For our IdaBet players, here are the Wednesday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering! 1ST RACE: 3-5-7-2 2ND RACE: 1-3-2-4 3RD RACE: 1-7-6-2 4TH RACE: 5-7-1-6 5TH RACE: 1-5-4-3 6TH RACE: 1-3-4-2 7TH RACE: 5-4-6-1 8TH RACE: 3-6-7-5 9TH RACE: 7-4-3-2

Today’s “Lock” is at Western Fair: on race 6 with the #1-Absolut Seelster-Has the rail and back class to wire this bunch. Scott Coulter drives. Yesterday’s “Lock” was a scratch.  Howard’s record stands at:  167 of 269 Wins with 46 seconds and 17 thirds. Happy Wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Sunland Park Selections for our IdaBet players: Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1st SLEEPER – Solid mare in a great barn. SUNNY RITHM – Morning line favorite. REDEEMING QUALITY – Should force the issue. 2nd LET’S MEET IN RIO – Won a driving finish last time. SMACK RIDGE – Heats up the rivalry. ROCK HARD K P – Bred to be a nice one. 3rd EKATI WILDCAT ...

For our IdaBet players, here are the Tuesday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering! 1ST RACE: 4-1-6-7 2ND RACE: 7-3-2-1 3RD RACE: 6-2-3-4 4TH RACE: 3-5-8-1 5TH RACE: 2-4-1-7 6TH RACE: 2-6-5-1 7TH RACE: 3-4-5-8 8TH RACE: 6-5-1-8 9TH RACE: 3-5-6-8 10TH RACE: 5-3-8-4

A PEEK AT THE PROGRAM–TUESDAY, JANUARY 9     Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players:   1ST RACE – (5) BEGINNER’S LUCK finds way back here after a Catskills blowout. Last few locally not prominent, but made just nine ’17 starts, so tighter?   3RD RACE – (2) ACEFORTYFOURAMANDA ended last season as rock-solid bottom-level number. Gets shoved ...

Today’s “Lock” is at Pompano Park on race 3  with the #3-Northern Dali-A Drop and Pop for Top Driver Geo Napolitano. Last lock was a scratch. Howard’s record now stands at:167 of 269 Wins with 46 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck at Pompano Park and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

 Yonkers Raceway took the bow off its 2018 season Sunday (Jan. 7th), with lone lass Consolidator (catch-driver Jim Marohn Jr., $16.60) winning a chilly $50,000 Open Handicap Trot. Originally drawn with nine entrants, the field was pared to seven after the eight-hole (Melady’s Monet, sick) and nine-hole (Tight Lines, weather) assignees were scratched. Consolidator, from post position ...

Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, Gun Runner and World Approval, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB)  announced the finalists for the 2017 Eclipse Awards, recognizing excellence in Thoroughbred racing. Winners in 17 horse and human categories will be announced at the ...

 Newman Racing’s Absatootly and Mac Keller’s Quezon will square off for a fifth consecutive race as part of a field of seven older New York-bred fillies and mares in the first running of the $100,000 La Verdad at seven furlongs on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Originally scheduled to run on Saturday, January 6, the La Verdad’s ...

SANTA ANITA PICK SIX CARRYOVER INTO THURSDAY OF $92,218; TOTAL PICK SIX POOL SHOULD APPROACH $500,000 UNTOUCHED THROUGH EIGHT DAYS, SANTA ANITA SINGLE TICKET JACKPOT CARRYOVER SWELLS TO $213,717 With average field size in Sunday’s Pick Six averaging just over 10 runners per race, Santa Anita’s two dollar Pick Six proved unhittable, resulting in a carryover into ...

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the 24th consecutive program at Gulfstream Park on Sunday, swelling the jackpot carryover to $1,464,550.68 for Wednesday’s card. Multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $39,124.30. The carryover jackpot is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ...

Dear Valued IdaBet.com players: We are temporarily having to suspend Northfield Park’s racing signal due to a lawsuit filed by the Ohio horseman’s association against Northfield Park for alleged penalties owed for not fully disclosing all ​export signal ​ entities per contracts (in a nutshell). Unfortunately, even though our company provided the proper contract language and specifically listed all ...

Parx has cancelled live racing for today Monday, January 8th. Have a great day and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!  

HEAVILY FAVORED MCKINZIE REMAINS UNBEATEN AS HE TAKES GRADE III, $100,000 SHAM STAKES BY 3 ½ LENGTHS UNDER SMITH; BAFFERT TAKES BLINKERS OFF & STREET SENSE COLT RELAXES WELL EARLY WITH THE WIN, MCKINZIE PICKS UP 10 KENTUCKY DERBY QUALIFYING POINTS Bob Baffert’s McKinzie took another significant step toward the Kentucky Derby by winning Saturday’s Grade III, ...

