Harness drivers will have their “pedal to the metal” this weekend, no doubt, as they gun for big purses and prestige over profit.TwinSpires carries the DuQuoin State Fair from Illinois and even with reduced status and purses, there is plenty there to bet about, so to speak, and we cover what may be...

Derek Simon and Ed DeRosa discuss yet another scintillating win by Frankel in the Juddmonte International, as well as Questing's equally impressive — well, OK, not quite — performance in the Alabama. Derek also gives his take on the attrition among this year’s top three-year-olds and shares some...

Some weeks don’t look as promising as others for a betting bankroll and those turn out to be terrific times, while others look good enough to eat and those wind up not being able to be digested fully. So it is that the three-day-full-of-action weekend wound up with less success than expected. It...

It's a great 12-race card on Million day with two Pick 4s, including a $200,000 guaranteed late Pick 4 on the last five race, and an all-stakes $100,000 guaranteed Pick 5.My strategy will be to get Jakkalberry home in the St. Leger and either Silver Max or Bayrir home in the Secretariat and then...

With a great card on tap at Arlington Park on Saturday, including a trio of Grade I stakes topped by the Arlington Million, I figured my column this week should focus on handicapping.And focus it does.By clicking on the various links below you will receive Brisnet past performances that include my...

Host Derek Simon and Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com discuss Dr. Kendall Hansen’s assertion that Hansen (the horse, not the good doctor) was “unethically targeted” in the West Virginia Derby. They also analyze Wise Dan’s Horse of the Year chances and Ed gives his thoughts on up-and-coming turf star Silver...

In the way we offered a win wager on the Confederation Cup at Flamboro Downs, Aug. 12, you should have had Pet Rock. We mentioned that if the colt would be worth a price it would be in the elim heat, not the final. As it turns out we were on the money there, as hometown choice Michaels Power was...

When Hansen went down in flames as the 3-5 favorite last weekend, many people — including a few “insiders” — were quick to point to the colt’s early duel with Hero On Order as the primary reason for his defeat.(Click on image to enlarge)Personally, I think that’s a load of malarkey — although...