Toby Turrell
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Toby Turrell has been clocking horses in Southern California for more than 20 years, and is widely recognized as one of the circuit's premier morning observers. My Breeders' Cup Countdown Is Officially On
Toby Turrell - Trackside at Churchill Downs
Toby Turrell on the Preakness
Toby Turrell On The Belmont 2009
The Search Continues
Winners and Works -- Cards By Toby
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Noel Michaels
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Noel Michaels has been involved in virtually every aspect of Thoroughbred racing throughout the last two decades. A graduate of the Racetrack Industry Program at the University of Arizona, Noel worked at Delaware Park in the early 1990's before becoming the youngest full time handicapper ever to be hired in the 100-year history of the Daily Racing Form in 1993 at the age of 23. He went on to enjoy a 12-year association with "America's Turf Authority" where he also held the positions of sports and gaming reporter and Internet editor before departing the Form in 2005 to become the house handicapper and director of player development for Nassau County Off-Track Betting in New York. Get Premium Picks Plus by Noel Michaels Aqueduct Preview
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Bob Ike
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Bob Ike has covered the Southern California racing circuit for over 20 years, where he has been the leading public handicapper at countless meetings. Ike also co-hosts the "Thoroughbred Los Angeles" radio show (Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. on KLAA 830 AM) and serves as a handicapping host for the Del Mar satellite television show. Known for his keen ability to watch races and break down video, Ike is unmatched at evaluating trip and pace scenarios.
Interview with Bob Ike
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Boomer Wry
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Professional handicapper Greg "Boomer" Wry, a veteran track announcer, handicapper, columnist and author in the field of horse racing with 25+ years of experience. Boomer is known now as one of the biggest bettors who actively works in the business, having raised the pari-mutuel handle "significantly" in his places of employment over the years, and spends most of his down time wagering actively on simulcast tracks.
Interview with Boomer
Check out sample cards from Boomer:
Boomer's Spot Plays
Boomer's Favorite Busters
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Don Bean
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Don Bean is the handicapper for The Hot Sheet. He was the top Handicapper with Tip Shop for 11 years. He is now a top handicapper for Horse Picks Online and has been Handicapping horses for over 30 years. In 1982 he designed and wrote a computer program to assist him with his handicapping.
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Paul Skelton
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Paul Skelton is currently the premiere handicapper for the acclaimed Thoroughbred Insiders Group (www.thoroughbredinsiders.com) He is a proven a specialist at the major Midwestern tracks, including Turfway Park, Arlington Park, Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds, Keeneland, and Oaklawn Park. In a long and storied career, he has done it all as a handicapper, clocker, and writer whose works have appeared in countless newspapers and magazines from California to England. A professional handicapper and racing writer with behind the scenes sources and access to the barns and owners boxes at race tracks around the country, his works have appeared in many major publications including Daily Racing Form, Today's Racing Digest, The Thoroughbred of California, Sports Eye, The Arkansas Gazette, The Dallas Morning News, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and The Shreveport Times.
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Paul Lambrakis
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Paul Lambrakis has been a professional handicapper for over 25 years and has been the senior staff handicapper at Santa Anita since 1997. Paul also hosts the daily Newcomer's Seminar at Santa Anita on weekdays and holidays. Paul is also part of Today's Racing Digest's stable of handicappers and puts out a daily analysis using an "old school" approach that uncovers nuances and angles that go unnoticed by most. Paul is also the author of the popular "10-Cent Superfecta Complete Guide to Wagering and Winning" and had a book signing at the 2007 Horseplayers Expo in Las Vegas.
The 10-Cent Superfecta
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Greg Melikov
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Greg Melikov has been handicapping and writing about horses for decades. He was known as Gulfstream Greg in the mid-1990s when he wrote a racing column for The Miami Herald, where he was an editor and writer on the news side from 1965 to 2000. His freelance articles and columns appear in print and on the Internet globally. Greg became a thoroughbred fan at 13 when his dad took him to old Arlington Park where he saw 1948 Triple Crown winner Citation defeat 20 older horses.
