Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

We will go with a total tonight in the NBA. We are taking the over in the Indiana-Orlando game. The total is at 202 in some places and going up at this writing.

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Free Selection For Thursday, November 20th

We will release one of our selections here today. There are only two games tonight in the NBA after a full slate was played last night. Our free selection is the Lakers and Suns to go under the total of 207. Let's see if Shaq and Kobe hug and kiss at mid-court before the game tonight. Kobe should tell Shaq where he can kiss him after Shaq's lame attempt at dissing Kobe in that "rap" over the summer.

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Lakers-Suns Under 207

NBA Record Since 1-1-2008: 76-48 or 61.29%

Sluggish Start To NBA Season

To be perfectly honest, the beginning of the NBA season has not been that great over here. We have gone 11-10 so far this season, which is not even close to being up to par for us at vegasturfandsports.com. We have gone 73-48 in the NBA since 1-1-2008 though, which is just over 60 percent.

Seems to be a season of change with all of the coaches moving around the league. The Knicks are a much faster paced team this year with Mike D'antoni as their coach. But the other night, they went into San Antonio and were stymied by the Spurs defense. The Spurs surprisingly, have been pretty horrible so far this year as they seem to have slowed to a crawl and are missing Manu Ginobili's spark in the lineup as he is out with an injury.

The Suns with new head coach Terry Porter, have slowed their pace somewhat but it seems to depend on who they are playing. The Lakers look like the team to beat this year as they have been crushing teams with their defense so far this season. The champion Celtics are also starting right where they left off last year and are winning close games with their defense.

Our numbers will get better as more games are played, that we can be sure of. We will tread lightly and watch and wait to pounce on the bookie. December will be a very good month over here, so stay tuned.

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NBA Opening Night Free Selection

Tonight, the NBA season begins with three games. Tomorrow's schedule is much heavier and we will have at least 3 or 4 strong plays. Tonight's game between the Bulls and the Bucks looks like a good opportunity for an over play. The total is at 194 and we see at least 200 points in this one..Let's start the season off with a winner!!

Bucks-Bulls Over 194

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Zenyatta Should Roll

Tomorrow, the ladies get their chance to strut their stuff around the Santa Anita oval. Friday's Breeder's Cup races are all fillies and mares and in the seventh race, it is all about the undefeated Zenyatta. She is a huge, long-striding filly who is 3-5 on the morning line to win the Ladies Classic and she should be. No reason to try to go up against her in here. We will just watch her run and enjoy the race.

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Oak Tree Free Selection For Sunday October 19th

Today's eighth race is the featured Anoakia Stakes for 2 year old fillies. Bob Baffert is sending out two runners in here and we like the chances of one of them. We are going with Toro Bonito who was probably overmatched in the Oak Leaf and gets a rider switch to Rafael Bejarano. She is also shortening back up to a sprint and she should give a good showing of herself in today's event.

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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

Going with a home underdog today. Virginia is getting 6.5 at home, take the points. We have three other strong plays today in college football. Sign up to receive all of our picks at www.vegasturfandsports.com.

10/11--Virginia Plus 6.5

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Oak Tree Meeting So Far and Breeder's Cup

So far, the Oak Tree meeting has been treating us okay over here. We have given out 35 total selections since the beginning of the meet, with 9 winners, 9 seconds and 7 thirds. So, we are right there with our picks and are looking forward to the upcoming Breeder's Cup.

This year there are 14 Breeder's Cup races to be held over a two-day period. We are offering a fall special right now where you can get the rest of the Oak Tree meet including selections on all 14 Breeder's Cup races and the entire Hollywood Fall meet right up to December 21st, 2008. The price for all of that is only $99.00

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NFL Free Selection For Sunday September 28th

Today, we seven plays in the NFL and we will release one here as our free selection. We are taking the New York Jets minus one point at home over the Arizona Cardinals. The Jets and Favre should take it to the Cards today and win this one easy.

Jets minus 1.

We are off to a spectacular start at Oak Tree this meeting. Since Wednesday, when the meet began, we have hit with six winners out of 15 selections at an average mutuel of $8.00.

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Free Football Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

Lots of action this weekend coast to coast in all kinds of sports. We will be following several Grade 1 Stakes events which are prep races for the Breeder's Cup. Curlin is running in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park and there are six Grade 1 races at Santa Anita today.

For you sports bettors:

We will release one CFB and one NFL selection here..

Saturday-We are taking Mississippi plus the 22.5 points.
Sunday- We are taking the Tampa Bay Bucs minus 1.

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Oak Tree Free Selection Thursday September 25th

Our free selection ran second yesterday but our members had the winner of the last race Cat Brulay, who won and paid $12.60, not a bad way to start off the Oak Tree meeting. Today's free selection is North Fork in the seventh race.

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Oak Tree Opens Today-Free Selection

Today marks the opening of the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita. It will be a welcome sight to see the horses running on a traditional one mile oval. Those Fairplex races looked like rodeos sometimes as they went around the 5/8 mile circle.

Today's feature race is the Morvich Handicap, a Grade 3 event down the hill. We will release one of our paid membership plays here. We are going with Get Funky, the number 4 horse.

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Ray Evans Returns

Our baseball expert, Ray Evans has returned from his vacation and is back on the free selections page of our website..Go to http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/FreeSelections.html and click on "Free Selections". He has posted three picks for today and we also have a few free NFL selections going..


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CFB Free Selections

Going to take the points with North Carolina on Thursday vs. Rutgers. The line is at 5 right now down from 5.5 when it opened. The other game we like for the weekend is Texas laying the 23.5 over Arkansas. Barring any weather related issues..we look for Texas to really put it to the Razorbacks here. Lay the points.

North Carolina Plus 5

Texas Minus 23.5

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Free Selection Page Now Up

Now you can go directly to the website and check out the daily free selections. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com and click on the "Free Selections" link near the bottom of the home page.

Our baseball man Ray Evans is on a roll right now. Tonight's picks have gone 2-0 so far with San Diego up 5 to 1 in the bottom of the 7th inning as a huge underdog of plus 2.20. Another perfect night? We will see..

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Free Selections For Tuesday September 2nd

Our baseball expert, Ray Evans has been hot lately going 7-1 over the last two days. Tonight's action includes these three selections which will be released here. He has 4 other games going tonight which can be purchased at our website..

L.A. Angels -1.35
Chicago Cubs -2.10
Colorado Rockies +1.65

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Free Baseball Play For Sunday

Our free selection for today is the under in the Mets-Phillies game. The total is at 9.5 under minus 1.15.

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Del Mar Friday-Free Selection

Today, we will release one free selection here. We will have at least 4 strong plays on the late afternoon card. In today's second race, we are going with #3 Christiana's Heat.

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Del Mar Thursday-Free Selections

Big two-day carryover today as the favorites have been getting beat down at Del Mar. We will release one of the four that we have going there today as our free selection..Today is the day you team up with a few friends or co-workers and put in a Pick Six ticket and go for the big payoff. On days like this, even if favorites and second and third choices win, the Pick Six will pay decent. Of course, track management would love nothing better than to see another carryover into tomorrow and even the weekend with this being the last week of racing down at the seaside oval.

6th Race-#7 Mean Heat

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Free Selections For Del Mar Wednesday

Free selections for Del Mar-Wednesday, August 27th:


2nd Race -#3 Seany's Courage

4th Race-#3 Renees Beauty/#9 Narley Darley

6th Race-#2 Earnednevergiven

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Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

Today, we will release a couple of baseball plays here. We are taking the under in the Mets-Phillies game where the total is at 9 even. The other pick is the under in the Oakland A's vs. L.A. Angels game where the total is at 7.5 under -minus 1.15 .

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NFL Preseason Sunday August 24th

Going with the over tonight in the Buffalo-Indy game. The total is at 37.5 at some places. This should be a higher scoring game with both teams opening things up on offense going into the last week of exhibition season.

Also, we have received late word on the Angels-Twins game today. We are making a play on the Angels laying $1.60, which is about as high as we go on a favorite.

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Buffalo-Indy Over 37.5

L.A. Angels minus $1.60

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NFL Preseason- Free Selection For Saturday

The information is beginning to flow here on NFL matchups. The Miami Dolphins will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, with the line at Miami minus 3. We are going with the home team Dolphins in this one laying the points. We hear that the Dolphins are going to go all out to win this one. Lay the three.

