Vegas Turf And Sports

Philadelphia Park Free Selection

2010-04-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

Our free selection today goes at Philly in the seventh race. We are going with #5, Flashy Boo. He makes his second start off of a long layoff and looks like he should be ready to pop today.

7th Race Philadelphia Park- #5 Flashy Boo

Free Selection-Philly Park For Monday March 15th

2010-03-15T06:25:00.000-07:00

Today we will head over to Philly Park for our free selection. In race five, we are going with #9 Zurs. Should get a decent price on this one who ships in from Maryland.

Philadelphia Park- Race 5-#9 Zurs

Santa Anita-Free Selection For Sunday March 14th

2010-03-14T06:27:00.001-07:00

Today we will give out a free selection over at Santa Anita..We are going with Warren's Concept in the seventh race, a maiden claiming affair for three year-olds going 6 1/2 furlongs over the synthetic..

This guy showed much improved speed in his last start and we think he could take this field wire to wire today..Silvio Amador is capable in this spot and should keep the odds up a little..

Santa Anita- 7th Race: #5-Warren's Concept

Free Selection For Sunday January 10th

2010-01-10T05:54:00.000-08:00

Over at Santa Anita today our free selection goes in the 8th race..Taking Evening Jewel here with Victor Espinosa...

Santa Anita 8th Race: Evening Jewel

Free Selection For Monday 12/28

2009-12-28T05:21:00.001-08:00

Today's freebie comes in the 8th race, The Eddie Logan Stakes. We are making a win bet on number 1, Alfarabi here.

8th Race #1-Alfarabi

Free Selection For Sunday 12/27

2009-12-27T05:36:00.000-08:00

Over to the 5th race at Santa Anita today for the daily free selection. This is a one mile turf event, optional claiming $32,000. A very wide open race here and we will take a shot with #8, Big Wig. This is his second start off of a year long layoff and he ran decent in his comebacker on December 4th. We will use him in the exotics along with a small win bet.

Santa Anita 5th Race: #8 Big Wig

Santa Anita Free Selection For 12/26

2009-12-26T07:35:00.001-08:00

Today is opening day at Santa Anita and we hope to see some more competitive fields over here. Today's free selection comes in the 8th race on the program, the La Brea Stakes.

Going with the number 4 in here, Amazed By Grace with Go Go. Let's just hope that we get the 6-1 price that she is on the morning line.

Santa Anita Race 8-#4 Amazed By Grace

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/20

2009-12-20T05:33:00.000-08:00

Today, we go to the fifth race over at Hollywood Park which closes after today for the holiday break. This is an optional claimer for fillies 3 and up going 6 furlongs on the turf.

Our selection here is the number 5 horse, A Jealous Woman. She broke her maiden last time out over the same layout after a four month layoff. Joe Talamo stays with her for this one and she has been training well for this, her first start against winners. Bill Spawr is hot right now with a 32% win rate from 19 starters. Let's see if we can end the meet with another winner.

Hollywood Park Race 5-Number 4 A Jealous Woman

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/19

2009-12-19T06:02:00.000-08:00

Today's free selection goes in the 4th race, The Stuka Stakes for two year olds sprinting on the cushion track. I think the sharpest horse in here could be the number 5 horse, Cardiff Giant. Let's take a shot with Periban here as he is having a good meet and retains Santiago-Reyes to ride this one.

Hollywood Park 4th Race: #5 Cardiff Giant

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/18

2009-12-18T05:07:00.000-08:00

Today's free selection comes in the fourth race, a nonwinners of one for fillies 3 years old and up. We are going to stick with the combo of Baffert-Garcia and go with the number 4 horse, Toro Bonito. She has been off since February of 09 but has been training well for this comeback. She is 4-1 on the morning line and looks spotted for the win today.

Hollywood Park Race 4- #4 Toro Bonito

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/17

2009-12-17T05:42:00.000-08:00

Today's free pick comes in the fourth race, a group of 2 year-old maidens going 1 1/16 miles over the cushion. A full field of seven goes here..well seven is a big field right now in Southern California..

Our pick is number 3, Broken Tango, a second-time starter from Bob Baffert. Has one route under his belt and Baffert has Martin Garcia riding here. They have hit with a 37% win rate over the last 60 starts when teamed up. Should get some value in a wide open race.

Race 4-#3 Broken Tango

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/10/09

2009-12-10T05:25:00.000-08:00

We finally broke through yesterday with Quoted in the sixth race paying $11.00 to win. Let's try to make it two in a row today with another nice priced horse.

Today's third race has only six entrants, and I will take a stand against the morning line favorites here. These are two-year olds going two turns, and I like the #1 horse, Ballerina Angel. I see this filly up close early or maybe even leading as she exits a couple of sprint preps for this race. Let's see if we can steal one here.

