How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast

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How To Bet the Return to Racing At Churchill Downs May 13, 2020

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Live racing returns to Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 16, with full fields of horses from throughout the country and in various stages of their form cycles.

To help handicappers make sense of what trends might develop and how to wager accordingly, Brisnet's Ed DeRosa welcomes clocker Bruno DeJulio to the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast.

DeJulio's Bruno with the Works product will provide insight on each day's racing card, but ahead of its availability he talks with Ed about training regimen, jockeys, and a key variable to look for when two-year-old racing begins.

To access all Churchill Downs handicapping products, including FREE premium past performances, CLICK HERE.

How To Bet Oaklawn Racing Festival 2020 Featuring Arkansas Derby Apr 30, 2020

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Oaklawn Park closes its 2020 meeting with a reconstituted Racing Festival of the South, featuring split divisions of the Arkansas Derby worth $500,000 and 170 Kentucky Derby qualifying points each plus the Oaklawn Handicap and Fantasy Stakes (Friday).

Racing analyst Joe Kristufek joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa to discuss wagering on Oaklawn in general and its 4 graded stakes races this weekend more specifically.

For FREE Brisnet PPs of the Arkansas Derby races click here for division 1 and here for division 2. For all handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

How To Bet The Power of the New Pace Top Apr 10, 2020

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When Lemon Water won the 2nd race on Wednesday, April 8, at Tampa Bay Downs at 44-to-1, many questioned how anyone could have used the previously 0-for-19 filly, but for Predicteform users it was as easy as NPT.

NPT stands for New Pace Top, which is one of the most powerful form cycles Predicteform recognizes using its proprietary pace figures.

Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Ed DeRosa on the Twinspires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss form cycles, how to put them to use, and what it means for betting the Oaklawn Stakes on Saturday at Oaklawn Park.

How To Bet the Florida Derby 2020 Mar 27, 2020

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Gulfstream Park kicked its biggest day up a notch, as the Saturday, March 28, card not only includes the $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby but also an all-stakes Pick 6 with a mandatory payout of the nearly $2M carryover with an expected pool of more than $10M!

BetAmerica's Scott Shapiro joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa on the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast to discuss the Florida Derby, which is the final leg of that Rainbow 6. Scott and Ed agree on their top pick with slight differences to their approaches to "getting live" to the final leg as well as potentially betting the race vertically.

For FREE Florida Derby PPs, CLICK HERE; for all Gulfstream reports, CLICK HERE.

How To Bet the Louisiana Derby 2020 Mar 19, 2020

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The 2020 Kentucky Derby is now September 5, but that does not change the make up of part 2 of the Championship Series, as the first 100-points-to-the-winner race is Saturday at Fair Grounds: The $1-million TwinSpires Louisiana Derby!

Grant LaGrange of Fair Grounds joins Ed DeRosa to discuss the overflow field, including a look at each horse in the race and how to bet the 1 3/16-mile race based on how others bet the race (it is a pari-mutuel game after all!)

Be sure to follow @fairgroundsnola on Twitter for live coverage of the Louisiana and Ed DeRosa @EJXD2 for handicapping insights.

Want FREE Brisnet PPs for the whole Louisiana Derby card? CLICK HERE! For all Fair Grounds reports, CLICK HERE.

How To Bet the Rebel Stakes & Jeff Ruby Steaks 2020 Mar 12, 2020

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A pair of Kentucky Derby prep races are on Saturday, March 14, and the action in the 6 o'clock (Eastern) hour includes the Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park and the Jeff Ruby Steaks at Turfway Park (click each race name for FREE Ultimate PPs; click each track name for all Brisnet handicapping reports).

Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Ed DeRosa to discuss both races, including the pair landing on the same pair in the Rebel--and neither figures to be among the top 2 choices! Danny also has a couple price shots in the Ruby.

Speaking of Predicteform, it's FREE all weekend!

Visit TwinSpires to watch and wager on all the action.

How To Bet the San Felipe 2020 & Other Derby Preps Mar 05, 2020

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The biggest weekend on the 2020 Kentucky Derby trail is upon us with a trio of 50-points-to-the-winner races plus the penultimate Future Wager.

OptixEQ's Emily Gullikson joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa on the How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast presented by TwinSpires to discuss the trio of pres, and as Brisnet's Southern California handicapper, Gullikson offers some insight on Nadal and Charlatan, both of which will be among the favorites in the aforementioned future wager.

FREE Ultimate PPs for this weekend's action:

SAN FELIPE at Santa Anita Parks

TAMPA BAY DERBY at Tampa Bay Downs

GOTHAM at Aqueduct

Derby Future Wager

How To Bet the Fountain of Youth Stakes 2020 Feb 28, 2020

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The Triple Crown trail resumes Saturday, Feb. 29, with the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park--the third 50-points-to-the-winner race within the Kentucky Derby Championship Series.

Compelling storylines and handicapping variables abound, starting with Dennis' Moment at 2-to-1 (morning line) in his three-year-old debut after an odds on disappointment in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Predicteform's Danny Zucker joins Brisnet's Ed DeRosa to discuss each horse's chances as well as a wagering strategy for this intriguing renewal of the Fountain of Youth.

The pair also touch on the American horses in the Saudi Cup.

How To Bet the Risen Star Stakes 2020 Feb 14, 2020

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The Kentucky Derby Championship Series begins Saturday at Fair Grounds with the Risen Star Stakes, which was so popular that it split into divisions with each offering 50 points to the winner.

To help handicap these competitive fields, Danny Zucker of Predicteform joins Ed DeRosa on the TwinSpires How To Bet Horse Racing Podcast.

Both Danny and Ed are looking to beat the favorites in each division and have a few Risen Star double plays mapped out that could return anywhere from 100- to 250-to-1!

For all Fair Grounds handicapping reports, CLICK HERE.

How To Bet the Sam F. Davis Stakes 2020 Feb 06, 2020

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The penultimate 10-points-to-the-winner Kentucky Derby prep race is Saturday, Feb. 8, when Tampa Bay Downs plays host to the Sam F. Davis Stakes.

Undefeated multiple stakes winner Independence Hall looks to join Tiz the Law and Thousand Words as the only winners of multiple Derby Points races, but Ed DeRosa's guest this week, Gus Alonso, thinks a Navarro-trainee stretching out in his stakes debut could give the favorite trouble.

Ed & Gus also touch on this week's Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 while live at the National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas.

FREE Sam F. Davis PPs

KY Derby Future Wager PPs

Gus's Spotlight Selections