A little patience goes a long way, but a lot of patience goes even further, judging by one horseplayer's epic self-control.
Handicapping
Wrapping up the Canadian racing season with a recap of handicapping tips to carry you over the winter and beyond...
Could this be a record, and what can we learn from the winning horses in each leg? Don't be afraid to throw some pocket change at it ...
In the final race card of the season you handicap differently – not for class, instead you look for “gameness.”
You can learn a lot about how things are shaking out on the day; this just might become your favourite handicapping angle.
You too can get hooked on superfectas by employing a few simple rules and investing a little pocket change.
If you had heeded Mike Welsch's advice and included Blue Stripe in your Breeders’ Cup Distaff ticket, you may have done the happy dance.
Here are a couple of rules to get you started on your Breeders' Cup picks, plus a blow-by-blow of Saturday's card.
Betting on stakes purse values pays off on Sunday - and offers a sneak peek into how to pick Breeders' Cup contenders.
A nw2L case in point at Woodbine on Saturday: when the horse looks logical, but most of the time the logical horse doesn’t win.
When horses running 'evenly' in past races or jumping up in class levels are worth a look to give you a healthy leg up in your wagers.
Computing fractions may be tough to wrap your brain around - but the horses with the best closing fractions comprised the trifecta.
While it's not possible to watch all the racing all the time (especially when beautiful weather is beckoning) Sunday at Woodbine was the wrong one to miss.
The truth is, the nw2L condition usually doesn’t lend itself to logic, so save your brainpower for other race conditions.
The handicapping 'rule' for big turf stakes events continues to apply, so use it to your advantage in upcoming races.
