» Busan Friday: Race-By-Race Preview (March 14)
12/03/25 08:55 from Horse Racing in Korea
We’re set for an absolute treat on Sunday when the Road to the Korea Cup gets underway with the G3 Herald Business Trophy at Seoul as in the absence of Global Hit, arguably the sixteen next best horses in the nation all line up in ...
» Winning Player Post Follow Up - 3 Building Blocks to Win More Often
10/03/25 15:12 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
I got a lot of horseplayer feedback on this weekend's post about how often different subsets of winning horseplayers end up green . Thanks for that! I promised a follow-up, so here we go. I'd like to leave aside the volume players ...
» How Often Do Successful Horseplayers Win? I Found Some Answers
09/03/25 12:31 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
How often do you have winning days at this very hard game? I think it's an interesting and informative question, and in some cases I am pretty sure it can help us become better players. Over the last 18 months I have changed my sty...
» Road To Korea Sprint Kicks Off Sunday at Busan
08/03/25 02:01 from Horse Racing in Korea
The first Group race of the Korean season finally takes place on Sunday as the Busan Ilbo Sprint (1200M KOR-G3) kicks off the Sprint Series on the South Coast, and with it the road to September’s International Korea Sprint. SEE HERE FOR ...
» Sprint Series Sunday Busan & Seoul: Race-By-Race Preview (March 9)
07/03/25 03:36 from Horse Racing in Korea
The Sprint Series gets underway on Sunday with the Busan Ilbo Sprint (1200M KOR-G2) on the south coast. There are 6 races at Busan from 12:05 to 16:30 (with the big race being the last) and 11 at Seoul from 10:35 to 18:00. Here are the p...
» Seoul Saturday: Race-By-Race Preview (March 8)
06/03/25 18:54 from Horse Racing in Korea
Saturday’s racing is at Seoul with 10 races from 10:35 to 18:00. Here are the previews: Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million (1) NICE WINNER was 2nd on debut before being beaten into 3rd place when odds-o...
» Busan Friday: Race-By-Race Preview (March 7)
05/03/25 19:30 from Horse Racing in Korea
The weekend’s racing gets underway at Busan on Friday with an 8-race card from 11:25 to 18:00. Here are the previews: Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million Maidens with nine of the twelve racing for the fi...
» Sunday Seoul & Busan: Race-By-Race Preview (March 2)
01/03/25 02:27 from Horse Racing in Korea
Sunday’s racing is at Seoul with 11 races from 10:35 to 18:00, and at Busan with 6 races from 12:05 to 16:30. Here are the previews: Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million Not the strongest of maidens to ki...
» The Nomination Is In: The Frank E. Kilroe Mile G1 at Santa Anita
28/02/25 09:47 from The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks
Mi Hermano Ramon: Benoit Photo Welcome friends to The Turk Blog where I write about turf racing and exacta bet construction. I've been a horse racing fan most of my life, but didn't seriously start to handicap until 1986, and I've ...
» Seoul Saturday: Race-By-Race Preview (March 1)
28/02/25 03:57 from Horse Racing in Korea
March gets underway with a 10-race card at Seoul from 10:35 to 18:00. Here are the previews: Seoul Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 45 Million Maidens with all but two racing for the first time. (8) WE GO HIGH looked very a...
» Horse Racing's Massive Big Tent
27/02/25 13:12 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
I was chatting with a friend recently about success we may have had betting a particular meet, and one meet immediately came to mind to me - a meet around 15 years or so ago, Sunland Park. I was playing regularly at that time, and ...
» Busan Friday: Race-By-Race Preview (February 28)
26/02/25 09:48 from Horse Racing in Korea
February draws to a close with an 8-race card at Busan on Friday from 11:25 to 18:00. Here are the previews: Busan Race 1: Class 6 (1200M) Special Weight A / KRW 30 Million Maiden fillies in the opener with two of the nine racing for the...
