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
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
- 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
- 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
Race Replays & Racing Content at YouTube / Hulu / Sling
- 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)
Racing & Stakes Schedules
- Blood-Horse - Multiple calendars includes events, racing meetings, stakes races and more
- National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) - Includes TV schedules
- NTRA Track Schedules - Daily calendar showing which tracks have live racing
Triple Crown 2010
- 2010 Kentucky Derby/Oaks Furture Wagers - Final odds for all futures pools
- Belmont Stakes Official Site - Excellent resource. Several HRF Contributing Editors participate!
- Blood-Horse Triple Crown Mania - Keeping tabs with Steve Haskin & company
- Current Earnings - Brought to you by The Daily Racing Form
- Daily Racing Form Road to the Derby - DRF’s complete coverage
- Derby Contenders - Active Twitter stream following 3-year-olds
- Derby Dozen - Steve Haskin’s weekly top twelve
- DRFDerby - Daily Racing Form’s companion Twitter stream
- Horse Racing Nation Derby Watch - Comprehensive list of contenders
- 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 Schedule & Results - Tracking current preps + historical data
- Road to the Roses Fantasy Game - Official Kentucky Derby fantasy game by Churchill Downs
- Thoroughbred Times Road to the Triple Crown - In-depth news & analysis
- Triple Crown Insider - Videos from the Paulick Report