Miami Dolphins Minus 3

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NFL Preseason Free Selection

We have almost reached the start of the NFL season which will begin on Septmember 4th. Saturday's schedule sees the Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Minnesota Vikings. The total on this game is at 37 at this writing and we are taking the over on this one. We have information coming through the pipepline that this game will be a very "offensive minded" affair.

Saturday August 23rd--Steelers-Vikings Over 37

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Sunday Free Selection For Del Mar

Even though we think that the ride we got from Victor Espinoza yesterday was terrible with our selection of Bad Boy, we will try again with him today in the 7th race. Going with Comedy Girl, number one. She is 5-1 on the morning line, which apparently does not mean much since yesterday's horse Bad Boy was 8-1 on the morning line and opened at 3-2. Somebody out there betting big??

We all thought that he moved way too early with Bad Boy yesterday. The horse that was leading was going way too fast early in the race and was going to come back to the field without question. Why Victor decided to take off after that horse before the half-mile pole is beyond me. Of course, he may have lost anyway, but at least give the horse a chance make his move turning for home and have something left for deep stretch.

Victor Espinoza is one of the best out there though so we'll give him the chance to make up for it today.

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Del Mar Free Selection For Saturday

Going to try and tackle the 7th race today, which is one of the toughest races on the card. There is value in here and we think that it is with #6 Bad Boy. This guy ran against some nice horses last year. He took a couple of months off earlier this year, and looks to be rounding back into form for this event. Let's hope the odds stay up there around his 8-1 morning line.

Del Mar 7th Race-#6 Bad Boy

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Del Mar Free Selection For Thursday

We are having a great Del Mar meet so far. We will release one of our selections for today's Del Mar card here. If you would like to receive all of our selections every day of the meet, you may sign up at www.vegasturfandsports.com. It is only $20.00 for a full six day week, or $49.00 for a 30-day period of Southern California selections, that's about $1.65 oper day! Where else are you going to get a deal like that? Let us do the work!

Free Selection: 6th race at Del Mar-#8 Winning Tactics.

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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

A baseball game will be given here as our free selection. We are taking the Pittsburgh Pirates at home as a slight favorite, depending on where you bet it. They opened as a slight underdog and are priced at minus 1.08 at Bodog at this writing.

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Del Mar Free Selection Sunday August 10th

We will release one free selection today going at Del Mar in the 7th race. Prince Rexy is trained by Neil Drysdale and will be making his U.S. debut here after being imported from Australia. The horse has been working well and Rafael Bejarano takes the call. This horse won his only start in Australia and was well bet. Drysdale is excellent with these types and we see a big effort coming here.

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Del Mar Free Selection For Saturday

We have four strong plays today over at Del Mar and will release a free selection here.

Race 6 at Del Mar-Number 6-Starstruck Kristen



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Del Mar Free Selection For Thursday

We have one of our plays going in the sixth race today at Del Mar. The horse is Kalookan Year. Rosario rides here and this filly is a nice fit at this level. She is 10-1 on the morning line.

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NFL Exhibition Week One Free Selection

Tomorrow night begins the NFL exhibition season which can be profitable if you know what to look for when betting. Are the teams trying new offenses or defenses? Are they ready to put together a winning effort or are they just experimenting? Some teams are just more likely to win during preseason than others and we think it comes down to coaching style.

Here is a free selection for Thursday, August 7th: Cleveland Browns -3

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Free Selection- Del Mar Saturday

This one will pay huge if it wins. Once in awhile, you have to take a shot with one of these. It is a second time starter going in the 7th race a Del Mar today. The horse is named Gold Aly, trained by Jack Van Berg. He is switching to Joe Talamo for today's race and adding lasix. The horse has every right to improve on his first start and is 15-1 on the morning line.

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Del Mar Thursday Free Selection

Yesterday's freebie came through going wire to wire and paying $6.80, we'll take it. This meet so far has been a tough one to say the least. I think that trainers are a huge key at Del Mar. You have to be in tune with their moves and intention in specific races.

Today, we will go with a horse in the third race named Tribal Mischief. Let's make it two in a row!

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Del Mar Wednesday July 30th Free Selection

Today's second race is a maiden claiming event and we have one going in here. Our free selection today is Brite Ruler, number 2. This horse should get an easy lead today and be able to go gate to wire. He is listed at 5-2 on the morning line and hopefully the morning line favorite Sunshine In will get overbet and our horse will go off 3-1 or better. We like Joel Rosario taking the call here.

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Turf Handicapping Methods

Been doing some research lately with horse handicapping methods. I have found that in turf races, with their different pace scenarios and race riding strategies, the approach should be somewhat different than in dirt or synthetic races.

On dirt or synthetic, especially in sprints, horses are pushed from start to finish and gradually the whole field will begin to slow down the longer the race progresses. The winner is usually the horse that slows down at a lesser rate than the others.

On the turf, jockeys are looking to position themselves early to be in place for the all out run from the top of the stretch to the wire. The early pace in turf racing is usually very slow and late speed is what will win. What we should look for are the horses that finish the last portion of the race in under 24 seconds per quarter mile at today's class level or higher. So, in one mile races on the grass, the final quarter should be run in 24 seconds and under. In one mile and one sixteenth races, it should be run in under 30 seconds and in one mile and one eighth races, it should be run in under 36 seconds.

The method to use to find out a horse's final fraction is to note the time at the pace call, usually the three-quarter mark, subtract that from the final time and also subtract one fifth of a second for each length gained or add one fifth of a second for each length lost in the final fraction.

The other major factor to consider in turf races is class. "Class on the grass" still holds true. Classier animals will just outfinish the competition. Horses dropping in class or staying at the same level who have performed well recently on the grass and who can finish fastest will win more than their share of races.

Horses with class advantages that have been running longer than today's race and are proven at today's distance are good bets also. This is due to the stamina building that results from the longer distances. They will still have that closing kick in them and should finish well enough to win in most cases. There is nothing stronger than stamina and determination along with the class that goes with it when looking for a winner on the turf.

Del Mar Saturday Free Selection

Today we will release one of our Del Mar plays as a free selection here. In the 2nd race, we are going with the number 2 horse, Dee Rain. He is dropping back down to the level of his last win and is working sharply for his return having last raced on June 8th. Martin Pedroza will ride and we expect a big effort here at around 10 to 1 odds.

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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

Today's free selection is a baseball total again. The Phillies and Mets square off in an early Thursday game with Moyer and Perez pitching. The total is at 9.5 under -1.30 and we are jumping on the under before it moves to 9 as it has in some places already.

We have two horses going today at Del Mar for our members at http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/. We have had a few nice winners over at the seaside oval since the meet started last Wednesday, and are showing a slight profit with flat bets. Seems that the number one handicapping factor down there is trainer angles and the longer the meet goes, the better we will get at uncovering nice winners at juicy prices.

Free Selection For Tuesday July 22nd

Today we are releasing one of our baseball plays here as our free selection. We are going with the Twins-Yankees game over 9.5. The line is -1.05. Take the over.

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Twins-Yankees Over 9.5 minus 1.105

Del Mar Free Selection For Monday July 21st

Today we are taking a longshot in the fourth race. This is a maiden event at one mile on the turf and a wide open affair. Looking for a price with a horse named Trufflesfromheaven, trained by Mike Puype and ridden by Brice Blanc.

These types of races regularly produce nice payoffs and "Truffles" has a nice shot to win this one.

Del Mar Free Selection For Friday July 18th

This evening's card features the CTBA Stakes for 2-year old fillies and goes as the 7th race. I think that Wesley Ward's trainee Streaming Heat has a big chance here. Ward is very good with 2 year olds and he places her here with strong intentions. She has had four nice works since her maiden win June 5th at Hollywood and her breeding suggests she loves sprinting.

Del Mar 7th Race-#5 Streaming Heat

Del Mar Opens With Record Crowd

There were over 43,000 people at Del Mar yesterday on opening day, a new record. I was watching to see how the track was playing and after the first race, I thought that it was going to be like last year. In the 1 mile event on the Polytrack, two horses sped away from the field and burned each other up, allowing the closers to come like a giant wave from the Pacific through the stretch as the two frontrunners tired badly.

I think that it was just too fast an early pace because in the ninth and final race of the day, a maiden claiming race, the winner went straight to the front and led all the way. Closers bias? Not sure yet as one day of racing is not enough to really come to any conclusion. The final times for the races on the Poly were slow, but the early fractions were not too bad. We are going to have to see some more races to acertain whether there is any type of bias present. Of course, we will attempt to take advantage of anything we do notice as far as surface is concerned.

