Mike Halterman

Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Picks For Sunday 4/11/21

It’s the Sunday after the Arkansas Derby Day and there is a letdown for most of us bettors. But, the racing continues and let’s see what is out there that […]

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Picks For Saturday 4/10/21

It’s one of the biggest days of the year at beautiful Oaklawn Park and with the apron and the grandstand open for more fans than have been allowed on the […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Picks For Friday 4/9/21

It’s Friday before Derby Day at Oaklawn Park. Tomorrow is 24 hours away so let’s take a look at the 10-race card for some winners and see if we can […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Park Picks for Saturday 4/3/21

Wow what a day of racing across the country with Kentucky Derby Prep races at Keeneland, Aqueduct, and Santa Anita. It’s gearing up folks as we are getting closer and […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Park Picks for Friday 4/2/21

It’s another new week of racing at Oaklawn Park and we’re back to hit some winners on this solid Good Friday card. The action is starting to heat up from […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Park Picks for Sunday 3/28/21

We’re back again at Oaklawn with some more spot plays on what should be a good day for racing in Hot Springs. This is a pretty tough card overall and […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Park Picks for Saturday 3/27/21

HOT SPRINGS, AR – After betting an entire card on Friday at Oaklawn, I decided to zero in my best bets of the day for Saturday. It’s an 11 race-card […] Read More

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Betting on a Budget at Oaklawn For Friday 3/26

I thought it might be fun to try and make a little money on a typical Friday card at Oaklawn Park, I’m going to show you how a frugal bettor […] Read More

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Papa Dude’s Saturday Stakes Picks: Oaklawn Park

I must be getting old, because I can’t believe that I forgot: this is Rebel Stakes (G2) Week at Oaklawn Park! The second-best day of the meet is the perfect […] Read More

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Learning From The Best In Horse Racing

The last two weekends were especially great for horse racing fans. Several Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races showcased potential developing superstars, Monomoy Girl made her successful return, and Will’s Secret […] Read More