Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown 9F on Dirt (June 23) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 7 dirt stakes for 3YOs going 9 furlongs Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Last Purse Rank Factor Stats: 18 contenders, 6 winners (33%, $10.40 flat win bet profit, 128 ROI%), 10 place/show (55%, $6.00 place bet Read More

Wise Dan S. (G2) at Churchill Downs 8.5F on Turf (June 16) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 48 middle distance turf stakes at Churchill Downs Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Trainer Current Year Factor Stats: 60 contenders, 15 winners (25%, $121.40 flat win bet profit, 229 ROI%), 23 win/place ($32.70 place Read More

The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival has quickly emerged as one of the most compelling racing and handicapping weekends of the year. With 10 of the 15 stakes events contested on the main track, we used the Sire Analysis feature within Betmix Angler to look at the progeny of all stallions with starters in the Festival Read More

Late last year we took a look at the progeny performance of the leading 2017 Turf Sires from a handicapping perspective. This time we’ll be a little more specific and delve into the data for Turf Sprints (grass races under 7.5 furlongs). We started with the top 25 sires by 2018 turf starts and then Read More

Gold Cup at Santa Anita 10F on Dirt (May 26) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 13 Santa Anita dirt Graded Stakes at 10 furlongs Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Last Late Pace Factor Stats: 13 contenders, 6 winners (46%, $51.40 flat win bet profit, 297 ROI%, 10 place/show $17.00 place bet Read More

Miss Preakness S. & Chick Lang S.  6F on Dirt (May 18 & May 19) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 10 Pimlico dirt Stakes for 3YOs going 6 furlongs Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Speed Last 3 Factor Stats: 11 contenders, 4 winners (36%, $12.20 flat win bet profit, 155 Read More

Man o’ War S. 11F on Turf (May 12) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 47 graded stakes at Belmont Park on turf, 10 furlongs or longer Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Avg Lifetime Earnings Factor Stats: 47 contenders, 20 winners (42%, $33.40 flat win bet profit, 135 ROI%, 26 win/place Read More

Perhaps the biggest question when handicapping the Kentucky Derby is whether or not a young three-year-old is up to the challenging mile and a quarter distance. Their pedigree, starting with the sire, can provide important clues. Fifteen stallions have sired the 20 horses likely to break from the Derby starting gate on May 5 and Read More

Handicappers have heard the adage ‘horses for courses’ to signify a thoroughbred that seems to run best over a certain racetrack. But what about ‘sires for courses’? Since Betmix Angler features stallion data we can attempt to answer that question. With Kentucky Derby 144 on the horizon we took a look at the sires of Read More

Wando S. 8.5F on All Weather (April 21) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 28 stakes at 8.5 furlongs for 3-year-olds over Woodbine main track Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Speed This Distance Factor Stats: 32 contenders, 11 winners (34%, $26.30 flat win bet profit, 141 ROI%, 21 in the money 65%) Read More

Arkansas Derby 9F on Dirt (April 14) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: last 5 runnings of the Arkansas Derby Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Lifetime Speed Factor Stats: 5 contenders, 3 winners (60%, $7.40 flat win bet profit, 174 ROI%, 4 in the money 80%, $9.20 place bet Read More

Fred W. Hooper S. 8F on Dirt (January 27) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 13 one mile Gulfstream Park graded stakes on dirt Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Avg. Last 3 Late Pace Factor Stats: 13 contenders, 6 winners (46%, $16.60 flat win bet profit, 163 ROI%, 9 in Read More

Las Cienegas S. (G3) 6.5F on the turf at Santa Anita (January 20) Races Analyzed: 32 graded stakes at 6.5 furlongs on turf Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Avg. Earnings This Track + 1st or 2nd in Last Turn Time Factor Stats: 15 contenders, 8 winners (53%, $20.60 flat Read More

In recent posts we’ve been highlighting some of the powerful pedigree data that can be mined within the Betmix Angler handicapping software. This time we take a look at some of the most successful sprint sires of 2017. We started with the top Top 20 sires by 2017 North American earnings and then used Angler Read More

Mucho Macho Man S. 8F on Dirt (January 6) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 16 one mile Gulfstream Park stakes for 3YOs on dirt Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Best Lifetime Speed Factor Stats: 19 contenders, 9 winners (47.4%, $16.40 flat win bet profit, 143 ROI%, 16 in the Read More

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Tropical Park Derby & Tropical Park Oaks. 8.5F on Turf (December 30) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 46 Gulfstream Park turf stakes for 3YOs at 8 & 8.5 furlongs Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Average Turf Earnings Factor Stats: 45 contenders, 12 winners (26.7%, $48.20 flat win bet profit, 153 Read More

The stallions at the top the Blood-Horse General Sire are typically there because they consistently sire winners of North America’s richest stakes races. This is certainly a useful snapshot for breeders. But what about bettors? Using the Sire filter in Betmix Angler we can find out. We looked at all the stakes starters by the Read More

Springboard Mile S. & Trapeze S. 8F on Dirt (December 17) Horse Racing Data Analyzed: 14 Remington Park two-year-old Stakes at 8F Date Range: January 1, 2013 – Present Sharp Angle: Ranked 1st in Speed This Distance Factor Stats: 15 contenders, 2 winners (20%, $50.60 flat win bet profit, 268 ROI%), 8 win/place/show (53%, $34.10 Read More

In our first couple Pedigree Handicapping posts we focused on the wagering prospects of runners by the leading First Crop and overall Juvenile sires in North America. This time we shift our focus to turf sires. Our starting point is the list of top 15 North American sires of turf starters in 2017. Surprisingly, only Read More