We had a total of five plays yesterday winning with two. Our 4th race selection Carona Time would up dead-heating for the win after a very wide trip into the stretch. Carona Time paid $5.40 to win. The other winner was a good one, Dixie Chatter in the eighth race, the second division of the Oceanside Stakes. Dixie Chatter paid $15.00.

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Del Mar Opens Tomorrow!

I cannot say whether this time of year is better or the day after Christmas when Santa Anita opens is, but I for one am sure happy to see the southern California circuit moving down to Del Mar starting tomorrow. There is no place like the seaside oval, and probably never will be although I have never been to Saratoga so I can't say for sure.

I remember being at Del Mar as a kid and seeing Bill Shoemaker walking by after the races along with Don Pierce, Jerry Lambert among others. Those were great days, the late sixties and early seventies. There was a young rider named Rudy Rosales who was tearing it up back then. Wonder what ever happened to him?

Tomorrow will give some kind of indication as to how the track will be playing after last year's complaints from some of the horsemen about the heat causing problems for their horses. They have a wax element in the Polytrack that begins to melt down with excessive heat. They say they have rectified the situation for this year's meet. We will wait and see. Last year the track was more favorable to closers because the track was very tiring to frontrunners. We will attempt to take advantage of any bias that we can spot when making our selections, and you should be too.

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Free Selection Friday

Our freebie did not come through yesterday as the Mets lit it up late sending the game over the total. Our members went 3 for 4 though, making a small profit for the day.

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Today, we will release one of our plays here as a free selection. Going with the over in the Cardinals-Pirates game. The total is 9 and the over is minus 1.15.

Vegas Turf And Sports Free Selection

Today we have four MLB games going over at Vegas Turf And Sports and we will release one here as our free selection. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com to sign up for one of our handicapping packages to take advantage of all of our selections.

We are on a 7-2 run right now in baseball totals!

Our free selection for Thursday is the Giants-Mets under 8.5 -1.15

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Free Selection For Tuesday From Vegas Turf And Sports

Been very busy over here at Vegas Turf And Sports Lately. We have been overwhelmed with membership sign-ups and going strong in MLB baseball right now, hitting on 4 of the last 5 selections. You can sign up for one of our very affordable plans at: www.vegasturfandsports.com

Tonight we go with the under in the Florida-San Diego game. The total is at 8 under 1.20.

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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

We will release a baseball total here today. Going with the over in the Pirates and Brewers game. The total opened at 9 but has been bet up to 9.5. Take the over.


Pittsburgh-Milwaukee Over 9.5 -1.15

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Orleans Hotel July 4th Qualifying Handicapping Tournament-What A Day!

Friday the Fourth was a great day for the crew over here. I entered my first "real" thoroughbred handicapping tournament over at the Orleans Hotel. It was the Firecracker Qualifyer and it was very enjoyable and to say the least, very exciting! The entry fee was $100 and the idea was to finish in the top five to receive a free entry into the Horse Player World Series in 2009 where the payoffs can be huge. The format was to select 12 races with a mythical $20 win and $20 place bet and your total mutuel returns were added up to form your point total.

I knew going in that I would need somewhere between 1100 and 1500 points to have a chance so the handicapping strategy is a little different than in your every day approach because you have to look for horses with a good chance of winning at a very nice price. The first race that I selected for the contest proved to be the beginning of an emotional roller-coaster of a day. I used a first time starter with breeding that suggested that he may like the slop over at Churchill Downs where it was raining heavily and he came in and paid $21.40 and $11.40, good for 328 points. I knew if I could get two or three more of those in, I would cash and qualify for the big one. I stuck to my guns for the next hour or so using my original selections which were going off at nice odds, but kept running second and third by small margins mostly with 10 to 1 shots and higher. This was making the rest of the morning frustrating to put it mildly, but those place mutuels were good and they were adding to my point total which had grown to 516.0.

As the afternoon rolled along, some of my initial selections were getting bet down to unacceptable odds so I was looking for something that would get me one more huge point payoff. The sixth at Hollywood was coming up, a maiden race and I noticed that there was a first timer in there with Richard Migliore riding. After seeing that this horse was almost 20-1 and that the rest of the field was beatable due to unimpressive Beyers for the level and some other angles that I use in maiden races, I took a shot with Bella Dancer and "The Mig".

Going 5 1/2 furlongs, Richie broke this horse well from the number two post and gained the lead on the backstretch and she slowly edged clear from the favorite and began to open up in the stretch. What a moment as he drew away to win by almost six lengths. I did not hear anyone else yelling as loud as I was and of course, I was hoping that I was the only one that had her in the contest. The horse had gone off at 23-1 and paid $48.60 to win and $16.80 to place. The contest had a rule as far as capping anything over 20-1 after the first $2.00 of the bet, but it gave me an additional 594.6 points, bringing my total up to 1110.6.

I had one more selection going. It was in the Flawlessly Stakes. The horse was Ginger Pop and she was going up against Lethal Heat and several other exceptional fillies but she looked to me as though she could pull it off at 9-1. She finished second after running a great race behind Starry Pursuit and paid $9.80 to place making my final tally 1208.6.

I wound up finishing third in the contest and qualifying for the World Series, which was my goal for the day. It was a great event, very intense and a great learning experience along with one helluva ride on a wave of emotions. The folks over at the Orleans race book are first class and treated us all very well and the facilities are excellent over there for playing the horses.

See you at the World Series in February of 2009!

Joey D.

Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

We have three baseball totals going tonight and two horses over at Hollywood Park. We will release one baseball total here as our free play. If you would like to sign up for a membership to receive all of our selections every day, you can go to www.vegasturfandsports.com and check out our member packages. There is something for everyone starting at $15.00 for a weekend package of baseball selections which includes Saturday and Sunday.

We are looking forward to the beginning of the NFL exhibition season and we will be sending out special offers to current members for the entire exhibition and regular season, so look for that in your email inbox coming in the next two weeks. If you would like to be included in our special offer, send an email to: vegasturfandsports@gmail.com.

Going with the over in the Mets-Cardinals game. The total is at 9 with the over at -1.15.

Online Sports Handicapping Services And Websites

Wow! After recently deciding to publish a site on the web to market my services, I have notice while checking out the competition, that most of these "handicapping" sites are just a ripoff. I have read reviews on the different cappers and their sites, and it seems that 85% of what I read was negative. Why go through the trouble of handicapping games if all you care about is marketing and B.S. to sell your picks? Hmmm..maybe that is the problem, some of these "handicappers" do not even bother to actually provide the service that they advertise, they just try to market their name or theme, and hope for the best as far as picking games or horses for their customers.

I have worked in a non-related industry in recent years. It is a service-based type of business in which you market your products and services to people and businesses, hoping to keep them as customers long term. Why go through the effort of getting customers, only to provide shoddy service, lose them and the income that they provide and have them leave unhappy and remorseful?There are some sites out there that have a place for people to go in and post reviews. Why would you risk the chance of being labled a ripoff "service"?

Why not just provide the best possible service that you can at an affordable price and build a large clientele? I would rather have 200 happy customers at a low price than 20 unhappy customers at a ridiculous price who will just leave anyway and possibly spread the word about you online and by word of mouth.All you can do is to try and put your best effort forth when handicapping. The customer should realize that the idea is to win money over the long run and not what happened yesterday or last week. I think that a handicapping service could have a long and profitable life in business if they just followed that theory instead of just trying to "get their money" and move on to the next "live one". My site-www.vegasturfandsports.com, is still under construction, I will be concentrating on that over the coming weeks, but will still try to post a free selection here once in awhile.

If you are a handicapper yourself who may be interested in having your own website to market your service, I have a good friend who will set you up with your own site and help you get started and also provide all of the support services to maintain your site so that all you have to worry about is picking winners. Visit: www.handicappingwebsites.com

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Free Handicapping Contest

This site: http://www.publichandicapper.com/index.html has a free handicapping contest where you can select horses in major stakes every weekend and compete for a free entry in the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. We have been involved for about three weeks now and it is pretty fun stuff. Although we were somewhat in the dark last week when the required races to make selections were at Colonial Downs and Woodbine. Take a look and sign up if you would like, it is completely free to get involved.

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Free Sports Pick From Vegas Turf And Sports

Grabbed another win yesterday with the Twins-Padres staying under the total of 8. This pushed our record to 67-38-3 on our Free Selection blog. We are at plus 27.90 units here with a winning percentage of 63.80. Not bad, especially for free. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com if you would like to see all of the packages that we offer and take advantage of the full slate of picks, every day. We have some strong plays coming at Hollywood Park tomorrow..Gold Cup day.

