Team IdaBet is please to share Woodbine’s Boxing Day selection by Wilbur Woodbine! WOODBINE RACETRACK – 12/26/2017 – “Boxing Day” selections by Wilbur Woodbine – First Post 1pm ET Another year has passed and it’s time for the annual Boxing Day selections. Let’s say you’ve got $100 to invest on this card.  Here’s how were gonna do ...

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 22 Race 1: 2- Audrey Anna – Draws into a race where several could win; this one ...

Watershed looking to end year on high note in Queens County Green Gratto faces talented field in $100,000 Gravesend Godolphin Racing’s Watershed will headline a competitive field of nine in the $125,000 Queens County for 3-year-olds and up, one of two stakes races on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack alongside the $100,000 Gravesend for 3-year-old and ups. Trained by ...

Lewis Bay showed no signs of rust when she charged to a 1 ¼-length victory in the Grade 3 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park last weekend. The race marked the first start in 13 months for the 4-year-old daughter of Bernardini, whose last start prior to the Rampart was a second-place finish in the G3 ...

Christmas will come a few days early for horseplayers, as we will offer a mandatory payout on the Standardbred Jackpot Hi-5 on Saturday, December 23rd. The Jackpot Hi-5 carryover currently sits at $153,104.77.  With six-cards remaining ahead of December 23rd, there will be no freezing of the pool ahead of the mandatory payout. This will be the ...

FEWER FAVORITES LEAD TO BIG PAYOFFS AT BIG M  The percentage of winning favorites at the Meadowlands Racetrack currently stands at 32, one of the lowest in the country for thoroughbred or harness race tracks, and last week, the Pick 10 Survivor Wager, which is growing in popularity among fans given its 20-Cent base cost, returned ...

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

Today’s “Lock” is at Flamboro Downs on race 5 with the #5-Ten Carat-This good looking 3 year old filly will win for driver Robert Shepherd. Yesterday’s lock ran 2nd. Howard’s record now stands at 162 of 263 wins with 45 seconds and 17 thirds. Happy wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Please be advised that Monticello has cancelled live racing for this Friday, December 22, 2017. We will resume racing Tuesday, December 26th, 12:25 post. Sorry for any inconvenience the late notice may have caused you. Thank you for your continued support of Monticello and IdaBet!

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

Hump Day “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 5  with the #2-Obsessed Blue Chip-Top form with top driver and inside post=Win for Aaron Merriman. Yesterday’s “Lock” was a late scratch. Howard’s record now stands at:162 of 262 wins with 44 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck and thank you for choosing 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, DECEMBER 20 Race 1: 1- Crazy Eyes – Should be fresh off a layoff and could win upon ...

Ed Golden and IdaBet have teamed up to offer our players Ed’s Stable Notes.  We hope this insight will help as you consider your wagering opportunities. Thanks for choosing IdaBet.com! SANTA ANITA STABLE NOTES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017   COLLECTED IN SHARP WORK FOR SAN ANTONIO Arrogate conqueror Collected and Triple Crown hopeful Dabster are but two of the stakes stalwarts ...

Sunland Park Selections By Eric Alwan Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 1st SHEZASPANISHDANCER – Bred to be a nice one, Dominguez trains. BRANDY NIGHT – Excellent recent form, one to fear. K P’S SMOKIN – Coming from a winning barn. 2nd REAL HEAT – Ran well at Albuquerque and Zia Park. PAIN AND MISERY – Long overdue, stakes placed. DEWEY – Won the Arapahoe Park ...

Yonkers Raceway concluded its 2017 season Sunday   (Dec. 17th), with Melady’s Monet (Jason Bartlett, $16.60) winning a certifiably-strange $40,000 Open Handicap Trot.  The happy half-dozen went as the late-morning opener, which may have proven a bit too early for the two favorites. It was Gural Hanover (George Brennan), as the 4-5 choice, breaking in the first ...

The western New York “wonder from down under” Chumlee A, proved once again that he is the best pacer currently on the grounds as he led a fast :57 back half under heavy duress on a cold night to win the final $10,000 Open Handicap pacing feature of the meet at Batavia Downs on closing ...

