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There is a fair discussion going on over at the Paulick Report regarding Tampa Bay Downs. Peter Berube was interviewed…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaDecember 1 2011, 7:59am | Visit source ›
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Henderson: Churchill Downs Inc, TOC & Others are Making a Big Mistake
Industry watcher and gambling expert Hartley Henderson wrote a hard-hitting article this week about (primarily) horse racing. In the article…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 29 2011, 6:43am | Visit source ›
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KY Steward Veitch Dismissed; No Cause Given
The Blood-Horse is reporting that KY Steward John Vietch has been dismissed effective immediately. The action comes in the midst…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 28 2011, 7:04pm | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: 2YO's on Display at Woodbine today
What a nice race for To Honor and Serve yesterday in the Cigar Mile. Haynesfield was right there to strike…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 27 2011, 6:39am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Will Haynesfield finally light that Cigar today
Today for Weekend Handicapping we will go to New York and take another try at Aqueduct. We will look at…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 26 2011, 4:42am | Visit source ›
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The Young Blood is Not Like the Old Blood
Here is a recent comment: “We cannot continue to operate on a 1950s model that is severely outdated,” he says.…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 24 2011, 2:32pm | Visit source ›
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We at HANA would like to wish each and every one of you a VERY happy Thanksgiving Holiday. By now,…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 23 2011, 8:52pm | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Duelling fillies in the Bessarabian(G3) Today
In analyzing the River City yesterday I mentioned that Blue Street might need some freshening, well it looks like I…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 20 2011, 6:55am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Tajaaweed poised to take the River City today at Churchill
For this Weekend Handicapping, I’m going to take us back to Churchill Downs. There is an interesting turf race today,…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 19 2011, 6:20am | Visit source ›
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Tampa Takeout Rates and Handle
There's some fine work going on over at Equinometry regarding takeout rates and betting handles. We all know that lower…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 17 2011, 9:06am | Visit source ›
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Support Tracks That Support Players
The above headline came from a horseplayer named Tom. He posted it in a thread at Paceadvantage.com where players were…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 14 2011, 7:26pm | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Shesgonnablow? at Mountaineer tonight.
The stakes schedule is light today across the tracks, so I thought we would do something different for Weekend Handicapping. …
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 13 2011, 6:56am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: No Melody in the Long Island (G3) today all Emerald
Today for Weekend Handicapping we are heading back to New York and take a look at the 55th running of…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 12 2011, 5:45am | Visit source ›
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There is a session at this year's racing symposium in Arizona that may be of interest to horseplayers: Attendees will…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 10 2011, 4:10pm | Visit source ›
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Tampa Bay Downs Lowers Takeout (again), New 15% pick 5 and Trackus Added
Tampa Bay Downs, the most willing track in North America to experiment with lower takeout, has done it again. WPS…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 8 2011, 7:50pm | Visit source ›
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Handle is up. No wait, handle is down
Confused? You won't be after this episode of SOAP Remember THIS show?: http://youtube/OSaNWYHmUvI "Santa Anita Finishes Meet Strong." The above…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 8 2011, 9:57am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Ravi's Song in The Cardinal today
There is only one word to describe the Breeders Cup yesterday: WOW! I’m not a historian of the Breeders Cup…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 6 2011, 5:21am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Flat Out in BCClassic or So You Think
After last weekend’s wash out at Belmont, I though it fitting to handicap the The Breeders Cup Classic. This is…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 5 2011, 5:49am | Visit source ›
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Texas ADW Customers Under Fire by the TRC
According to an article published in the Houston Chronicle, the Texas Racing Commission has sent letters to ADWs informing them…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaNovember 2 2011, 3:34pm | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Will it be a Party at Belmont or just Crazy?
Due to horrible weather in New York the Bold Ruler Handicap was postponed to November 7th at Aquaduct. If the…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 30 2011, 7:14am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Pletcher sandwiches Rodman in the Bold Ruler today
Last weekend at Keeneland, “Bombs Away” horses ruled the day in both races. We had Great Hot (Brz) in the…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 29 2011, 5:50am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: The Dowager looks very British today
What a nice way to return to the Weekend Handicapping with a “Bombs Away” winner in Great Hot, yesterday at…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 23 2011, 5:14am | Visit source ›
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This Saturday’s Weekend Handicapping we will go to Keeneland and will look at the 13th running of The Lexus Raven…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 22 2011, 5:33am | Visit source ›
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A Knife in the Back for Players Everywhere
HANA has learned that an RFP (Request For Proposal) in the form of a .PDF Doc has been sent out…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 14 2011, 10:54am | Visit source ›
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If you're like many horseplayers who want to bet horses in competitive fields at a fair price, and consider what…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 14 2011, 7:50am | Visit source ›
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Blanchard Summarizes the TRA Simulcasting Conference
Via a podcast, Greg Blanchard talks about pricing and other issues in an interesting interview. As many of you know,…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 12 2011, 1:53pm | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: A wide open Spinster at Keeneland today
Yesterday was one of those days in racing where everything fell into place. Gio Ponti had a wonderful run in…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 9 2011, 7:30am | Visit source ›
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Weekend Handicapping: Can Gio Defend The Shadewell(G1)?
Today we take on our first race at Keeneland. There are a lot of stakes races this weekend and as…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 8 2011, 7:19am | Visit source ›
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Plea to the Industry: Focus on Improving Handle
HANA was not represented at a recent industry conference of insiders but they had some folks there who were getting…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 6 2011, 2:45pm | Visit source ›
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Panelists Present Numbers (& No Bull) on Takeout
Several of the sports' movers and shakers in the bet taking and track ownership space got together on a panel…
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Horseplayers Association of North AmericaOctober 5 2011, 6:11am | Visit source ›