Today, we are going with the under in the interleague matchup of Atlanta and Toronto. The total is at 9 under 1.20.

Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

Our members went one for three over at Hollywood yesterday but the winner, Tracker Jack in the sixth race paid $14.40, more than enough to make a profitable day of it. Visit www.vegasturfandsports.com for more information about signing up for our handicapping services which are very affordable.

Today's free selection is the under in the Minnesota-San Diego game. The Twins knocked Greg Maddux around last night scoring 7 runs in 5.2 innings pitched. We think today's game will be a different story with Baker and Banks slated to start. The total is at 8 under 1.25. Recommendation: Under

Free Selections So Far: 66-38-3 (63.46%) Plus 26.9 Units

Free Selection For Wednesday June 25th

We have three strong plays over at Hollywood today and will release one here as our free selection. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com to take advantage of one of our member packages which are very affordable.

In today's first race, we are going with Helmsgold, number six. He was just edged last time out by one of our winners-Mikey Bones. Helmsgold actually had the lead very late in the race and Mikey Bones came back on him to win. This is a perfect spot for Helmsgold today, and he should prevail and get the day started on a winning note.

We are on a 11-4 run in baseball right now. We have two to three plays every day in baseball over at www.vegasturfandsports. You can try us for 30 days of baseball selections, if you like, for only $99.

Handicapping The Horses-Trip Notes And Track Bias

One of the ways you can get a jump on the competition (the other bettors at the track and simulcast locations), is to keep accurate, detailed records of the things that you see during the running of the races. We call these "Trip Notes" and what they consist of are notations that you can make during or after the race. These notations can be made when you see a horse experience some kind of trouble during the running of the race or at the start. Look for things especially that are not too obvious as the most obvious incidents will be also be noted by your competition, the other astute handicappers in the crowd.

One of the things I like to look for are a bad start, then the horse makes a strong middle move during the race on the backstretch and gets into contention, then falls back late. If this horse comes back within a 14 day period, I give it a strong chance next time out. Also, look for horses in a sprint race that make a fast move of any kind during the middle of the race, especially those races which are the first or second races after a layoff. When they are stretched out next time to a route race and have proven that they can win routing, they deserve a second look. This signifies that the horse is fit and competitive and is ready to win if the trainer is smart enough to place him at the right class level and distance next time out.

Another way to gain an advantage over the crowd is to take note of track bias when it occurs. You can take a look at the charts for each day or watch the replays and take note of any trend toward a certain running style as far as the winners are concerned. If all or most of the winners for that day led or were very close to the pace, the track may have been favoring speed. This is true especially if there were a couple of long shot winners that day that got loose on the lead and were aided by the bias. You can also note where on the track the winners were running; inside or outside. If a horse was making a strong move but came very wide into the stretch against a bias that favored inside early speed, he may be worth an extra look next time out. You can develop a nice "Horses to Watch" list from this method that works well and gives you an advantage when looking at their upcoming races.

You should still apply your other handicapping principles to the races when these horses return, but these two methods will help you uncover some nice winners that the crowd may overlook because they did not do the extra work of taking trip notes and checking for biases.

With yesterday's free selection winning, along with the member's only selections, we are currently on a 7-2 streak in Major League Baseball. Visit www.vegasturfandsports.com for more information including how to sign up for one of our very affordable services for either MLB or Southern California race selections.

Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports For June 22nd

Our freebie covered easily yesterday as the Cardinals and Red Sox went over the total of 9.5 early in the game. We are on a tear in MLB right now, and you can sign up to receive all of our plays for the rest of the regular season at http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/ for just $349.00. We average about 3 strong plays a day in baseball.

We also offer a package for the horseplayer for just $49.00 a month. Go to http://www.vegasturfandsports/ and click on the Horses link to sign up.

Today's free selection is the under in the Angels-Phillies game. The total is at 9 under $1.05.

Free Selections Record So Far: 65-38-3 (63.10%) Plus 25.90 Units

Free Selection For Saturday June 21st

Today, I will release a baseball total here as our free selection. Please visit our site at: www.vegasturfandsports.com and sign up for one of our member packages to take advantage of all of the plays both on baseball and horses. Football season is right around the corner and we are gearing up for that also. We will be putting member packages together for football next month which will fit any budget, so stay tuned.

We had a fantastic Friday yesterday going two for two here with our free selections and also winning another two MLB games last night. We are on a streak of 7 of 9 winners right now in baseball!!

We will go with the over in today's Cardinals-Red Sox game. The total is at 9.5 even.

Free Selections: 64-38-3 (62.74%) Plus 24.9 Units

Free Selections June 20th-Two For Two!

Just watched our horse go wire to wire in the second race at Hollywood Park. Pass Me The Sugar won and paid a nice $9.20 to win. Our free baseball selection also covered as the Reds and Yankees stayed under the total tonight. Not bad for a day's work.


Free Selections So Far: 64-38-3 (62.74%) Plus 24.90 Units

Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

Our free baseball total was a winner yesterday as the Dodgers and Reds went over the total bringing our record here for free selections to 63-38-3 on the sports side. Our members selection Ms. Toomsuba ran second at 9-1 yesterday and just missed winning in the second race at Hollywood Park.

Tonight we go with the under in the Reds vs. Yankees game. The Reds travel to New York for an interleague series with the Yankees and face Mussina tonight. The total is 9 and the under is minus 1.20.

We will also release a play at Hollywood for tonight's second race. We are going with number 2, Pass Me The Sugar who is listed at 9-2 on the morning line. Look for a top effort here from this second time starter who has been off over 11 months and ran well as a two-year old last year at Del Mar. The horse returns at a much lower level for tonight's race and has been working extremely well for trainer Brian Koriner.

Visit www.vegasturfandsports.com for more information. We have several member's packages to choose from.

Free Selections: 63-38-3 (62.37%) Plus 23.90 Units

Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

We have several strong plays going today over at http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/ and will release a baseball total here as our free selection of the day.

Taking the over in today's matchup of the Dodgers and Reds. The total is at 9 under 1.20.

We also have a strong play today on a first-time starter over at Hollywood Park. Go to http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/ for more information.

Free Selections Record In 2008: 62-38-3 (62%) Plus 22.80 Units

Free Selections Wednesday June 18th

The NBA season came to a close last night as the Celtics gave the Lakers an ass beating like none I have ever seen. Talk about total domination through every facet of the game of basketball!

We turn our attention to Major League Baseball now and today the Cubs visit the Rays down in Florida for game two of their series of interleague play. Like the matchup here for Zambrano and we are going with the Cubs minus 1.25.

We also have a couple of horses over at Hollywood Park today and will release one here. In the sixth race, we are going with number 4, Vulcan with David Flores in the saddle.

Visit www.vegasturfandsports.com for a full selection of picks and handicapping packages. We are hitting at 62.62% so far in 2008 and are plus 24.05 units overall.

Sorry, we do not claim to hit 98%, because we are honest and realistic about sports and horse betting.

Joey D

Free Selection Monday June 16th

We went 0 for 2 on our free selections here yesterday, but our members were treated to a nice one in the sixth race at Hollywood Park when our top selection, Cuffed, won and paid $24.80. What a nice ride Kerwin John gave that horse for us. Our members also had the over in last night's N.B.A Finals game which easily covered for us.

Tonight, we go with a baseball total. We are taking the under in the Boston-Philadelphia game. Good pitching slated here in this inter-league matchup and we can't see too many runs going up in this one. The total is at 9.

I will also wish good luck to Rocco Mediate today in the U.S. Open Playoff with Tiger Woods. Tiger is like nobody I have ever seen play the game of golf, but it would be nice to see a guy like Rocco win this one..for guys like us.

Red Sox-Phillies Under 9 Minus $1.05

Sports Selections : 62-36-3 (63.26%) Plus 25.10 Units

Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

Our selection the other night got beat at the wire for second but today's card at Hollywood Park is a good one for value. We have two free selections here and three more for the members at www.vegasturfandsports.com. We also have a 3 Star play on tonight's Celtics-Lakers game.

Check out our service packages and pick one that is right for you. Our baseball selections are plus 17.65 units so far this season with about 3 solid plays a day, mostly on baseball totals. All of our selections are released by 10:00 A.M. Eastern time and sent directly to your email inbox. No calling in, or waiting for a call.