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Mike DeAngelo
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In 1991, Mike founded A+ Consulting which later became AplusThorobred.com. Mike authored, maintains and markets the A+ Thorobred Race Handicapper, a Windows program that handicaps the races. Mike's software and full card graded analysis reports are offered for sale on his website www.APlusThorobred.com as well as free best bets and value plays every racing day at all thoroughbred tracks. Mike has partnered with Case The Race and will provide selections based on his software and his own private methods of determining which races offer the best opportunity to make your betting experience a profitable one. Mike maintains a personal database containing close to a million and a half race lines for over 125,000 horses, 2,500 jockeys and 10,000 trainers.
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Don Stevens
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From high atop Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel, veteran track announcer Don Stevens brings the racing action to life for fans watching via simulcast from coast to coast, and for those folks attending the races live in Vinton, Louisiana each evening. Stevens' enthusiasm for racing dates back to 1977, when he attended his first live horse race at Longacres in Renton, Washington. Although the historic racetrack no longer exists, Stevens' love for the sport runs deeper and stronger than ever. After graduating high school in 1981, Stevens' attended Art Instruction Schools in Minneapolis, Minn. and earned a diploma in commercial art. He would later gain diplomas from the John Brooks Broadcasting School and the Oklahoma Auctioneering Academy. Before joining Remington Park as a backup track announcer in 1995, Stevens worked in radio and spent several years with the Hertz Corporation as a group sales representative. During his time at Remington Park, Stevens held such positions as Equibase chart caller, tip sheet author, assistant media relations director, on-air personality, as well as host and producer of The Remington Report television show. In 1999, Stevens was given the job of fulltime announcer at Remington Park. Those duties continued at the Oklahoma racetrack until November, 2003, when he accepted the same position at Delta Downs. Don's exciting race calls, combined with his handicapping prowess, make an enjoyable night at the races a sure thing for all in attendance. For those fans who are serious about making money, Stevens provides his picks to the public one day in advance at www.deltadowns.com. During the 2005 quarter horse season, Stevens showed bottom-line profits in both BEST BETS and LONGSHOT picks throughout the 56-day stand. Don and his wife Jan, make their home, along with daughters Emily and Brooke, and son Nathan, in Lake Charles, La.
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Bruno De Julio
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Bruno De Julio is the Workout and Race Analyst of Today's Racing Digest. He has been since February of 1992. He is a contributor to Inside Racing radio show, hosted by Jason Levin. Bruno has also been a player in the buying and racing of thoroughbreds with such runners as Sweet Freedom, Sea Of Pleasure, Elsie Jo, Remember Boffi, Captain Steel, Shantika's Dream, Brian Boru, Red Redding, Ten Churros, Concettina, and other unraced types (see above). Bruno & partners have employed Gary Stute, Adam Kitchingman, Peter Miller, Jeff Mullins and Gerardo Contreras as their trainers.
Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap
Interview with Bruno
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Donald Harris
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Independent clocker currently based at Hollywood Park, working alongside business partner Toby Turrell (who is at Santa Anita) in publishing both The Winner's Card. Harris also clocks the morning scene summers at Del Mar. Former association clocker for Del Mar, Hollywood Park and Fairplex, timing the official morning workouts for those tracks. An experienced eye at the Thoroughred sales as well, putting his watch on future prospects in California, Florida and Maryland. Featured on a segment of HRTV's popular television program "Inside Information" in 2008, chronicling what it takes to be a clocker. Published handicapper in various racing publications over the years. Son of former San Diego Chargers cornerback Dick Harris, who played for the 'Bolts from 1960-65.
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Kristin Slape
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Kristin Slape’s first job was as a stable hand mucking stalls—whoever thought that would lead to a great love of horses that she’s had for more than 30 years. She has worked as a reporter for Pulitzer Community Newspapers out of Chicago and as a Professional Public Handicapper for more than 10 years. She currently gives her race picks and analysis online at Trackside Broadcasting, covering a wide variety of tracks from Arlington to Saratoga. She is also a “handicapping teacher” producing FREE online handicapping video seminars for Trackside Broadcasting as well as at “in person” local venues. Kristin has also made guest appearances on live internet talk radio giving her expert opinions on big race days and is always ready to talk horses.
