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 ...

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 ...