There are a lot of gift choices if there is a horseplayer on your list. To get you started we have listed a few gift categories with links to more information. 

 

 

This year, two amazing females have dominated the racing scene: Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, with a 14 race winning streak including the recent Breeders’ Cup Classic. If the horseplayer on your list is a fan of either horse, there are a number of different gifts featuring these fabulous fillies. 

 

Here are some sites with Zenyetta and Rachael Alexandra merchandise:

 

Hats, clothing and photos

 

Hats, clothing and photos

 

Afghan and photos

 

Afghan and photo

 

Art Prints

 

Art Prints

 

Portraits and photos or all major races

 

 

Give the handicapper in your life a break from the serious business of analyzing horses with some escapist fiction and non-fiction written by and for horseplayers.

 

Fix Six by Noel Michaels

Read an excerpt from this caper about a small-time professional gambler whose plans to go straight must take an unfortunate detour when his misfit college buddies land him in an overly ambitious race-fixing scheme. Fix Six was written by Noel Michaels, our regular New York handicapper.

 

Tropical Downs: A Novel of Peril and Misadventures in Search of the Elusive Automatic Bet by Mark Cramer

This crime novel weaves back and forth between Bolivia and the United States. 

 

Horseplayers: Life at the Track by Ted McClelland

Read an interview with the book’s author, or purchase this series of real life stories about the culture of horseplayers directly rom Amazon.com.

 

If the horseplayer on your list is looking to improve, these books are nice additions to any horse racing handicapping library.

Read an interview with author Frank DiTondo, a frequent contributor to Case the Race who demonstrated a great win rate with his selections on our site.

 

Written by former Guest Commentator for Case the Race, Steven Kolb, this book is dedicated to the ultimate wager.

 

Author Paul Lambrakis is a frequent contributor to Case the Race and regularly provides free picks for our readers. His easy to read book will start you on your way to cashing in on some of those big 10-cent superfecta payoffs.

 

 

 

Zazzle  – Offers clothing and mugs with humorous messages and pictures.

 

 

Horse Gifts and Art – Equestrian gift store with various types of horse racing merchandise.

 

DVDs from the show, Jockeys, are available from the Discovery Channel store.