Hollywood Third Race: #6 Cinder Cone
Hollywood Fourth Race: #9 Roadside Rest

Friday June 13th Free Selection

Our pick yesterday did not fare too well to say the least. Never picked up his feet. Oh well, onward we go into the night. That's right, Hollywood Park runs in the evenings on Fridays. We have a selection in the fourth race, number two, Brian's Mark. He is listed at 4-1 on the morning line.

Our members did hit last night with our total on the Boston-L.A game. What a comeback by the Celtics!! Fun to watch if you are a Boston fan. The total came close to going over on us, but we hung on to cash another ticket. Visit http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/ to check out our membership options. There is something for every budget, or email me and I will tailor it to be affordable for you to join.

Sports Selections In 2008: 62-36-3 (63.26%) Plus 25.10 Units

Free Selection For Thursday June 12th

Our free selection yesterday ran third over at Hollywood Park. Our members did have a nice exacta in the first race with our key horse Trust Nobody running second to the favorite Gary's Got Rythm producing an $1 exacta payoff of 23.20.

Today's free selection goes in the third race. We have Dawn's Early Sky, the number three horse. He is listed at 3 to 1 on the morning line.

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Hollywood Park Wednesday June 11th-Free Selection

We have a couple of horses going today at Hollywood Park. We stayed away from the Celtics-Lakers game last night, but are looking ahead to tomorrow night's game where we will have a strong play on the total. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com and sign up and get that one plus the entire MLB season, or sign up for our Southern California Racing Report which usually produces one or two strong plays a day on the So. Cal circuit.

Hollywood 3rd Race #4-Tuner

Sports Selections In 2008: 61-36-3 (62.88%) Plus 24.10 Units

Belmont Stakes And Lakers Vs. Celtics

"That's why they run the race" I've heard that one before. So what may have happened yesterday at Belmont Park as yet another Triple Crown bid comes up short? Was it the heat?
Was Big Brown over anxious when he left the gate? Was it the nagging hoof injury? The connections say no and I believe them.

Okay, so he just didn't have it Saturday. Maybe next year? Guess that is what keeps us going every day. Horseplayers and racing fans are the ultimate eternal optimists. As long as they have tomorrow's racing form on sale somewhere, there is reason to go on and get up tomorrow and try, try again.

Looking at game two tonight in the NBA Finals from a betting perspective is where we go now. Looking at the total on the game which is at 190 or 191, depending on where you look, we like this game to go over the number. Both teams shot below average in game one, the "get to know the opponents defense" game. Tonight's game should be a higher scoring affair and we see the over as the play.

Lakers-Celtics Over 190

Record In 2008: 60-36-3 (62.49%) Plus 23.10 Units

Door Wide Open For Big Brown-Saturday June 7th

The news came early this morning that Casino Drive had been scratched from today's Belmont Stakes due to the injury in his hoof. What could possibly prevent Big Brown from becoming the first winner of the Triple Crown in 30 years? Dennis Of Cork may come closing late, but it will probably be too little and way too late. Tale Of Ekati did show in his maiden win back in July of '07 that he may like Belmont, but what about the distance? He lost several lengths in the Derby towards the end of the race. Icabad Crane looks to be a plodder who only passed tired horses in the last stages of The Preakness.

Nothing. That is the answer to the question of whether Big Brown has any obstacles other than himself and maybe a premature move by Kent Desourmeax to push the button and ask him to accelerate away from his rivals. If he is patient, and waits until the quarter pole before asking the question, we will see a Triple Crown won today. Too bad there is nothing even close to an "Alydar" here to at least make it interesting. Horse racing will enjoy the brief spotlight that this should create, but what about long term?

Just another question to be answered.

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NBA Finals Game One Thursday June 5th

We have finally reached the Finals after a long grueling season and we have the ultimate rivalry revisited as the Lakers and Celtics go at it in game one tonight. We have seen all through the playoffs that the totals have been staying under at the rate of 48 to 30 or 61.53%.

This game tonight should follow suit as the Lakers are underrated on the defensive side of the ball. Their defense has been excellent throughout the playoffs. People still tend to think of the Lakers as "Showtime" and generally see them as an offensive minded team only. The Celtics, especially at home, have shown that they can hold good teams below 90 points on a regular basis.

Tonight's game should be "get to know" night for both teams, and until they figure out each other's defensive strategies for this series, the under is the way to lean.

Lakers-Celtics Under 192

Record In 2008: 59-36-3 (62.1%) +22.10 Units

Baseball Free Pick Wednesday June 4th

We have dropped two in a row which is very rare here at Vegas Turf And Sports. We understand the nature of sports betting though and there are bumps in the road in any endeavor. The difference is in how you respond to those bumps.

So we look ahead to tonight's Reds-Phillies game. The bats have cooled off for both of these clubs and we see another under game tonight. The total is at 9.5. Let's see if we can get back to our winning ways.

Reds-Phillies Under 9.5 -1.05

Record In 2008: 58-36-3 (61.7%) +21.10 Units

Baseball Free Selection Tuesday June 3rd

We lost our game last night as the Reds and Phillies stayed under the total by one run. Not to fear, though as we forge ahead tonight with another play on a total. We like the under in the Chicago-San Diego game where the total is at 9. The Cubs score alot of runs at home, but on the road, they struggle a little. We see a low scoring affair tonight.

Cubs-Padres Under 9 -$1.15

Record In 2008: 58-35-3 (62.36%) +22.25 Units

Monday June 2nd Free Selection

We pulled out the W last night as our selection on the under in the Dodgers-Mets came through. Tonight, we go with the over in the Cincinnati-Philadelphia game. Both of these teams have been lighting up the scoreboard of late and with mediocre pitchers scheduled for tonight, we see an abundance of runs coming across the plate. The total is at 10 over -1.10.

Reds-Phillies Over 10..minus $1.10

2008 Record: 58-34-3 (63.04%) Plus 23.35 Units

Sunday June 1st Free Selection

Tonight's game between the Dodgers and Mets will see two very good pitchers take the mound. The Dodgers will send out Hiroki Kuroda and the Mets counter with Johan Santana. The Dodgers have struggled lately scoring runs and they face a very good pitcher in Santana who has an overall ERA of 3.40 and a record of 6-3 overall this season.

The total is at 8 even right now. We recommend the under in this one. Looking forward to a good pitching duel here.

Dodgers-Mets Under 8 -even

Record: 57-34-3 (62.63%) Plus 22.35 Units

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Pistons-Celtics Wednesday May 28th Free Selection

Going well over here at vegasturfandsports.com this past week. Our members have been treated to some nice wins, especially on the horse racing side. We had two nice winners at Hollywood Park over the long weekend. One on Friday night which paid $13.20 to win, and one on Monday which returned $12.20.

Tonight's game between the Pistons and Celtics looks very much like a play on the under with the total at 173.5. This series has grown in defensive intensity over the last couple of games and we see this game tonight as another slow, halfcourt battle with the focus on defense. Boston has regained home court advantage with their win in Detroit on Saturday and this is a must-win for them before heading back to Detroit for game 6. We have this game in the mid to low 160's. Recommendation: UNDER

Pistons-Celtics Under 173.5

Record: 57-33-3 (63.33%)-- Plus 22.45 Units

Baseball Free Selection For Saturday May 24th

Our members at vegasturfandsports.com have been doing well with our selections. We had a nice winner at Hollywood Park last night in the third race. The horse, Mikey Bones won and paid $13.20 to win. Our baseball selections at vegasturfandsports went 1-1 yesterday for a net unit loss of .10, not a bad day overall...

Today, Randy Johnson takes the mound against the Braves in Atlanta. The total is at 9 under $1.15 right now and we are taking the under here. The big lefty has been pitching well, especially on the road of late and the Braves have been struggling against left handers. Both teams have excellent bullpens and this should be a low-scoring affair.

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Arizona-Atlanta Under 9 -$1.15

Free Selections So Far: 55-33-3 (62.22%) --Plus 20.45 Units

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Free Sports Selections Thursday May23rd

We got blown out in one inning last night as the Phillies put up eight runs in the sixth inning putting the game way over the total. Tonight we go with two games. We like the under in the Mets-Braves game, the total is at 8, minus $1.20. The second game is the Phillies vs. Astros game where we are going with the under. The total there is at 9.5, minus $1.20.

Mets-Braves Under 8 -$1.20

Phillies-Astros Under 9.5 -$1.20

Record: Plus 20.75 Units On Free Plays

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Free Selection For Wednesday May 21st

We hit our game last night with the Mets-Braves second game staying under the total. We are plus 21.85 units since the beginning of 2008, with a record of 53-31-3 across the board.