Hollywood Race #3-Ballerina Angel

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/9/09

2009-12-09T05:17:00.000-08:00

Sunday's selection just missed so we forge ahead today and hope we get into the winner's circle..

Today's free selection comes in the sixth race. This is a turf sprint for maidens and our pick in here is #7 Quoted. This horse is sharp right now and was just claimed by Doug O'Neill on Thanksgiving day. This guy should have what it takes against these to graduate today.

Hollywood 6th Race-#7 Quoted

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/6/09

2009-12-06T06:05:00.000-08:00

We will go over to Hollywood's sixth race today, a one mile event over the turf course. Very wide open race here which should offer some value.

Our free selection today is the number 4, Art Currency. This one is trained by Mike Mitchell and gets Joel Rosario to ride today at what should be a fair price. There should be enough early speed in here to set up this colt's late run. Let's see if we can break into the winner's circle today as we have been coming close but no cigar with our free selections.

Hollywood-6th Race- #4 Art Currency

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/4/09

2009-12-04T06:03:00.000-08:00

Over to the 3rd race, the Winter Stakes for fillies 3 and up. Going to take a shot in here with #4 Reba Is Tops. She has the perfect running style for this race as there is alot of early speed in here. Let's hope she can sit just off the pace and pounce late to get up for the win.

Hollywood Race 3-#4 Reba Is Tops

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 12/3

2009-12-03T05:01:00.000-08:00

Today's 5th race looks to offer some value and we are going with #7 Dreamalong here. The Julio Canani barn is red hot right now and this girl has had a nice prep race and two strong works after a short layoff.

Hollywood 5th race: #7-Dreamalong

Hollywood Park Free Selection For Sunday 11/29

2009-11-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

Today, the Grass Festival continues over at Hollywood Park and we go to the 5th race, The Miesque Stakes for our free selection.

We are going to take a shot with the 2 horse, Camille C. She is sharp at the moment and tries turf for the first time, but we think she is a good fit in here, and at 12-1 on the morning line, she may offer some value in the exotics as well. We also get the hot-riding Joe Talamo with her.

5th Race-Hollywood...#2 Camille C.

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 11/26/09

2009-11-26T05:52:00.000-08:00

We got scratched yesterday and will try again with a play in the 5th race today. Going to use the number 4 horse, Fitzmo. This horse returns from a long layoff and is showing some sharp workouts. Garrett Gomez will ride and should have him in the perfect spot stalking just behind the speed here.

Don't forget about the early post time today..Happy Thanksgiving!

Hollywood 5th Race-#4 Fitzmo

Hollywood Park Free Selection For 11/25

2009-11-25T05:00:00.001-08:00

Today we go to the sixth race, a maiden race for 2 year old fillies going one mile on the grass. We are going with number 2, On The Cover. She makes her second career start here and has two works, one of them at 7 furlongs since her debut on November 1st. Joel Rosario rides today and this filly should make a good showing of herself.

Hollywood 6th Race-#2 On The Cover

Handicapping: Trip Notes And Track Bias

2009-06-25T06:15:00.000-07:00

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.

Churchill Free Selection For Thursday June 18th

2009-06-18T06:23:00.000-07:00

We keep getting scratched with our free selection here. Happened again yesterday at Monmouth. Our free pick for today goes at Churchill in the 8th race and it is number 4-Morakami who is listed at 5-1 on the morning line. Let's hope this one goes today.

8th Race Churchill Downs-Number 4 Morakami

Free Selection For Wednesday June 17th

2009-06-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

We will head over to Monmouth today with our freebie. In the 8th race, we will take a shot with number 7, Aspiring Nick. He is working sharp for this, his second race off a layoff since October and we think he will be right there today.

Monmouth-Race 8-#7 Aspiring Nick

Philly Park 9th Race Monday

2009-06-15T06:10:00.000-07:00

Today's free pick is in the ninth race over at Philadelphia Park. We are going with number five- Cardashi.

Our last free selection, Kiddari, was scratched out on Friday at Churchill but came back the next day to win at $10.00. Hope you were able to catch that one. I was busy competing in a qualifier for the DRF NHC here in Vegas..

Philadelphia Park 9th Race: #5 Cardashi

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Churchill Downs Free Selection

2009-06-12T05:30:00.000-07:00

Our pick yesterday was scratched so we will forge ahead today by turning to the 9th at Churchill. We are going with Kiddari, number 8, who is listed at 6-1 on the morning line.

