Belmont Park July 15 – Race 7 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

It is the last day of the season at Belmont Park before the New York horse racing circuit moves north for the start of the Saratoga 2018 meet.As a parting gift the Belmont Park organizers have offered a stakes race for 2 years-old fillies where savvy handicappers will be able to use their pedigree handicapping…

Belmont Park July 14 – Race 3 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

In the closing weekend of the Belmont Park meet, we have a couple of stakes races for 2 years old New York bred horses. Today the males, tomorrow the females.A race for young horses is always a bit tougher to analyze as there is limited data available and it is too early to really assess the quality of the horse.A…

Belmont Park July 13 – Race 6 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

Friday the 13 is a day full of surprises and I expect that the favorites will be surprised here.This is a claiming race for non-winners of two races so chronic losers are facing some horses who might have a decent career ahead of themselves.The morning line odds favorite is a speedy horse who is likely to…

2018 World Cup Finale: Preview and Betting Advice

Despite the upsets and surprises in this year’s World Cup, France is still favorites -210 (1.47) to win the tournament against a Croatia +190 (2.90) team that continues to beat the odds. After Korea won against Germany, Portugal and Spain eliminated early on, England making it to the semis and Croatia…

Belmont Park July 12 – Race 8 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

A long route race on the Belmont Park Inner Turf course means that racing position and racing luck will be crucial factors of success.It is unlikely that a horse can go wire to wire on that distance and there is very little early speed in the race anyway… It should be a strategic waiting game until the last…

Belmont Park July 12 – Race 2 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

The second race of July 12 at Belmont Park is run on the main turf track and a good group of claiming horses are going to compete.It is an interesting race because multiple elements are at play: most horses are switching class levels and multiple horses have clear racing styles which should give an advantage…

Croatia Vs. England – Betting Preview, Picks & Analysis

It will be a tight match, but England will be fancied to win against Croatia -170 (1.58) and progress to the finals to challenge France for the trophy.Journey to the FinalsEngland have shown convincing performances in this World Cup, winning 4 out of 5 matches played – losing just once in the group…

Belmont Park July 11 – Race 6 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

The 6th race on the Belmont Park dirt track for a mile is another case where the track bias might be at play.With little speed in the race, there is a good opportunity to take a chance on a speedy outside horse who may steal the race from horses with better credentials.Overall, this is not a very classy race,…

Belmont Park July 11 – Race 1 Analysis, Picks & Best Bets

A cheap claiming race mid-week is generally not a very exciting betting proposition but this one is different.The likely favorite is a terrible bet in my opinion and the odds on her opposition should therefore offer a lot of value.The key here is the single speed horse, starting from the outside post…

World Cup semi-finals: Preview, Analysis and Betting Picks

David Beckham won a bet against Zlatan, Zlatan will be watching an England game in Wembley wearing an England shirt while downing fish and chips, and 2018 FIFA World Cup hosts Russia are out of the tournament. Those were the headlines you most likely saw. Zlatan’s wager arguably softened the blow…