โ† Back to Home

Horse Racing

Track breakdowns, handicapping guides, prep race analysis, and Derby picks โ€” everything you need to follow Andy's form.

๐ŸŽ All Horse Racing Articles

Laurel Park Last Pick 5 into the Preakness โ€” Races 9โ€“13 Analysis

The big one. H. Graham stable runs in three of the four turf legs. The Preakness closer demands a reckoning with class, speed figures, and unbeaten horses with elite trainers at their home oval. Full sequence breakdown.

Read More โ†’

Laurel Park Early Pick 5 โ€” Preakness Day Races 1โ€“5 Analysis

Epic Style's Prime Power of 136.4 towers over the field by 14 points in the opener. Best breeding for the turf, favorable post, elite jockey change. The sequence's highest-confidence single leg to anchor your tickets.

Read More โ†’

Laurel Park Mid Pick 3 โ€” Preakness Day Races 6โ€“8 Analysis

The Sir Barton S. opens with two unproven route horses at the top of the market. Final Story at 2/1 vs. Reagan's Honor at 7/5 โ€” with Let's Go Lando lurking at 6/1. The sequence's most difficult leg, fully dissected.

Read More โ†’

Black-Eyed Susan Day Late Pick 5 โ€” Races 9โ€“13 Analysis

The Brittany Russell barn is on fire โ€” 32% wins over 226 starts โ€” with horses in Races 9, 11, and 13. Coach Mazzula, Lost and Found, My Miss Mo. Where one hot barn fires three times in a sequence, covering them is analytically sound.

Read More โ†’

Churchill Downs Derby Day Late Pick 5 โ€” Races 10โ€“14 Analysis

The Derby Pick 5. Point Dume at 15/1 in the Churchill Downs S. Rhetorical's 166.9 Prime Power in the Turf Classic. The Derby itself โ€” 24 horses, posts 1โ€“3 carrying the bias, and Further Ado with the clearest analytical edge.

Read More โ†’

Churchill Downs Derby Pick 4 โ€” Races 9โ€“12 Analysis

Stark Contrast leads the American Turf G1 with the highest Prime Power on the card at 161.9. Rhetorical's E/P bias dominates the Turf Classic. Further Ado holds the clearest edge in the Derby. Full sequence breakdown.

Read More โ†’

Churchill Downs Derby Day Mid-Card Analysis โ€” Races 6โ€“8

Dragoon Guard the best horse on paper but 0-for-2 as the favorite. Pin Up Betty draws outside in the distaff turf. Crude Velocity unbeaten but untested routing. Full breakdown with bias data and wagering angles.

Read More โ†’

Churchill Downs Derby Day Early Pick 5 โ€” Handicapping Analysis

5.5-furlong turf sprint bias reshapes Race 5 entirely. Pletcher and Chad Brown the top stables. Irad, Jose Ortiz, and Prat the jockeys to follow. Full sequence breakdown for Races 1โ€“5.

Read More โ†’

Fairmount Park May 2, 2026 โ€” Full Card Handicapping Analysis

Track bias heavy to speed and the rail. Emmanuel Giles and Julio Felix both cold. Durham/Stanley and Becker/Bendezu combos running hot. Complete race-by-race picks with wagering angles for Saturday's card.

Read More โ†’

Fairmount Park Opening Day 2026 โ€” Full Card Analysis

Eight races, one dominant bias, and the angles that matter most. Complete race-by-race handicapping with wagering strategy for every race on April 14.

Read More โ†’

Road to the Kentucky Derby: Breaking Down Every Big Prep Race

Commandment. Renegade. Emerging Market. Full race-by-race breakdowns with Beyer Speed Figures, fractions, and analysis โ€” plus the complete points leaderboard as of March 31.

Read More โ†’

Fairmount Park: The Jockeys, Trainers & Inside Info Most Bettors Never Find

Bendezu. Becker. Quinonez. The dominant combos, 100 years of history, and the insider intel you need before you bet a dollar at Fairmount.

Read More โ†’

Your Complete 2026 Fairmount Park Handicapping Guide

Purses up 20%, new rail, a $250K St. Louis Derby, and the Iron Horse series. Everything you need before the April 14 opener at Fairmount.

Read More โ†’

How the Tracks Are Playing Right Now โ€” A Handicapper's Guide to Current Bias

Speed vs. closers. Inside vs. outside. Gulfstream, Oaklawn, and Santa Anita broken down โ€” and what it means for your betting strategy at Fairmount in April.

Read More โ†’