Players' Newsletter - January 20th, 2023
An action packed weekend of racing ahead!
Most attention this week is on a stakes filled card at Fair Grounds. For our ITM Plus subscribers, Fair Grounds ace Frank McGoey will be stopping by for a full card preview. Eric Solomon also takes a closer look at the feature race, the Lecomte Stakes, in another Road to the Kentucky Derby preview.
There’s more Coast-to-Coast Pick 5 action this weekend between Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita. JK and I bring you our thoughts on both the Saturday and Sunday sequences. Nick Tammaro and I also covered the Saturday Golden Hour Pick 4 sequence in our preview of the third Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool. Speaking of the Future Wager, Eric DeCoster has a written look at the pool featuring top Beyers for all 38 individual interests, plus some thoughts on those not included.
Finally, make sure to wrap up your Saturday the right way with our featured standardbred insight from Edison Hatter and co. They’ll break down the Early Pick 5 at Woodbine Mohawk.
MYWAYP,
PTF
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Players’ Podcast - 1/ST Bet Saturday Coast-to-Coast Wager From Gulfstream and Santa Anita
PTF and JK are here with their analysis of the Saturday Coast-to-Coast Pick Five, a new bet linking five of the best races on Saturday and Sunday from Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The bet features player-friendly terms including a $1 minimum and 15% takeout. We’ll be here every Saturday and Sunday with our thoughts, tips, and analysis.
Look for a special Coast-to-Coast dropdown on your ADW and 1/ST Bet and Xpressbet Players will get special $10 bonus bets on select days. Check your promotions and make sure to opt-in to participate.
Players’ Podcast - Sunday Special: 1/ST Coast-to-Coast Show
PTF and JK are here with their analysis of the Sunday Coast-to-Coast Pick Five, a new bet linking five of the best races on Saturday and Sunday from Gulfstream and Santa Anita. The bet features player-friendly terms including a $1 minimum and 15% takeout. We’ll be here every Saturday and Sunday with our thoughts, tips, and analysis.
Players’ Podcast - Mid-January Look at Kentucky Derby Contenders and More
PTF and Nick Tammaro are here for a special edition of the show where they go over all 40 betting interests in the Kentucky Derby Futures wager (full list of runners covered below). To win a $20 FREE BET on the wager, put a comment on the ITM Youtube Channel telling us who you want to bet. One winner chosen at random. For more great Derby coverage go to inthemoneypodcast.com, especially Eric DeCoster’s analysis of the new futures field and Eric Solomon’s deep dive into the LeComte this weekend.
Next up (audio only), Pete and Nick go over the Saturday Golden Hour Pick Four from Santa Anita and Golden Gate.
Players’ Podcast - Where Does Verifying Fit With the Top Three-Year-Olds?
PTF and Nick Tammaro are back with a show that starts with a little NFL Playoffs chatter but quickly moves to racing.
First they look back at the three-year-old races from the weekend with thoughts on Verifying, Zydeceaux, Champions Dream, Cuvier, Kingsbarns, Sgt Pepper and Prairie Dunes.
Then it’s a look at the three-year-old fillies with chat about Occult, Julia Shining, Affirmative Lady and Opus Forty Two.
Lastly they chat about show favorite Pass the Champagne.
First Over With Edison Hatter – Saturday, January 21, 2023 @ Woodbine Mohawk
On this episode of First Over with Edison Hatter, Edison is joined by Ray Cotolo to break down the Saturday evening action at Woodbine Mohawk, which includes the usual $100,000 gauranteed Early Pick 5 pool on Races 1-5. The featured ninth and tenth races are discussed as well.
The Marshall Gramm Interviews - Ep9 Travis Stone
The ninth in a series of interviews from Marshall Gramm’s Spring 2022 Rhodes College Econ 265 The Economics of Racetrack Wagering Markets class. Marshall is joined by Churchill Downs racecaller Travis Stone. The interview was recorded on 3/8/2022.
Redboard Rewind - EP: 177 Fairgrounds with Kevin Kilroy
Spencer and Kevin go over three races from Saturday at the Fair Grounds (races 1-7-9). Some angles they talk about are why pace might be the best pillar at lowest levels of racing and how to help recognize lower volume trainers that hit at high percentages.
The Owner’s Box – Episode 80 – Maggi Moss
Billy and Michelle catch up with prominent owner Maggi Moss to discuss the current state of the racing industry.
