall we just call it the Todd Pletcher Derby? Pletcher makes-up 25% of the field as he will send out five of twenty runners in Saturday’s 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Pletcher has never won the Derby despite saddling 14 runners since 2000. Pletcher is the most prominent trainer in the country, and if you were to look at his daily entrants across the country, most of those runners go ...  read more