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

Today’s “Lock” is at Western Fair on race 1 with the #6-A Bad Slide: In with a very weak group here, Should jog for driver Robert Shepherd. Yesterday’s “Lock” won again! Howard’s record now stands at:162 of 262 wins with 44 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck at Western Fair and thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

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

Today’s “Lock” stays at Northfield Park on race 13-#9-Gibbs-Drops and pops for top driver Ronnie Wrenn Jr.  Howard’s last “Lock” ran 2nd and his  record now stands at 161 of 261 wins with 44 seconds and 17 thirds. Happy Wagering 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” SUNDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17 Race 1: 2- Mortgage Bags – Made the ticket in both of her most recent races; ...

    Some insights into this morning’s final racing program of the season (…and a Merry/Happy to everyone out there. The 2018 calendar gets underway Sunday, Jan. 7th, giving us three weeks to delouse the slate).   3RD RACE – (2) FLAGSTAFF has had his moments, though last effort from back of bus wasn’t one of them. Has won at this ...

Saturday’s “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 11 with the #1-Lillian Road-Parked the entire mile last week will make amends from the rail with leading driver Aaron Merriman. Yesterday’s “Lock” ran 2nd. Howard’s record now stands at 161 of 260 wins with 43 seconds and 17 thirds. Happy Wagering and thank you for choosing IdaBet!

    Some insights into tonight’s penultimate racing program of the season (reminder we wrap it tomorrow morning @ 11:30).   1ST RACE – (6) BORDER CONTROL A isn’t the first horse to classify him or herself. Returns to best level and draw may even offer some sort of opener price.   2ND RACE – (2) PANCHESTER UNITED was four-eyeballed in ...

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 16 Race 1: 1- Brian’s Magic Girl – Draws the rail upon dropping in class and could ...

IdaBet is pleased to offer our players the track tips for Sunland Park.  We hope you will direct some of your play their way!   Sunland Park Tipsheet for Friday, 12-15-17   Thank you for choosing IdaBet.com!

Keeneland Presents American Graded Stakes Standings: Juvenile Winners Add To Baffert’s Bountiful Year Of the three graded stakes races on the schedule last weekend, two were Grade 1 races for juveniles – and both were won by horses trained by Bob Baffert. The promising colt McKinzie had a little help from the stewards when he was promoted ...

Today’s “Lock” is at Batavia Downs on race 6 with the #1-Bred To Race-Has the rail and speed to go wire to wire for top driver Larry Stalbaum. Yesterday’s “Lock” won, making it 2 in a row. Howard’s record now stands at: 161 of 259 wins with 42 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck at Batavia Downs ...

 S-Quarter K LLC’s Heza Dasha Fire, the 2015 AQHA world champion, will look to score his second victory in the Grade 1, $750,000 Champion of Champions when he leads a 10-horse field that will also feature the red-hot BH Lisas Boy, who is undefeated in 2017, plus last year’s Champion of Champions winner Zoomin For ...

Esprit De Kayjay A isn’t getting older, he’s getting better. The 13-year-old gelding won his second straight Meadowlands start after taking four in a row at Freehold, winning the first of two divisions of the second leg of the Dash For The “G” Notes series Thursday night at the Meadowlands. Andy Miller has been in the ...

DARK VADER POSTS $22.20 SURPRISE IN RETURN TO MAIN TRACK; SAN LUIS REY BASED SCATHING RALLIES FOR THURSDAY VICTORY A return to dirt and the maiden ranks helped Dark Vader spring a 10-1 upset Thursday at Los Alamitos. This victory came about 90 minutes before Scathing, a 4-year-old gray daughter of Grazen, became the first San Luis Rey ...

    Some insights into tonight’s racing program for our IdaBet players, beginning final weekend of season.   1ST RACE – (5) TOWNSLIGHT HANOVER was a local track record-holder as a frosh many moons ago. One win each of last two seasons and bottom claimer.   4TH RACE – (1) DECLARATION OF WAR seems to be more a competent sort when ...

 Two names that might not be familiar to Meadowlands regulars will be appearing in the program more and more during the winter months, and Mitchell Cushing and Austin Siegelman are prepared to do what it takes to make it on the sizable Big M stage. The first of these two youngsters is 19-year-old Cushing, who was ...

