Here are some helpful reference links to get you started while we continue to build out the site. Check back often as we’ll keep on adding links!
A Day at the Track
- Find a Track - Nice Google maps mash-up to help you find a nearby track
- Grab Some Reference Material - DRF’s handy pocket guide to wagering and winning
- Learn About the Tote Board - The board in the infield is your friend
- Meetup with Some Friends - a Meetup Group in Southern Cal
- Plan Your Wagers - The Breeders’ Cup Wagering Calc helps you figure the cost of your wagers
Breeders' Cup
- Breeder's Cup Official iPhone App - Free app that brings you all the latest info
- Breeders' Cup Challenge Race Replays - Replays of key 2011 challenge races
- Breeders' Cup Classic - Official site of the classic
- Breeders' Cup Official iPad App - Formatted specifically for the iPad
- Breeders' Cup Stats - Charts of every Breeders’ Cup race and pedigrees of each winner
- Breeders' Cup - Official site
- Breeders' Cup Challenge Races - List of win & you’re in races for the Breeders’ Cup
- Churchill Downs Barn Notes - Keep up with who’s arriving & working
- Daily Racing Form - Challenge race and division coverage
- Horse Racing Nation BC Dashboard - Horses, replays, odds, handicapping and more
- Raceday 360 > Breeders' Cup - Posts at Raceday 360 about the Breeders’ Cup
- The Blood-Horse BC Section - Keeping tabs with Steve Haskin & company
- Thoroughbred Times Road to the Breeders' Cup - Complete coverage
- Twitter: @DerbyMedia - Works of contenders and other info via CD’s communication dept
Entries, Results & Workouts
- Entries - List of entries for all current tracks
- Probable Next Starts - Potential starters in upcoming stakes races
- Results Charts - Downloadable pdf results charts for all current tracks
- Results Listings - List of results for all current tracks
- Results with Replays - Comprehensive archive of Stakes, Allowance and Maiden races
- Stakes Results - Comprehensive list of all stakes results including charts and replays
- Today's Scratches / Changes - Up to date information on last minute changes to race entries
- Workouts - Workouts by track
Free Online Contests & Fantasy Racing
- Daily Racing Form Public Handicapper - Three annual challenges with weekly contests
- Del Mar "Play for Fun" - Handicapping contests for Santa Anita & Del Mar
- Keeneland Online Handicapping Challenge - Runs during Keeneland’s two meets
- Oaklawn Fantasy Racing - Pick jockeys and trainers throughout the Oaklawn meet
- Road to the Roses Fantasy Game - Official Kentucky Derby fantasy game by Churchill Downs
- TVG Fantasy Racing - Own a fantasy stable, create leagues
Glossaries
- CBS Sports - Handy list of racing terms
- Daily Racing Form - Very extensive list of racing terms
- Dictionary of Gambling - Good overall glossary, not just for gambling!
- Guide to Race Comments - An explanation of all the comments used in a racing chart
- Ladies in Racing - Excellent descriptions geared towards newbies
- Thoroughbred Terminology - List of breeding and pedigree terms
Helpful Handicapping Information
- Build Your Superfecta - A handy chart to quickly determine the cost of a superfecta
- Build Your Trifecta - A handy chart to quickly determine the cost of a trifecta
- Grade One Racing - Daily analysis and handicapping contests
- Guide to Race Comments - An explanation of all the comments used in a racing chart
- How to read "The Form" - Go to resource to learn how to interpret the Daily Racing Form’s past performances
- Learning the Poles - Helpful track diagram indicating the location of all the poles
- Pedigree Query - Comprehensive searchable database of individual horse pedigrees
- Track Abbreviations - Handy reference that includes training tracks
- Track Abbreviations from DRF - This list includes international tracks
News
- Blood-Horse - Includes news, videos, blogs and more
- Daily Racing Form - Geared towards handicapping with an excellent paid option (DRF+)
- Equidaily - News aggregator
- Handicapper's Edge - News and handicapping content
- Horse Racing Nation - News, crowdsourced horse profiles and more
- Paulick Report - News aggregator & original reporting
- Raceday360 - News & blog aggregator
- Thoroughbred Daily News - Must register + news is in pdf format
- Thoroughbred Times - Includes news, stakes replays and more
Other Fan Education Resources
- Daily Racing Form Racing 101 - How tos, videos and products from The Form
- Night School - Weekly chats around designated topics with industry professionals
- ThoroFan - An association w/local chapters, offers weekly handicapping posts
Race Replays & Racing Content at YouTube / Hulu / Sling
- Blood-Horse Race Results - extensive searchable database of replays. A must visit.
- Breeders' Cup - Breeders’ Cup championship races and preps
- Cal Racing - Live streaming races from California
- Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) - Includes races from Arlington Park, Calder, Churchill Downs and Fair Grounds
- Gulfstream Park - Races from Gulfstream Park
- Hollywood Park - Races from Hollywood Park
- Horse Racing A to Z - Learn about the folks who work on the backstretch
- Horse Racing Content at Hulu - Wide array of clips and shows
- National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) - Includes most major stakes races
- New York Racing Association (NYRA) - Races from Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga
- Partymanners - Extensive collection of race replays current and historical
- Trips and Traps - Fantastic resource for learning about “trip-capping” (watching & learning from race replays)
- Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) - Features all replays from Woodbine Harness & Thoroughbred
Racing & Stakes Schedules
- Blood-Horse - Multiple calendars includes events, racing meetings, stakes races and more
- International Racing Dates - Handy calendar of major international racing by Turfbloggers
- National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) - Includes TV schedules
- NTRA Track Schedules - Daily calendar showing which tracks have live racing
Triple Crown 2010
- Horse Racing Nation 2010 Kentucky Derby Watch - Comprehensive list of the 2010 contenders
Triple Crown 2011
- Belmont Stakes Official Site - Excellent resource. Several HRF Contributing Editors participate!
- Blood-Horse Triple Crown Mania - Keeping tabs with Steve Haskin & company
- Chasing the Derby - Daily updates on the contenders
- Current Earnings - Brought to you by The Daily Racing Form
- Daily Racing Form Special Coverage of the Derby - DRF’s complete coverage
- Derby Dozen - Steve Haskin’s weekly top twelve
- Horse Racing Nation 2012 Kentucky Derby Contenders - Comprehensive list of contenders
- Horse Racing Nation 2012 Kentucky Oaks Contenders - Comprehensive list of contenders
- Kentucky Confidential - Focus on storytelling from some of the best in the biz
- Kentucky Derby Official Site - Wide array of content, check the history section!
- NY Times Rail Blog - Excellent resource. Several HRF Contributing Editors participate!
- Preakness Official Site - Nice site with a lot of information
- Raceday 360 Wire > Kentucky Derby - Posts at Raceday 360 about the Kentucky Derby
- Raceday 360 Wire > Kentucky Oaks - Posts at Raceday 360 about the Kentucky Oaks
- Railbird Schedule & Results - Tracking current preps + historical data
- Road to the Roses Fantasy Game - Official Kentucky Derby fantasy game by Churchill Downs
- Thoroughbred Times in a Flash - Coverage from Churchill Downs
- Thoroughbred Times Road to the Triple Crown - In-depth news & analysis
- Triple Crown Insider - Videos from the Paulick Report
- Twitter: @DerbyContenders - Active Twitter stream following 3-year-olds
- Twitter: @DerbyHopefuls - Keeping tabs on the work tabs of the Derby hopefuls
- Twitter: @DerbyMedia - Works of contenders and other info via CD’s communication dept
- Twitter: @DRFDerby - Daily Racing Form’s companion Twitter stream
