Anticipated as it was, Monday’s Supreme Court ruling killing the sports betting ban rocked a lot of players across the gaming industry. I wrote something for SB Nation about horse racing and its flashy new legal competition.
If you’re looking for something else to read, I’m bookmarking some of the more interesting/informative stories I’ve come across about sports betting, racing’s reaction to the ruling, what might happen next in Massachusetts, and the opportunities for sports media: Find the links on Pinboard.
Posted by JC in Racing on 05/18/2018 @ 2:35 pm / Tagged Sports Betting, Wagering / Follow @railbird on Twitter
It’s that time of the year again — it’s Kentucky Derby! Hello Race Fans is out with its cheat sheet for the 2018 field, and J.J. Hysell’s capsule ‘capping of each contender will get even the most casual Derby fan up to speed on this Saturday’s starters. (The cheat sheet’s perfect for Derby parties.)
For handicapping:
The historical criteria spreadsheet is back and updated with the 2018 draw.
Don’t forget the Derby prep results spreadsheet: Get the charts and watch the replays for each of this spring’s Derby points races. Beyer and TimeformUS sped figures are also included.
Need historical Derby charts? Download the 1991-2017 charts here (ZIP).
Get free Derby past performances from Brisnet (PDF).
Posted by JC in Racing on 05/01/2018 @ 1:06 pm / Tagged Handicapping, Kentucky Derby, Spreadsheets / Follow @railbird on Twitter
Double Trouble at Santa Anita (Los Angeles Public Library)
Depending on how you search, there are anywhere from 3,000 to more than 5,000 items in the Digital Public Library of America related to horse racing, such as the photo above, which depicts:
a beautiful black horse, identified as Double Trouble, and a man that may possibly be a trainer or handler. The man holds the horse’s rein with his left hand, and is holding a large, fluffy cat next to his chest with his right hand.
Because the web can always use more cats, more horses, and more racing, I remixed a bot at the community app building platform Glitch that tweets racing items from the DPLA. Follow along @racingpix.
Posted by JC in Racing on 03/10/2018 @ 12:52 pm / Tagged Archives, Bots, Digital Public Library of America, Libraries, Photography, Santa Anita / Follow @railbird on Twitter