Set to make only his fourth career start, Stoney Bennett will headline a field of seven in the $150,000 New York Stallion Series Great White Way for 2-year-olds at six furlongs on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack. A son of Bustin Stones in the care of Maryland based trainer Ollie Figgins, III for owners Roddy Valente, Darlene ...

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

Thursday’s “Lock” is at Flamboro Downs on race 6 with the #1-Ten Carat-Has the rail and back class to win for red hot driver Robert Shepherd. Yesterday’s “Lock” won again, making Howard’s record now: 160 of 258 wins, with 420 seconds and 17 thirds. Thank you for your continued support of Flamboro Downs and IdaBet!

OVER $600,000 NOW RAISED TO HELP VICTIMS OF LAST WEEK’S SAN LUIS REY DOWNS TRAINING CENTER FIRE BY THE STRONACH GROUP/SANTA ANITA & DEL MAR GOFUNDME EFFORT $250,000 HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR IMMEDIATE DISPERSAL TO ASSIST WITH URGENT EXPENSES More than $600,000 currently has been raised via donations to the TSG/Santa Anita & Del Mar GoFundMe account ...

We are pleased to offer our IdaBet players, Delta Downs’ very own Jackpot Picks for Wednesday, December 13th. jackpotwednesdaydec13

REVISED Lock! Sorry for the confusion but the lock posted earlier was incorrect. Hump Day “Lock” is at Northfield Park on race 8  with the #1-Village Beat-Going for 2 in a row and has rail. Will win for Driver Aaron Merriman. Yesterday’s Lock faded off the board.  Howard’s record now stands at 159 of 257 wins with ...

For our IdaBet players, here are the Wednesday Picks for Monticello. Happy Wagering! 1ST RACE: 2-5-1-6 2ND RACE: 4-2-3-1 3RD RACE: 1-5-6-7 4TH RACE: 4-2-3-5 5TH RACE: 1-6-2-7 6TH RACE: 5-4-6-1 7TH RACE: 8-1-2-7 8TH RACE: 4-6-2-5 9TH RACE: 5-2-4-1 Thank you for your support of Monticello 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, DECEMBER 13 Race 1: 3- Fort Commander – Draws into a race where several could win; this ...

Bookies  Luck will stretch out to one mile for the first time as he aims for his third consecutive stakes win in the $100,000-guaranteed King Glorious Saturday at Los Alamitos. Named in honor of the winner of the 1988 Hollywood Futurity and 1989 Haskell, the King Glorious is restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California ...

IdaBet players: The New York, New York Double is set for Sunday, December 17th. The wager will consist of Aqueduct Race 3 (Post Time 1:18pm) and Yonkers Race 6 (Post Time 1:30pm).  We would like to again thank all of you for participation in Yonker’s Sunday racing and thank you for choosing IdaBet!

Today’s “Lock” is at Western Fair Raceway on race 1 with the  #3-MR Yokassippi-Has won 4 of last 6 and broke last time out. Make amends today for driver Robert Shepherd. Yesterday’s “Lock” won again, making our Howard the “Lock’s” record now: 159 of 256 wins with 42 seconds and 179 thirds Good luck on Western Fair ...

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

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” MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 12 Race 1: 4- Major Matter – Should improve in his second local effort; this one gets ...

    Some insights into todays Yonker’s  racing program for our IdaBet players:   1ST RACE – (5) SKY IS THE LIMIT earns another gaze after rallying third in latest. Again, he’s a seasonal 0-fer, so pleez demand some semblance of value.   2ND RACE – (3) NARCIAN JEWEL slips to the absolute after a no-chance local return. Has generally been useful ...

Today’s “Lock” is at Pompano Park on Race 1 with Major Master Piece-Has won 4 of last 6 races and looks to go wire to wire here for driver John Macdonald. Yesterday’s “Lock” ran 3rd for Howard. Making his record now 158 of 255 wins with 42 seconds and 17 thirds. Good luck at Pompano Park and ...

It was a hard fought race between two game opponents, but Lucky McTrucky came out on top of Jimi Wind Ricks in the $9,000 feature pace at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Dec. 9). Lucky McTrucky (Drew Monti) inherited the lead from the pylons as no one else in the field left. Now lined up in ...

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” MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11 Race 1: 1- Deep Question – Has two wins in a row and looks to garner ...