» Chan Famous & Oasis Blue Win Classic Trials as CC Wong Claims Another Listed Victory
23/02/25 07:49 from Horse Racing in Korea
CC Wong rode his second Listed winner in a week as Chan Famous came from a long way back to stake his claim for a spot in the starting gate when the Triple Crown kicks off in April by winning the Sports Seoul Trophy (1400M KOR-L) on Sund...
» Finding Value in Racing is Tough, but it's There
21/02/25 12:59 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
I found Chris's latest pod with Dennycaps interesting for a number of reasons; one of which was the dive into what pools at what track might be more valuable to look at. Last night at Mohawk the pick 5 pool in race was stout,...
» Sunday Seoul & Busan Classic Trials Day: Race-By-Race Preview (February 23)
21/02/25 00:13 from Horse Racing in Korea
We’re just over a month away from the first leg of the Triple Crown and both Seoul and Busan host their respective main Classic Trials on Sunday. There are 11 races at Seoul from 10:35 to 18:00 and 6 at Busan from 12:05 to 16:30. H...
» Where's the Nuance in the Public-Private Horse Racing Space?
17/02/25 14:10 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
I've been reading the narrative on twitter (from some thoughtful observers) that the space has gone from one end to the other. Namely, several years ago you would be flamed or doxxed for saying something negative about wokeness even if i...
» Does Racing's Revenue Response Ignore the "Little Things"?
11/02/25 11:19 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
I read a story on Dave's Hot Chicken recently , and it more than just made me hungry (I've never heard of Dave's Hot Chicken before). The brand was started by four friends in LA, and a quarter of their 270 stores reside in the Gold...
» Poteck on Racing Wagering Trends in Canada & CRW Wagering
08/02/25 14:54 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
2024 marked the first year ever that Woodbine Entertainment did not put out a year end press release detailing their annual and year over year handle numbers. It had me wondering why so I reached out to the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Age...
» Monday Racing Notes & My Horse Racing Twitter Tariff Riffs (This Kind of Rhymes)
03/02/25 14:44 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
Hello everyone, and Happy Monday. I've been playing the races, lurking, and not tweeting a whole lot (since I have very little to say of importance). But thank goodness for the blog where I can type in Twinky-form with impunity.&nb...
» Prediction Market Dominoes
24/01/25 16:15 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
It was announced this week that federally regulated prediction market Kalshi has entered the sports betting market. For those who are not as familiar with these mediums, they generally mirror what one can bet on a sports betting we...
» The Nomination Is In: The Pegasus World Cup G1 at Gulfstream Park
24/01/25 12:31 from The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks
White Abarrio : Ryan Thompson photo credit Hello Friends and welcome to The Turk Blog , where I handicap and develop exacta bets, primarily over grass, but extensively over all surfaces. Next year is my 40th year as a handica...
» Summary timeline: What's behind US Equestrian, American Horse Council calls for delay of USDA's new Walking horse soring regulations?
18/01/25 12:19 from Fran Jurga's "HoofBlog": News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal
Readers in the USA may be aware that long-anticipated changes to the federal Horse Protection Act are scheduled to go into effect on February 1. These new rules change the way that Tennessee Walking horses will be inspected at horse show...
» In the Horse Racing Casino Revenue and Land Asset Bubble, All KPI's Lead to Bad Places
16/01/25 14:14 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
Bacon is covering the Gulfstream Park mess, and he provided an excellent summary here. Since AI is the new fancy version of Cliff's (Coles in Canada) Notes, the AI version of the above is that Gulfstream will probably be no ...
» Canadian boost for UCalgary racehorse injury prevention research will have global benefits
10/01/25 22:21 from Fran Jurga's "HoofBlog": News from Hoofcare & Lameness Journal
Professor Thilo Pfau of the University of Calgary demonstrated the use of wearable sensors at the Rood & Riddle International Equine Podiatry Conference in 2022. This horse was subjected to before/after analysis as farriers and...
» Do the CRW Teams Have Body Language Covered?
07/01/25 14:52 from Harness Racing Blog: Pull the Pocket
There was an interesting discussion on the twitter recently with Chris asking , "we all know about the advantages for the CAW teams, but what are some advantages for the human player?" There were some good suggestions, one of which was i...