Tonight, we are going with the under in the Phillies-Nationals game. These two teams are really struggling to score runs right now and we see that continuing tonight. Both teams have good bullpens if the starters get in trouble, combined with the low run production of late of both of these teams should keep it under the total of 9.5.

Phillies-Nationals Under 9.5 -1.10


Our Record: 53-31-3 (63.09%) Plus 21.85 Units

Free Selection Tuesday May 20th

Lost our bet last night on the over in the Chicago-Houston game. They scored 9 and the total was 9.5, the Cubs scoring 7 of the nine runs, continue to produce offensively.

We try again today with the Mets-Braves game. The Mets visit Atlanta and the total is set at 10 in the second game of a doubleheader. We like the under in this one with the line at minus $1.10.

Mets-Braves Under 10 -$1.10

Sports Selections So Far 52-31-3 Or 62.65%-Plus 20.85 Units

Cubs-Astros Monday May 19th

Going to post our first free baseball selection here. Tonight, the Cubs visit the Astros in Houston and we are interested in the total on this game. The total opened at 10, but has been bet down slightly to 9.5. Going to go with the over here. Like the chances that these two teams will combine for at least 10 runs.

Chicago Cubs-Houston Astros Over 9.5 -1.15

Sports Selections So Far 52-30-3(63.41%) + 22 Units

Handicapping Websites

Wow! After recently deciding to publish a site on the web to market my services, I have notice while checking out the competition, that most of these "handicapping" sites are just a ripoff. I have read reviews on the different cappers and their sites, and it seems that 85% of what I read was negative. Why go through the trouble of handicapping games if all you care about is marketing and B.S. to sell your picks? Hmmm..maybe that is the problem, some of these "handicappers" do not even bother to actually provide the service that they advertise, they just try to market their name or theme, and hope for the best as far as picking games or horses for their customers.

I have worked in a non-related industry in recent years. It is a service-based type of business in which you market your products and services to people and businesses, hoping to keep them as customers long term. Why go through the effort of getting customers, only to provide shoddy service, lose them and the income that they provide and have them leave unhappy and remorseful?

There are some sites out there that have a place for people to go in and post reviews. Why would you risk the chance of being labled a ripoff "service"?

Why not just provide the best possible service that you can at an affordable price and build a large clientele? I would rather have 200 happy customers at a low price than 20 unhappy customers at a ridiculous price who will just leave anyway and possibly spread the word about you online and by word of mouth.

All you can do is to try and put your best effort forth when handicapping. The customer should realize that the idea is to win money over the long run and not what happened yesterday or last week. I think that a handicapping service could have a long and profitable life in business if they just followed that theory instead of just trying to "get their money" and move on to the next "live one".

My site-www.vegasturfandsports.com, is still under construction, I will be concentrating on that over the coming weeks, but will still try to post a free selection here once in awhile.

Preakness Stakes Saturday

This Saturday, The Preakness Stakes will be run with Big Brown as the heavy favorite. Nobody here is going to go against him after watching the dominating performance that he put in at The Kentucky Derby.

The only wagering opportunity that may offer some value, is the exotics. There are some decent payoff potentials with putting Big Brown on top in exactas, trifectas and superfectas. If you think that somehow he might get beat, key him in the first and second spot. Gayego will probably be second choice, and he should be included in exotics. Other contenders are Kentucky Bear and Hey Byrn. Another longshot with an outside chance to finish in the top 4 is Racecar Rhapsody.

Enjoy the race. I will just root for Big Brown to win for what is probably our best shot at a Triple Crown winner in some time. Horse racing needs a hero, a superhorse to bring some much needed positive attention to the sport.

Handicapping Totals In The NBA Playoffs

Since the beginning of 2008, we have a record of 52-30-3 with the free selections here at Vegas Turf And Sports, mostly picking totals on NBA games. The other night, we had the Pistons game under 186.5 and that game was played almost exactly the way we figured it would be with the Pistons hammering the Magic on defense and going on to take the series moving them into the Eastern Conference Finals. Final total on that game was 177, right where we had it.

We have noticed that when looking at some of these playoff matchups, there are some very different factors that go into trying to figure where the total on a game should be. For example, last night's games were Cleveland at Boston, and Utah at the Lakers. My number on the Boston game was in the low 170's with a total listed at 176.5 which may normally be a play on the under. The way the Celtics have played lately, we just could not pull the trigger on under in that game. Of course, they won a hard-fought victory last night, but the game went over the total. Looking at boxscores the next morning, it is easy to see what one of the major factors is during the playoffs and that is the number of free throws that are taken. Fouls seem to be a major factor much more so during the playoffs. Fouls stop the clock and give a team the opportunity to score points at the same time, which is going to affect the total on a game, for sure.

In the second game last night, the Jazz and the Lakers shot 70 free throws!! They made 58 of the 70 and the game only went over by a few points. Our number on that game was right around 200, but I made a note that these two teams had been at the line too many times during this series to warrant a play on the under. Hard to figure beforehand how the game will be called though, in other words, how much physical play will the referees allow or not allow?

The intensity of the playoffs brings more fouls, allowing for points scored with the clock stopped and this must be considered one of your handicapping factors when handicapping totals in the NBA playoffs.

NBA Playoffs Tuesday Magic-Pistons

We pulled out the win last night with the Celtics-Cavaliers game. The Celtics played excellent defense which we expected but so did the Cavaliers. The Celtics continue to have a problem with winning on the road as they dropped this game last night 88-77. The Celts were held to a 12-point fourth quarter and shot 38.6% from the field. We cannot see the Celtics competing for the Championship if they continue to lose games on the road because if you lose one game at home, you take yourself right out of the series when you cannot win in the other team's building.

Tonight, the Pistons will try to end their series with the Orlando Magic. The Pistons probably see this as a must win game, and will pull out their best defense to close it out. They have a chance to finish off the Magic early, get some extra rest, and provide Chauncy Billips with some extra time to come back from his injury before the Eastern Finals get under way. The total is at 186.5 at the time of this writing. Reccomendation: Under

Magic-Pistons Under 186.5

Record So Far: 51-30-3 Or 62.96%

Monday May 12th Celtics-Cavaliers

Tonight, it's game four between these two in Cleveland. Sunday's game saw the Cavaliers come out on fire shooting the lights out and going up 31-13 at the end of the first quarter. For the game, the Cavs shot 53.6% from the floor including 10 of 19 from the 3 point line. The pace of the game was slow, as expected, the only reason for the total ending up at 192 was the Cavs shooting and 24 free-throws made to boot.

Tonight, we look for the Celtics to come out strong on defense early. They have to take the crowd out of it early and keep the Cavaliers from opening up a big lead like in game three. They have promised in the media that they will win this game and show that they can win on the road in the Playoffs. Reccomendation: Under

Celtics-Cavaliers Under 182

Record So Far: 50-30-3 Or 62.5%

NBA Playoffs Saturday May 10th

Tonight we are going to go with the under in the Detroit-Orlando game. I look for the Pistons to bounce back tonight and flex some defensive muscle, which is what they need to come out with a win. Tough to win on the road, especially in the Playoffs, and I think they know that they will have to take the crowd out of it early and force the Magic to play at a slower, more Detroit-like pace. Chauncy Billips is expected to play for the Pistons tonight. We are starting to look at Major League Baseball totals and we will be getting going on that as the NBA season winds down.

Pistons-Magic Under 187.5

Record So Far: 49-30-3 Or 62.02%

Hornets-Spurs Thursday May 8th

Guess we figured wrong in last night's Jazz-Laker game. Once again, it became a free-throw contest with the Lakers winning the game by 10. The Lakers made 35 free throws last night. That was not the difference as far as the total goes, the pace was slightly faster than we expected and the Lakers also shot 57% from the field. Congratulations to Kobe Bryant on his well-deserved MVP award!!

Tonight in the other Western Conference series, the Hornets visit the Spurs in San Antonio. I think we can look for a very tight game here defensively. We will just go with the under tonight with the total at 183. Our numbers say there should be about 176 scored in this game.

Hornets-Spurs Under 183

Record So Far: 49-29-3 Or 62.82%

Handicapping The NBA Playoffs

So far this Playoff season, we have done pretty well with a record of 8-5-1. One thing I have noticed is that it takes a little more good fortune on your side to come out with a win. Once each series has begun, the linemakers adjust their numbers and no matter how good you are at handicapping the games, it just plain takes some grace from the handicapping gods to be successful. With totals, we are basically crunching numbers and if the two teams play to their trends and averages, our number will be very close to the final score. We also factor in other things like home-away, defensive strategies of the different teams, etc.