Churchill 9th Race: #8 Kiddari

Belmont Park Free Selection For June 11th

2009-06-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

Over at Belmont in the 8th race, we have one going today. Our pick is number three, Dr. Smarty Jack. We like Christophe Clement's ability to place his maiden winners and there should be some value here. Also like Rajiv Maragh returning to ride this one. Should be live today.

Belmont 8th Race: Dr. Smarty Jack

2009 Belmont Stakes

2009-06-02T05:56:00.000-07:00

We have almost reached the end of the Triple Crown series for 2009 with the Belmont Stakes to be run this Saturday. With all of the drama of whether Rachel Alexandra was going to run or not behind us now, we can concentrate on trying to find the winner of the race.

I will probably go with Chocolate Candy, the fifth place finisher in the Derby. He has a good turn of foot and will make his move on the turn for home, and with Garrett Gomez riding, I feel good about his chances. He is fresh since he has not run since the Derby, been working very good over the Belmont surface and I think his running style will fit like a glove in this race.

Mine That Bird will be far back early and unless he gets going sooner than he did in the Derby, I think his chances are compromised. Although Calvin Borel has been riding up a storm lately, he better time his move just right or the horse will come up short.

Charitable Man will be able to make the lead and if he gets away with slow fractions, he could wire the field. He should have company on the front end though and I am hoping for a decent pace for Chocolate Candy to run at.

Maybe an exacta key with Chocolate Candy over Mine That Bird and Charitable Man will do the trick..

Zenyatta, Rachel And Mine That Bird

2009-05-24T10:28:00.000-07:00

Racing needs all the help it can get in the popularity department. Right now, we have three horses with intriguing stories in the making. I'm talking about Zenyatta, Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra.

Mine That Bird's victory in this years' Kentucky Derby is proof that three year olds can improve drastically at any time, especially this time of year. His path to the Derby was less than glamorous and out of the mainstream. He came into the Derby from Sunland Park after being in Canada where he was that country's two year old of the year. Maybe the condition of the Churchill Downs track that day helped him to make that explosive run, maybe it was Calvin Borel, the path that he took along the rail or maybe it was a combination of the three. He then validated his performance by finishing a closing second to Rachel Alexandra in the Preakness Stakes two weeks later.

Speaking of Rachel, she is now undefeated in five starts, beating the colts in the Preakness very handily. We are still waiting to see if she will be given the ultimate test, the mile and a half Belmont Stakes where she will face Mine That Bird again along with some new faces from the three year old division who were not there in Baltimore last week. She is a very special horse and racing is blessed for having her around right now.

Last, but not least is Zenyatta. She is my favorite runner to watch right now, Yesterday's Milady Handicap at Hollywood Park was her latest conquest, coming after seven months off. The way she puts her head down and spreads her ears out while mowing down the competition is poetry in motion. She has done that in every one of her races and I cannot see her ever getting beat. I think that she can finish her career undefeated as long as she's healthy. She just has a desire to win like I have never seen before. How about a showdown in the Ladies Classic this fall at Santa Anita between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta?

Racing could really use it.

Hollywood Park Free Selection

2009-05-06T05:58:00.000-07:00

Today we are going with one in the sixth race. The horse is number 3, Wineshine. Aaron Gryder takes the call for Craig Lewis who recently claimed this horse. Lewis does well first after the claim and has a high win percentage when using Gryder.

Race 6- #3 Wineshine

Santa Anita Saturday April 11th-Free Selection

2009-04-11T05:17:00.000-07:00

Today, our free selection comes in the 7th at Santa Anita, the La Puente stakes. Our horse here is #3 Leedstheway, with Joe Talamo up. This one is listed at 8-1 on the morning line and should get a ground saving trip, hopefully with something left turning for home. The favorite, Battle Of Hastings will break from the 11 post, seems to have to be near or on the lead and should have to race wide throughout the mile over the turf. Joe Talamo has really come into his own of late and also has shown that he can be patient with a horse and make that one big move at the right time.

That is the essence of turf racing and jockeys are a big factor when handicapping turf routes.

7th Race: #3 Leedstheway

Vegas Turf And Sports-Free Selection, Monday Feburary 16th

2009-02-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

I have to apologize here for the lack of updated information on our website currently. The webmaster has had some issues updating the site and there is no end in site for this problem.

I am preparing for the Horseplayer World Series coming up in a few days here in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel. Here is a free selection going today at Santa Anita:

7th Race Number 5-Gallant Son

After this week, we should be posting some free selections here on the blog. Check back starting the week of Feburary 23rd. Our NBA totals have been strong lately going 19-8 in the last two weeks. Our members have been cleaning up..Feel free to visit the site and patronize our sponsors in the mean time.

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Super Bowl 2009

2009-02-01T06:50:00.000-08:00

Our team has varied opinions on today's Super Bowl, and I will share what the consensus says here today..

