Stay on top of Your Handicapping Information

With the internet the horseplayer can easily stay on top of the latest handicapping information. There are a number of tools for you to know about. Many of these tools are free. You just have to sign up for them.

Let me start with BrisNet.com. This is the Bloodstock Research Information Services (BRIS) web site. To use it you'll need to sign up for it but it is free. Once you sign up you can use all the free services as well as the 'pay for' services. The site is loaded with services and capabilities. You can also participate in the contests they offer.

I start off each day reading the 'Handicapper's Edge'. It's a free daily racing newsletter. It has the racing headlines, previews, selections and analysis. The coverage is usually grouped by New York, California, and Florida tracks. Especially on weekends the 'Track Bandit' furnishes some selections for major races that weekend.

Another nice feature is the 'Stable Alert'. I like to look for horses that have a good chance of winning next time out. I put the horse in my stable. I will then get a stable alert in my email box when the horse is scheduled to run again. You can put as many horses as you wish in your stable. You can also delete horses out of your stable.

If you want to wager on a horse you can go directly to twinspires.com. This is the new wagering site for Churchill Downs.

Another handy web site is drf.com. It's the Daily Racing Form web site. It too is loaded with useful tools for the horseplayer. You need to sign up with their member center. When you do you get your own Member's Page which you can personalize. I like to keep track of certain trainers and what horses they are sending out in the next few days. I also keep track of horses that I have identified as a 'Live' horse next time out. If your into betting the pick-6 you can get carryover watches for tracks you're interested in.

The last site is one of my favorites, it's equibase.com. Equibase is the data base that keeps track of all the horses racing in North America. It is indispensible to the horseplayer. One section of equibase that I particularly like is the "Who's in Today" section. You can find any horse, any jockey, or any trainer with the details of where they are racing today. Not only that but you can get the same information for tommorrow and the next day. This allows you to develop your strategies for up to two days in advance.

Another feature that I like in Equibase is the 'Leaders by Track'. It is important to know the leading horses, jockeys, and trainers at a track. Since Equibase covers all tracks you can keep up with many tracks. Your betting strategies can involve many tracks where the best bets can be made.

Happy Handicapping and Betting for the holidays!