We know that over time, everything will trend toward the average, but in the Playoffs, there is so much more intensity on both sides of the ball, and much more at stake. For example, the Boston-Cleveland game last night had a total of 184 opening and was bet down to 182.5 by tip-off time. My numbers on that game were right below the line, so it was a no-play. The Celtics just about shut LeBron James down last night along with the rest of the Cavaliers who shot 30.7% from the field. The pace of the game was slightly lower than expected, but it was the terrible shooting percentage for both teams which is partly attributed to good defense, that caused the game to wind up 76-72.

There is no way to predict shooting percentage, of course. But we usually come very close to possessions per game, and with that, over time we will win more than we lose and that is the what the goal of being a successful handicapper is all about. It only takes about 53% winners betting the same units on each game to show a profit, and we are at over 63% for this NBA season. We will just keep plugging away with what we are doing and it's nice to know that over the long run we will come out ahead of the books.

NBA Playoffs Utah-LA. Wednesday Lakers Free Selection

We dropped one last night as the Orlando-Detroit game got over the total. They scored 58 points in the first quarter and had 64 in the third quarter and the game only went over by 8 points, go figure. We are still hitting at a fantastic 63.63% this season Not bad at all.

Tomorrow night, the Jazz and Lakers battle in game two of their second round series. We had the under on Sunday when the total was 213. The Lakers had 46 free throw attempts and made 38 of them and the game still went under, landing on 207. The linemaker has adjusted the total down some to 211 but we still see Wednesday's game going under. Hopefully, the Jazz will adjust and not commit so many fouls tomorrow. We have this game in the mid to high 190's so we will still go with the under even though the total is two points lower.

Jazz-Lakers Under 211

Sports Selections So Far: 49-28-3 Or 63.63%

NBA Playoffs Monday May 5th- Free Selection

We grabbed another winner yesterday with our selection on the under in the Utah-Los Angeles game. The Lakers took it to the Jazz pretty good and the game was more lopsided than the final score would indicate. The Jazz shot under 38% from the floor and were only 4 of 19 from three-point range. Look for the linemaker to adjust the total on their next game, bringing it down some.

Tonight the Magic and Pistons hook up for the second game of their round two series in Detroit. The Pistons totally dominated Dwight Howard in game one, and according to what I am hearing, they will do the same tonight. The will continue to show him different looks on defense and try to take the Magic out of their offense.

I see the same kind of result tonight as in game one. The total is at 185. I have this game winding up somewhere in the mid-170's. Recommendation: Under.

Magic-Pistons Under 185

Sports Selections So Far: 49-27-3 Or 64.47%

NBA Playoffs Sunday Jazz-Lakers

Today the second round playoff series between Utah and Los Angeles begins in L.A. This should be a good series, although the Lakers would seem to have an advantage here having been rested and waiting for the Jazz to finish off Houston in a hard-fought 6 game series. On paper, this might seem to be a high-scoring, fast-paced type of matchup, but I see it being more of a defensive chess game.

The Lakers were able to hold the Nuggets to aboout 105 points a game in their series. The Nuggets averaged over 110 points a game throughout the regular season. The Jazz have just finished beating Houston in the first round holding them to just over an average of 87 points per game. I'm thinking that both teams will have their focus on defense in this series, at least until they have had time to feel each other out some and design their offensive strategy. The Lakers are rested since their series ended last Monday and this should give them an advantage on the defensive end of the court. Going to go with the under with the total at 213.

Jazz-Lakers Under 213

Sports Selections So Far: 48-27-3 or 63.99%

Big Brown Impressive In Derby Win

Well, to say the least, I was wrong about Big Brown. What a performance today in The Kentucky Derby. He wasn't able to make the lead in the early going and he was stuck four wide around the first turn but he was just too good for this field. He made his move around the far turn, still four wide and just overwhelmed the field to draw off and win easy. My selection, Colonel John was way too far back early in the race and never really had a chance although he did make a move around the turn, then he just hung..badly.

It is great to see a horse like this perform like that. With only three starts coming into the Derby and to overcome the obstacle of the far outside post to absolutely overpower the field, this is a genuine Triple Crown candidate if I ever saw one, and I have been watching for almost 40 years.

On a sad note, the filly who ran second, Eight Belles fractured both front ankles after the race while pulling up and had to be destroyed. God, I hate to see that. She put in one helluva effort and beat 18 colts only to have that happen . What a shame.

Hats off to Big Brown and his connections. What a performance!! See you at Pimlico in two weeks.

Kentucky Derby Tomorrow-Our Selection

Tomorrow is the running of the 134th Kentucky Derby, the day that everybody is a horseplayer. Our selection in Colonel John. He is coming off a powerful performance in the Santa Anita Derby in which, after closing in the stretch to win against some pretty slow fractions- he wasn't passing tired horses, he galloped out strong after the race and I think he will bring a huge effort tomorrow.

Big Brown is the morning line favorite but I do not like his post at all. The owners and trainers decided to take the 20 hole when they were limited to choosing from 18,19, or 20. Their thinking was that at least Big Brown would not have anybody outside of him in the run to the first turn. I think his problems will begin early as there is some good early speed breaking right next to him in the form of Gayego and Cowboy Cal. Unless Big Brown can clear the field and get all the way over to at least the 2 or 3 path, he is going to have one wide trip, lose tons of ground and expend alot of energy before he even reaches the backstretch.

Colonel John has tactical speed and can be sitting just off the pace or 6 or 7 lengths behind the leaders depending on the way the race plays out. I like that fact that the veteran Corey Nakatani is riding, he should have him in a striking position turning for home. As long as he avoids traffic trouble, he should be right there at the finish. Much has been said about the fact that Colonel John has not raced on dirt yet as all of his starts have come on synthetic surfaces, but I think he will adapt just fine and turn in a huge performance tomorrow.

Going to also bet an exacta box on Colonel John and Z Fortune

Enjoy the Derby!!

NBA Playoffs Continue- Wednesday Free Selection

We pulled out a win the other night by one point with Boston and Atlanta staying under 190. Some books had this total as low as 187.5 late in the day, good thing we make our wagers early. Betting early in the day gives us the best lines to bet into usually and there is no second guessing involved. We take what we get and live with it.

Tonight, the Celtics and Hawks move back to Boston in what has become a pretty wild series. The surprising Hawks have come back to tie this series at 2-2 and have renewed their confidence some. Problem is, they have to play tonight in front of a rabid crowd of Boston fans who will be ready to give them all they can take and more. Once again, we go for the under here as we look for the Celtics to completely shut down the Hawks early and often and pull away to take a 3-2 lead in the series. I have this game at 175 or 176. The total is at 187.5.

Hawks- Celtics Under 187.5

Sports Selections So Far: 48-26-3 Or 64.86%

NBA Playoffs Monday April 28th-Free Selection

We are back in the swing of things having hit our last three selections. Two for two last night and we will continue to attack unders as long as these totals look inflated to us.

Tonight is game four in the Boston-Atlanta series with Boston up 2-1. The Hawks were able to come out with the victory Saturday as the Celtics let down some on defense. The Hawks shot well, especially from three-point range, and the Celtics studied film all day yesterday to try to form a strategy to stop them. With the Celtics being the best defensive team in the league, I am confident that they will do just that tonight. We will go with under on this game. The total is at 190.

Boston-Atlanta Under 190

Sports Selections So Far: 47-26-3 Or 64.38%

NBA Playoffs Sunday April 27th

Never a doubt last night with the Houston-Utah game. Stayed well under the total of 186. We actually had the game figured at 167.5 and the final tally was 168. Today, the action continues with four games scheduled and we like two totals today.

Going to go with the under in the San Antonio-Phoenix game. The number is at 201. The Spurs have elevated themselves in this series and are playing much superior basketball. I think they get the sweep today and will control this game's pace from the outset.

The other total we are going with is the under on the Hornets-Mavericks. Our number on this game is low 180's and the total is at 195.

Spurs-Suns Under 201

Hornets-Mavericks Under 195

Sports Selections So Far: 45-26-3 Or 63.38%

Houston-Utah NBA Saturday April 26th

This should be a good game tonight. These two have had a very physical series so far and the Rockets were able to come out with a victory the other night in Salt Lake. With Rafer Alston back in the lineup, they looked like a different team, with a more balanced attack.

