Behind the scenes at NYRA: Oddsmaker David Aragona

There are a lot of thankless jobs in horse racing—outrider, groom, hotwalker come to mind—but few of them are as open to public scrutiny as the morning-line oddsmaker. The work of the morning-line oddsmaker is visible daily, its correctness able to be assessed by anyone interested enough to pay attention. And while a sharp morning…

How To Bet $100 on the Belmont Stakes

If you took the advice of Julie and Nick Tooth for the Preakness Stakes, you cashed tickets. Both Keeneland BETologists made money on the Preakness, their confidence in War of Will literally paying off. Nick bet a total of $102 and made a $40 profit off his $20 win bet on War of Will, which isn’t…

Brian’s Triple Crown Analysis: The Belmont Stakes

Belmont Park: The Grade I, $1.5 million Belmont at 1 ½ miles #1 Mubtaahij (IRE) (10-1): De Kock runner gives some international flavor to the proceedings as he made a name for himself in Dubai this winter, culminating in a visually impressive score in Meydan’s GII UAE Derby. And while that form didn’t translate to…