October Player’s Choice Handicapping Tournament winner Trevor Tilston-Jones. By G.S. Thompson Trevor Tilston-Jones won the first Player's Choice Handicapping Tournament of the off-season at ASD last Saturday, and it wasn't close. The 2022 Handicapper of the Year built...
October Handicapping Challenge winner Tanis Atras with jockey Kendrick Carmouche and son Rob at Saratoga. Tanis Atras won the final ASD Handicapping Challenge of the live racing season on October 7 by $1.80 over Brent Daurie, and she was one of three women that gave...
Roger Jones with his ASD Handicapping Challenge trophy at the Fan Education booth. Fellow handicapper and fan educator Brad Ostrove on the right. Stop by and ask them a question when you’re at the track. Smart guys! (George Williams Photo) By G.S. Thompson Roger Jones...
August ASD Handicapping Challenge winner James Werry. By G.S. Thompson A decision made on post parade proved to be the winning move for veteran handicapper James Werry on Tuesday night, who won the ASD Handicapping Challenge by $8.70 with a bankroll of $60.10. Werry...
by G. S. Thompson "Longshot Les" Buzzell captured his second Player's Choice Handicapping Tournament title at Assiniboia Downs last Saturday, but if you think he did it by taking wild stabs in the dark, think again. The 61-year-old Montreal native, who owns a...
Player's Choice Tourney winner Roger Jones In a sport where conventional wisdom often dictates strategy, Roger Jones took the road less travelled at Assiniboia Downs last Saturday, and it led straight to the winner's circle. The veteran handicapper captured the...
By G.S. Thompson Well, the AI had all three horses last week in the Cigar Mile, but in the wrong order. Close but no...Cigar! We got our money back with a win-place bet on Mullikin, who finished second to Locked, and we also got the triactor, but we really wanted...
By G.S. Thompson The AI picked Formidable Man ($12.00) to win the 9th race at Del Mar last Saturday, so let’s see what it can do this week! We used a slightly different approach for this week’s analysis, feeding it the past performances for the Cigar Mile this...
By G.S. Thompson Handicapping: Fun With Artificial Intelligence (AI)AI Test #3. Hollywood Derby on the Turf HOLLYWOOD DERBY (G1) ADVANCERace 9, Del Mar, Saturday, November 30, 20241 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Purse: $300,000 Hollywood Derby Picks Formidable Man Rothschild...
By G.S. Thompson Experience and Strategy Pays Off in Player's Choice Doug Evans hold on to defeat Free Press handicapper George Williams by a nose. Doug Evans (pictured above) has been handicapping horse races since he was 16 years old, starting at tracks in Toronto...