Like the under in this game. The total is at 186 right now after opening at 185.5. I look for a slow pace and very physical play from both of these teams tonight. If the Rockets are to come out with another win, they will have to have this game go along with their style of play.

Houston-Utah Under 186

Sports Selections So Far This Year: 44-26-3 Or 62.85%

Pistons/Sixers Last Night

Just some observations about last night's game between these two. Having made my personal wager on the Sixers plus 5 and over the total of 180 early Friday morning, I tuned into ESPN2 to watch this game, just like millions of others. I am still finding it hard to believe what I saw.

What I watched was the young, upstart Sixers schooling the so-called "second best team in the East" in just about every aspect of basketball. Seemed that every time a shot went up, there was nothing but white jerseys around the basket to rebound and since the Pistons shot under 41% from the field, that occurred often. The Sixers out hustled, out shot and just out played the Pistons in every department. Detroit did contribute to their own demise, of course, with 23 turnovers, 3 for 15 shooting from three-point range and shooting under 70% from the free throw line.

So what is it with this series? Do the Pistons lack focus? Are they complacent? The 76ers are young, playoff inexperienced, and are not supposed to win this series. Just that somebody forgot to tell them or their coach Maurice Cheeks. They do believe they can win and move on to the second round , their fans believe it, and so do I.

As far as the Pistons go, I feel embarrassed for them. They lack focus so far in this series and have apparently not heeded the wake-up call that they received in game 1. If they do not turn this thing around quickly, they will have their asses handed to them and be going home very early.

By the way, I won the bet on Philly plus 5, lost the bet on the over, but it was almost worth it to just sit and root for the Sixers to win the game.

We will take a look at Saturday's matchups and possibly be back with some more free selections.

Sports Selections So Far This Year: 44-26-3 Or 62.85%

NBA Playoffs Friday April 25th

The Detroit-Philly series moves to Philadelphia tonight and the Sixers will be pumped up in front of the home crowd after gaining a split in Detroit. The total is at 180, and we see a more lively offensive game, similiar to game 2.

So, we go with the over here and expect the Sixers to play tough and keep it close or maybe even come out with the win..So we are also taking the Sixers plus the 5 points.

Pistons-76ers Over 180

76ers +5

Sports Selections So Far: 43-25-3 Or 63.23%

Magic-Raptors Tonight..Thursday April 24th

Can't believe we got a push on that game..it just ended with the total falling right on the number that we bet ..202. It was an under game all the way, and they just missed getting over the total.

We will try again tomorrow. So far, the playoffs have been a little more challenging than the last half of the regular season for picking totals. They talk about the Zig-Zag theory alot in the Playoffs as an angle which applies to picking sides. Watching the other game right now and it sure applies there as the Cavs are getting their butts handed to them by the Wizards..

Sports Selections So Far In 2008: 43-25-3 Or 63.23%

NBA Playoffs Thursday April 24th

Well, we had one thing right last night-The Pistons had to win that game and they did. They did it by shooting much better from the field and on top of that, the pace of the game was slightly faster than expected. We have dropped two straight, but not to fear, we are still hitting over 63% this year.

Tonight we are going with the over in the Magic-Raptors game. The total is at 202 at most places..some have it at 202.5.

Orlando-Toronto Over 202

Sports Selections So Far This Year: 43-25-2 Or 63.23%

NBA Playoffs Wednesday, April 23rd

Our streak ended at nine last night with the Suns-Spurs game getting over the total. Tonight we start another winning streak with the Philly-Detroit game. Going to go with the under again on these two. If Detroit wants to win this game, they will have to step it up on the boards. They lost the first game of this series in the rebounding department, and if they bring their A-game defensively, it should go way under the total. They know they need to turn this thing around before heading to Philly for game 3.

76ers-Pistons Under 178

Sports Selections So Far: 43-24-2 Or 64.17%

NBA Playoffs Suns At Spurs Tuesday April 22nd

These two had a wild game Saturday going into overtime twice. The game total after regulation was 186 and this was with both teams shooting exceptionally from the field. Look for tonight's game to stay under the total of 192 as long as The Spurs control the pace of the game. They know that if they let this game turn into a track meet, they have no chance against the Suns.

Suns-Spurs Under 192

Sports Selections For 2008: 43-23-2 Or 65.15%

NBA Playoffs Sunday April 20th-Free Selection

Today, we like the Philly-Detroit game. The total is 180 on this game and we see a very slow-methodical, type pace here. This is the playoffs, and we believe that the Pistons will take it to the Sixers defensively, although we do respect the scrappiness of the Sixers as they did play well towards the end of the regular season. We have the number on this game in the high 160's and we are going with the under..

Sixers-Pistons Under 180

Record: 42-23-2 Or 64.61%

NBA Playoffs Saturday April 19th

The playoffs begin tomorrow starting with the Wizards and Cavaliers in Cleveland. This matchup has been the subject of alot of hype in the media with players from both teams jabbing each other in the press.

These two teams met in the first round last year under similiar circumstances. The total on this game is at 188. We see this game staying under that number as things tighten up on defense during the playoffs. Teams will usually go to more of a half-court offense when the playoffs begin and this game has under written all over it.

Washington-Cleveland Under 188

Selections So Far: 41-23-2 Or 64.06%

NBA Sunday April 13th

Going to change things up a little today and go with a side instead of a total. Let's see if we can grab one more winner before the regular season comes to a close and we turn our focus to the playoffs.

Tonight, the Orlando Magic travel into Chicago to play the Bulls. The Magic have been stumbling lately while trying to win their 50th game of the season. Jeff Van Gundy has challenged his team in the media of late, saying that they have lost their focus, especially on the boards.

The Minnestota Timberwolves went into Orlando the other night and came out with a one-point win and the Magic lost the battle on the boards again losing a game that they should have easily won.

We see Orlando going into Chicago tonight and thrashing the Bulls, not only to get that 50th win, but to right the ship going into the playoffs..Take the Magic minus 4.

Orlando Magic -4

Sports Selections So Far In 2008 40-23-2 Or 63.49%

NBA Regular Season Winding Down

As we near the end of the regular season, it becomes a little more difficult to find games with any "meaning", except in the Western Conference, of course. We went 2 for 2 the other night bringing our winning percentage up to just under 63%. A good way to finish and look forward to the playoffs.

Tonight, we again take the under in a Seattle game. The Sonics visit San Antonio in the last game of their Texas trifecta. We see the same thing happening here that happened in both Houston and Dallas..The Sonics are crushed on the offensive end by the Spurs defense who were beaten at home last out by the Suns and held to 77 points..They will take it out on Seattle tonight and flex their muscles..We see the game total in the 170's. Take the under.

Sonics-Spurs Under 186.5

Sports Selections So Far: 39-23-2 Or 62.9%

NBA Wednesday April 9th-Free Selections

Grabbed another win last night when the Sonics-Mavs game stayed under the total..Never had to sweat in that one even with the Mavs shooting way over their average from the floor, 3 point range, and the free-throw line..game went under by 20 points..we like those.

Tonight we try again, this time with two picks. Taking the under in the Chicago-Orlando game where the total is at 206.5 and the under 193 in the Sonics-Rockets matchup for obvious reasons, I think.

Bulls-Magic Under 206.5

Sonics-Rockets Under 193

Sports Selections So Far In 2008: 37-23-2 Or 61.66%

NBA Tuesday April 8th-Free Selection

The Rockets and Clippers cooperated the other night staying under the total..just barely. We are sitting at 61% winning percentage as the regular season winds down..Another under tonight is our pick.

The Sonics visit Dallas tonight where the total is at 203. We look for that same situation here that has brought us a few winners over the last couple of weeks. The Mavs should be able to totally shut down Seattle's offense and cruise to an easy win while resting their starters late, especially Dirk, their scoring machine. I'm thinking something like 105 to 88, or something along those lines. Take the under.

Seattle-Dallas Under 203

Sports Selections So Far In 2008: 36-23-2 Or 61.01%

NBA Sunday April 6th

Cruised to an easy one the other night..the Rockets and Sonics game was under all the way. They wound up with a total of 145 points in that game, never in doubt. That winner took us over 60 percent again, a excellent winning percentage, not to mention, a money maker.

Tonight we try again with a similiar spot. The Rockets visit the Clippers for their last game of this West Coast trip. We see the similiar circumstances here..the Rockets able to completely shut down the Clips and keep this one under the total, which is at 187.5.

Houston-L.A. Clippers Under 187.5

Sports Selections So Far In 2008: 35-23-2 Or 60.34%