    Some insights into this morning’s first racing program of the season (…and a ‘Welcome Back & Happy New Year’ to the regular readers of this missive. We begin 2018 with the faith that we can unearth some winners, though how long that lasts is anyone’s guess)   1ST RACE – (1) TOWNSLIGHT HANOVER was a seasonal 1-fer in 2016 ...

Today’s “Lock” stays at Cal-Expo on race 3 with the #5-Mighty Fine Hi Ho-Was disqualified in last and looks to make amends for top driver Luke Plano. Yesterday’s “Lock” won! Howard’s record now stands at:166 of 268 wins with 46 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck at Cal-Expo and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players. Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes. From the “Ayers Above”SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6 Race 1: 1- Bruisers Sister – Draws the inside advantage and could start the Daily Double. ...

With the dangerous low temperatures and negative wind chills, Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment  is canceling live racing for this Friday and Saturday (January 5 & 6). “For the safety of our human and equine participants we decided to cancel live racing this weekend,” said GM and COO of Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment Jason Settlemoir. The track and ...

Freehold Raceway has cancelled live racing for tomorrow, Saturday, January 6th due to extreme cold temperatures and wind chill. Live racing will resume on Thursday, January 11, 2018 Stay warm and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Mahoning Valley Race Course has cancelled live racing for tomorrow, Saturday, January 6 due to extreme temperatures and wind chills. Live racing from Mahoning Valley is scheduled to resume on Monday, January 8. Have a great Friday and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

For our IdaBet players: Delta Downs’ very own Jackpot Picks for Friday, January 5th jackpotfrijan5   Happy Wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Freehold Raceway has cancelled live racing for today, Friday, January 5 due to extremely cold temperatures and wind chills. Live racing is currently scheduled to resume tomorrow, January 6, 2018.  

Friday’s “Lock” is at Cal-Expo on race 7 with the #2-Silverlode-Drops from the open and has tons of speed. Steve Wiseman drives. Last “Lock” ran 2nd. Howard’s record now stands at: 165 of 267 wins with 46 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck on Cal-Expo and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Parx has also cancelled for Saturday 1-6 due to the snow they received today. Stay warm and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Due to the ongoing winter storm, Monticello has cancelled live racing for Friday, January 5th Racing resumes, Monday, January 8th 12:25 post.  

 For Meadowlands fans whose resolutions in addition to weight loss and quitting smoking were to go for bigger scores at the track, all they have to do is get involved in the track’s Pick 5 on the first night of racing in 2018, when players will have a guaranteed pool of $125,000 to shoot for Friday evening. The ...

ITSINTHEPOST, HE WILL, FLAMBOYANT & TOP OF THE GAME ALL PROMINENT IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SAN GABRIEL STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES 72ND RUNNING OF ICONIC TURF FIXTURE ATTRACTS WIDE OPEN FIELD OF 10 OLDER HORSES Trainer Jeff Mullins’ Itsinthepost heads a wide open field of 10 older horses in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 San Gabriel stakes ...

‘MEADOWLANDS HARNESS LIVE’ DEBUTS FRIDAY  Thanks to the Meadowlands and SportsNet New York (SNY) live harness racing will come right into fans’ living rooms Friday night from the sport’s top track. That’s the night “Meadowlands Harness Live” begins its 10-week Friday night run on SNY by bringing three live races to lovers of the sulky sport, with ...

 With wind chill temperatures again predicted to fall below zero during racing hours, Turfway Park has canceled live racing for Friday, Jan. 5.  Live racing is expected to resume Saturday, Jan. 6.  Thank you for your support of Turway Park and IdaBet.com!

For our IdaBet players: Delta Downs’ very own Jackpot Picks for Wednesday, January 4th jackpotthursjan4 Happy Wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Penn National Race Course has cancelled live racing beginning today, Thursday, 1/4 through Saturday, 1/6 due to extremely cold temperatures and wind chills forecast throughout the week. Live racing from Penn National is scheduled to resume on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Stay warm and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Due to a winter storm impacting the northeast, Monticello has cancelled live racing for today, Thursday, January 4th Be safe out there and thank you for your continued support of IdaBet!  

Freehold Raceway has cancelled live racing for today, Thursday, January 4 due to winter weather. Live racing is currently scheduled to resume tomorrow, January 5, 2018. Stay warm out there and thank you for choosing IdaBet!