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CWayne
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CWayne is the Executive Vice-President of Picks and Plays, Inc. and an author and lecturer on gaming and handicapping. You are invited to visit www.picksandplays.com and receive free membership and the free report of the day from the home of 'The Best in Handicapping'.
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Saratoga Green
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Saratoga Green Handicapping Service, with over 13 years of providing the Internet community with quality selections with out all the junk. You will find top quality horse racing selections and information. Over the past 13 years our selections continue to show a flat bet profit along with our play of the day and value play of the day. We at Saratoga Green are big believers in boxing our selections, we are not telling you how to bet, but we base our results on boxing our selections, in most cases we post 3 or 4 selections per race, in the bigger stakes races we may post more but our results are based on the top 4.
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Kevin Stafford
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A 30's something passionate racing fan from Pennsylvania who fell in love with the sport while attending steeplechase races at Fair Hill, MD in his youth, and historic Pimlico in his college years. A proud father of 2, he is also a history buff and a lover of cheaply made so called B-movies.
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Rod Young
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People are the source of Turfdom's success and competitive advantage. Rod Young has owned, operated and marketed Turfdom since 1994. With over 35 years of experience as an avid and astute follower of thoroughbred racing, you can feel confident that you will receiving information from someone who knows what they're talking about. Mr. Young has also been a guest speaker at handicapping seminars throughout Northern California's racetracks and simulcast sites. For the past 11 years of horse ownership, he has made over 50 "claims" and had his share of victories.
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Jeffrey Cobb
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Now a fifty something practicing curmudgeon, I first fell for racing and handicapping at the short-lived (as far as horses are concerned) Birmingham Turf Club when I would regularly make the 120 mile trek from Atlanta to Birmingham for a day at the races.
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Joe Kaufman
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Joe Kaufman is the editor of www.handicappersdream.com the #1 site for Free Horse Racing Tips and Strategies. He has been a horse racing enthusiast for years ever since his dad took him to his first live horse race at Fairmont Park. Through trial and error he has honed his skill and wants to share his success with others.
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Michael Gooley
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Michael A. Gooley is the founder and owner of the internet domain www.Trackpro.com, the “Home Of The Super Value Win Bet”. He resides in Saratoga Springs, New York with his wife Zoveida. He provides professional selections via the trackpro.com website to the public using a unique and proprietary wagering valuation tool called the “Trackpro Value Rating” (TPV). Michael has been handicapping thoroughbred races for over thirty years and loves to attend the Saratoga meet every summer. Visit the Trackpro.com website to learn more.
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James Robbins
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James D.Robins, MS, MA, better known simply as "Jim," has over 20 years of experience in handicapping and sports journalism, from working next to CBS at the Masters Golf Tournament to covering NCAA football and basketball. Through it all, however, has been his commitment to thoroughbred horse racing.
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Vince Conti
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Vince Conti, is the author of Thoroughbred Horse Racing Systems and Methodologies. Conti, a native New Yorker, has been playing the horses for over 25 years. Before turning his attention to horse racing, he worked for over 15 years as a Vice President of Technology. He currently writes a column for New York's Lotto News and Lotto Stats publications. He also owns NumberPlayer.com in which he gives out FREE advice, methods and angles for the daily lottery.
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Jarrod Horak
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Jarrod was born less than a mile from Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, and he started attending thoroughbred races in the spring of 1980. He invested horse racing wagering profits from the 1996 Kentucky Derby to purchase his first computer, and he joined the Racing On The Net handicapping roster a few years later. He became the horse racing blogger for b5media in the spring of 2008. He is currently Track Handicapper at Louisiana Downs, and is also an Editor/Staff Handicapper at horseracingnation.com.
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