Handicapping the Kentucky Derby You are sitting in an airport bar, impatiently waiting for your flight to Louisville. You strike up a conversation with the guy sitting next to you. He says that he loves the Kentucky Derby. Never misses it. Watches it every year. On television. You decide that you might have a […]
Dave Schwartz Discusses Bookies, Horse Races, Horse Handicapping, the Key to the Mint System and More!
Using The Horse Street Handicapper The Key to the Mint System I live in a gambling city abounding with casinos. There are a number of racebooks here. Some of the clubs are parimutuel and some are not. When you wager in a parimutuel club your money is co-mingled with the money wagered by all the […]
Horse Racing, Race Tracks & Wagering as Seen From the Early 21st Century
The following is a history of horse racing as viewed from the 21st century. Fact, fiction, speculation, or pure fantasy? All of these are possibilities. But, if racing plays its cards right, this could be a glimpse into the crystal ball. 1990 Out-of-state “satellite” wagering began. Major tracks had been simulcasting races into Nevada […]