Richard Eng
If you are like me, you made a New Year’s resolution. Some are personal like beginning a new diet. One that we will stick to this time ... at least until February....
Tips
Posted January 9th, 2020 ·
Among Horse Racing Holidays, Thanksgiving is Tops
When I first started working at Santa Anita Park, I discovered a whole new meaning to Christmas for Southern California horseplayers. Dec. 25 meant that the next day venerable Santa Anita was...
The Life
Posted November 21st, 2019 ·
Explaining ‘Main Track Only’ Horses, Evaluating Races Taken Off Turf
Whenever I write a new column for America’s Best Racing, I always keep in mind my core horse racing audience: newcomers....
Tips
Posted July 20th, 2019 ·
Why Show Betting is the Ideal Horse Racing Bet for New Fans
The Santa Anita Park meet was an emotional rollercoaster that finally let us get off on June 23. I won’t go into any details other than it’s been covered ad nauseam on social media....
Gambling
Posted July 2nd, 2019 ·
‘The Bid’ and 40 Years of Belmont Stakes
In generations past, the Belmont Stakes was a key race to win for breeding purposes. It took a hickory horse to win the “Test of the Champion” at a mile and a half.
Racing
Posted June 1st, 2019 ·
How to Introduce Your Friends to Horse Racing
The sport of horse racing has been roughed up a bit in the public eye the last month or so. But for people like me who have been involved in horse racing for decades, I still think the sport is the...
The Life
Posted April 19th, 2019 ·
Mandatory Payouts, Selective Approach for Beginners to Playing Pick 6
One question I get asked a lot by novices is do I bet the Pick 6?...
Gambling
Posted January 15th, 2019 ·
My Strategy for Finding Value When Betting 2-Year-Olds at Del Mar, Saratoga
There is one constant that I have seen year after year as it pertains to the Del Mar and Saratoga Race Course summer meetings. Horsemen like to showcase their best 2-year-olds and begin their horse...
Gambling
Posted August 2nd, 2018 ·
Kentucky Derby Betting Tips for Horse Racing Newbies
There is an old Vegas poker adage that goes like this. When you sit down at the table and can’t figure out who the sucker is, then it’s probably you....
Gambling
Posted May 1st, 2018 ·
Welcoming Newcomers to Horse Racing with the Group Parlay Bet
One of the most popular simulcast signals in Las Vegas is from Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. I had many chances to go to Keeneland during my time as the public relations director at Turfway Park. It...
Gambling
Posted April 16th, 2018 ·
Playing Favorites in Sports Betting and Horse Racing: Two Different Worlds
I live in a town where “11 to 10” does not mean the time of day. In Las Vegas, we have legal sports gambling as well as simulcasting of nearly every racetrack in the country 364 days a year. Thank...
Gambling
Posted January 1st, 2018 ·
Finding Longshots By Studying the Morning Line
I was working in my office one day with my television tuned on horse racing, as usual. Woodbine Harness was among the last racing signals for the evening. I looked up and saw in the upcoming race 2...
Gambling
Posted December 1st, 2017 ·