We are taking the points and the Arizona Cardinals. The Cards should keep it close enough and cover, but will probably get beat straight up by the Steelers. We look for a high scoring, fun to watch game today with the Steelers coming out at the other end as world champs. Of course, you must obviously get seven points if you are taking Arizona, and it is available with just a little shopping around. Some books have moved it down to 6.5 but there are some sevens still around.

Cardinals plus the 7, and enjoy the game.

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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

2009-01-14T05:48:00.000-08:00

We will release one of our Southern California race picks here today; in the final race today over at Santa Anita, the eighth race, we are going with number 4, Wolfgang. This one is listed at 10-1 on the morning line and looks like a strong contender in this event.

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Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

2009-01-11T06:11:00.001-08:00

We will release a couple of freebies here today for our regular readers and here they are:

Santa Anita 7th Race: Number 2 -Squallcreek

NFL Playoff Game: San Diego-Pittsburgh -Under 37.5

Our NFL members went 2 for 2 yesterday as we had both dogs.

Our Souther California racing members had a nice winner in the feature yesterday as our Play Of The Day, Cowboy Cal won and paid $7.60. Our other selection, Outlaw Yodeler, won and paid $9.20..not a bad day at all!!

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Free Selection For Sunday January 4th

2009-01-04T06:40:00.000-08:00

We would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year from the staff over here and we will begin 2009 with a free selection over at Santa Anita. Go to www.vegasturfandsports.com to sign up to receive all of our selections every day.

In the eighth race, we are going with the number 2 horse, Nikki'sgoldensteed. This horse is adding blinkers back on today and may get an easy lead with Mike Smith aboard and be able to take this one gate to wire.

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Free Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

2008-11-29T10:39:00.001-08:00

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

2008-11-20T06:03:00.001-08:00

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.

We had a fantastic weekend in college football going 11-1, a new record for us here. You can check out all of our handicapping packages at www.vegasturfandsports.com.

Lakers-Suns Under 207

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

Sluggish Start To NBA Season

2008-11-13T05:52:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-28T06:53:00.001-07:00

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

2008-10-23T12:22:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-19T08:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-28T07:48:00.000-07:00

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.

That's alot better than the stock market right now and we charge alot less than your broker for our advice..Something to think about.

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Free Football Selections From Vegas Turf And Sports

2008-09-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-25T07:25:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-24T07:29:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-14T08:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-10T13:50:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-04T19:20:00.000-07:00

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

2008-09-02T07:04:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-31T09:34:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-29T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-28T07:11:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-27T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-26T06:52:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-24T11:54:00.001-07:00

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

2008-08-22T15:15:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-17T11:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-16T07:43:00.001-07:00

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

2008-08-14T07:07:00.000-07:00

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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Email Filters-Important!

2008-08-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Some of you have been trying to contact us by email and we have received the emails, but apparently, your email program is blocking our responses. The following people are emailing us about services, but from the looks of it, are not receiving our replies.

Harry B.-San Diego, California
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Free Selection From Vegas Turf And Sports

2008-08-12T15:48:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-09T07:12:00.000-07:00

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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We are having an extremely good baseball season so far and are gearing up for the upcoming NFL season with 2 plays on tonight's preseason schedule.

Del Mar Free Selection For Thursday

2008-08-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-06T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-08-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-31T07:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-29T11:17:00.001-07:00

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

2008-07-26T10:51:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-24T06:32:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-21T11:54:00.001-07:00

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

2008-07-18T06:37:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-17T06:53:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-15T15:35:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-11T06:50:00.000-07:00

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.

Visit http://www.vegasturfandsports.com/ for more information on signing up for a membership. We offer affordable plans for as little as $20.00. We are plus 18.55 units so far this MLB season and on a 11-4 run since the beginning of July. Overall in 2008 we are at 64.1% winners. A very profitable year so far. We are looking forward to the NFL season and will be announcing our special handicapping packages and prices in the coming weeks for football.

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

2008-07-10T07:01:00.000-07:00

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

Our free selections are hitting at 63.71% and are plus 33.55 units overall since 1/1/2008.

Free Selection For Tuesday From Vegas Turf And Sports

2008-07-08T14:00:00.001-07:00

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

2008-07-06T09:36:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-07-06T06:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-02T06:33:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-30T07:10:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-28T07:01:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-27T07:13:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-26T07:07:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-25T06:53:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-22T06:27:00.000-07:00

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.

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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

2008-06-21T06:55:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-06-20T19:48:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-20T06:53:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-19T06:28:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-18T07:10:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-16T07:21:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-15T06:35:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-13T06:39:00.001-07:00

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

2008-06-12T07:05:00.000-07:00

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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