Here is a Breeders Cup Betting tip in advance. With 600 or more big bettors putting up $10,000 for the Breeders Cup betting challenge there is a pool you should really avoid. It’s the rolling double. Instead, play rolling pick 3s. Here’s why. 600 or more of the top horseplayers will be putting up $10,000 in The Breeder’s Cup Betting Challenge. Since this tournament has started (more than 10 years ago) I have been watching the Double pool get absolutely pounded and offer no value. The solution: is the rolling pick 3. Anytime you are thinking of playing a double, look to the race before and after and try to play a pick 3. Try to find a race that looks impossible and could bring in a 20-1 plus shot and play your double to or from that race. Check the amounts for the pick 3. In years past there has been a 50 cent pick 3. Players betting small amounts should really take advantage of this. For example, If you like two runners in two consecutive races and have a 14 horse field that looks wide open here is the play: 2x2x14. For fifty cents that would cost only $28.00. If it’s $1.00 it would be $56.00. With anything but the favorite, it will surely pay more than the double will. I am going to focus on pick 3s in my Breeders Cup Full card for all the players as this is something I really believe in. Read Less

It's been an up and down year to say the least!!!! I had a great Santa Anita meet and ended the show with a bang. I never got on track this summer at Del Mar, despite having a terrific 2024. I took a couple weeks off and have come back running with a very solid Santa Anita Fall meet!! Sunday the 12th started well with a winner in the first (Sneaker $8.40) and a near miss with Price Reception in the second. We used only two horses in each race and ran first and second in both. Smart Code just missed in the fourth, followed by short price winner Feel the Magic in race 5. We just missed with Tigerhon in race 6 (had the exacta for $27.00) and hit with Crossanna (11.20) in the seventh. I missed races 7 and 8 but came back with a huge hit in the 9th. I had the winner, Migo on top as a best bet at $50.40, the exacta at $190.00 and the trifecta for a big $859!!! Let's Go!!! Hoping for a big Monday with some price plays on the card that are solid!! Getting some early capping in on the Breeders Cup and feeling very excited about three of the races so far!! Two of the sprint races and the Filly and Mare grass race have runners entered that look solid to me at prices, pending on the draw and completion of the field!! Hope you are all doing well. We sure miss doing the show with Jason. Jay and I have a special guest lined up on Saddle Up for our Breeders Cup preview. Stay tuned for dates. Read Less

First off, I took last week off and celebrated my 24th wedding anniversary with my beautiful wife of 24 years. I’m back and ready to go Saturday, at Los Al. The focus will be the late pick 4 (I like the $1.00 minimum) and selected simulcast races. I've got at least two races to add from the Philly Park card on Saturday. Secondly, I will always be looking for individual races to play and value horses. However, Del Mar was tough this year as many of the favorites were winning and many big, long shots won, taking a bite out of the mid-price winners (my wheelhouse) this year. Next year and this fall, I will switch my focus equally to pick 3s, 4s and 5s for Del Mar. Finally, Jay and I will be back for opening week at Santa Anita with our podcast Saddle Up. We will have an update when the show is ready to watch. Read Less