Monthly Archives: February 2012

Brilliant move by Santa Anita Park to card the Big Cap as the last race on Saturday. Nobody’s going home until Ultimate Eagle (your 5-2 morning line favorite) says so.

Anybody who knows me knows that I think the dumbest thing in the world (beside having a Facebook account) is to front your money and bet with an offshore sportsbook … please pay particular attention to the first part of … Continue reading →

Around this time every year, sports columnists across the country dig down deep for some worthless play on words about how it’s almost spring and baseball season is near. A wasted four years for a journalism degree leads to the … Continue reading →

On Friday, I will have a column about three excellent value bets to win the World Series. The mere mention of such a thing should tell you it’s time to start doing your MLB futures shopping. I have already begun. … Continue reading →

I stand to Lin $3k if Knicks win NBA title. I just did it. Couldn’t resist. I’ve bought into the Jeremy Lin hype by risking $100 to win $3,000 on the New York Knicks to win the NBA title. Obviously, … Continue reading →

DRF’s SoCal handicapper, and I believe former Pasadena Star-News employee, was one of the winners in last Sunday’s Pick 6. That’s pretty remarkable by itself, but when you consider Free’s ticket cost him a measly $20, then it gets downright … Continue reading →

Fortunately for HBO, I have no life. And I have the past experience of throwing in the towel early on shows like ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ only to later be calling both the best shows I’ve ever seen. … Continue reading →

As we all know, Asians make up some of the biggest gamblers the world over. Just look at Maccau. Vegas has got nothing on Maccau. So when an Asian basketball sensation like the Knicks’ Jeremy Lin comes to the fore, … Continue reading →

Trainer Julio Canani saddled longshot Wild Revenge to a win in the first race Friday at Santa Anita. The horse was ridden by Kayla Stra. In the first episode of HBO’s new horse racing-based show ‘Luck’, Turo Escalante, a character … Continue reading →