 Newman Racing’s Absatootly and Mac Keller’s Quezon will square off for a fifth consecutive race as part of a field of six older New York-bred fillies and mares in the first running of the $100,000 La Verdad at seven furlongs Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. The first stakes race of the year on the New York Racing ...

                        Yonkers Raceway begins its 238-program, 2018 live season this Sunday (Jan. 7th), with a dozen-race matinee and a first post of 11:30 AM. Races 2 ($50,000 Open Handicap, post time 12:15 PM) through 8 (post time 3:15 PM) go as overflow-field, added-distance ‘French’ trots. Final ...

Extreme cold temps with minus 5 wind chill forecast in the Florence area for tomorrow has forced Turfway to cancel their race card. No racing at Turfway tomorrow evening. Sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you for your continued support of Turfway and IdaBet!

Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players. Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes. From the “Ayers Above”WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3 Race 1: 2- Stormont Dundas – Could be successful upon coming to Northfield. 4- At My ...

For our IdaBet players, here are the Wednesday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering! 1ST RACE: 6-3-4-7 2ND RACE: 4-5-3-1 3RD RACE: 3-2-4-7 4TH RACE: 9-3-2-4 5TH RACE: 7-2-3-1 6TH RACE: 8-4-6-5 7TH RACE: 1-3-8-6 8TH RACE: 4-1-8-3  

Today’s “Lock” stays at Western Fair on race 1 with the #2-Dry Creek Lis-Mike Weller trainee, drops and will win for top driver Bob Mcclure. Yesterday’s “Lock” won, making it 2 in a row.  Howard’s record now stands at: 165 of 266 wins with 45 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck and thank you for choosing IdaBet!

For our IdaBet players: Delta Downs’ very own Jackpot Picks for Wednesday, January 3rd   jackpotwedjan3   Happy Wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Sunland Park Selections BY ERIC ALWAN Tuesday, January 2, 2018 1st FOOLS RUSHIN – Holds the experience edge. THE LAST REP – Well bred son of Pleasantly Perfect. PADDY’S CHARM – Returns from a long layoff. 2nd CAESAR’S GAME – Drops in class, gets more real estate. DUST ROLLER – Ran favorably at Zia Park. PLEASE DO TELL – Exits a key race, dangerous. 3rd JET ...

Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players. Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes. From the “Ayers Above”TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2 Race 1: 3- Lion Image – Draws well and could be successful with the right trip. ...

Today’s “Lock” at Western Fair on race 6 with the #2-Fade Away-Inside post and top driver =Win for Bob Mcclure. Yesterday’s “Lock” won! Howard’s record is now 164 of 265 wins with 45 seconds and 17 thirds.  Good luck at Western Fair and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!  Monday’s “Lock” is at Pompano Park on race 3 with the #6- 4 seconds in a row, will make it a win tonight, John Macdonald drives.  Last lock was off the board. Howard’s record now stands at 163 0f 264 wins with 45 seconds and 17 thirds. Happy wagering and thank you for choosing ...

Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players. Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes. From the “Ayers Above”SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30 Race 1: 6- Pinkpolosocks – Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets ...

Sea Foam looks to repeat as stakes winner in Saturday’s Damon Runyon; Control Group seeks second straight stakes win in Alex M. Robb Waterville Lake Stable’s Sea Foam will seek his third straight victory overall and second consecutive stakes win, headlining a field of nine New York-bred 2-year-olds in the 39th running of the Damon Runyon ...

Northfield Track Announcer Ayers Ratliff’s free handicapping tips are provided for our IdaBet.com players. Remember, due to their draw schedule, picks are made in advance and do not account for scratches or late driver changes. From the “Ayers Above” FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29 Race 1: 2- Friskie Town– Draws into a race where several could win; this one gets ...

While winter’s chill has been covering the Northeast of late, the action – as well as the payoffs – at the Meadowlands have been white-hot. Racing resumes at the Big M this evening for the final race week of 2017 with a 10-race program that gets underway at 6:35 p.m. The track will then come back ...

For our IdaBet players, here are the Thursday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering! 1ST RACE: 6-2-1-5 2ND RACE: 6-3-1-2 3RD RACE: 3-6-1-4 4TH RACE: 1-2-5-3 5TH RACE: 4-5-2-3 6TH RACE: 2-6-7-1 7TH RACE: 4-1-6-2 8TH RACE: 1-5-7-2 9TH RACE: 1-2-3-6 10TH RACE: 5-4-7-3 11TH RACE: 5-2-7-8

   The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has canceled Thursday’s live racing program at Aqueduct Racetrack due to extremely cold temperatures and dangerously low wind chill values currently impacting the New York City metropolitan area. The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Thursday, December 28, with current forecasts calling for sub-zero wind ...