Aaron Halterman

Aaron is the “Research Dude” and head writer as he watches hundreds of races each day, which prepares him so that he can post FREE picks and write detailed previews on the big races. Aaron prefers analyzing jockey/trainer stats when handicapping races.

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Penn Mile Preview: Big Score, Frostmourne Top Tough Field

A blockbuster card at Penn National will run Saturday, with seven stakes races anchored by the $500,000 Penn Mile, contested as a Grade 2 for the first time. Among the entries […]

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Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 5/31/2017

It’s that time of the year again! Each week for the rest of the year we will be ranking the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. All […] Read More

Free Exotic Plays

Free Tuesday 5/30/17 Late Pick 4 Selections

Welcome to Free Pick 4 Tuesday. Follow them exactly as we have or use to help build your own tickets. Last week’s tickets went 4 of 7! Today we have […] Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

It was a star-studded weekend at Santa Anita, but there was also an impressive debut winner who stole the show at Belmont Park. See who made our “Three Stars of […] Read More

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Gold Cup Preview: Evenly-Matched Field Squares Off

Once thought to be a turf horse, trainer Phil D’Amato’s Midnight Storm returns to Southern California and heads Saturday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita. For 3-year-olds and […] Read More

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The Great Debate: Cloud Computing, Classic Empire, or Always Dreaming

You can look at what happened in Baltimore last weekend in one of two ways. The negative way of thinking: horse racing takes a major blow with no Triple Crown […] Read More

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Handicapping Hell: A Tale of the 2017 Three-Year-Old Crop

I’m man enough to admit it. This year’s 3-year-old crop has given me nightmares. After priding myself for having a handle on the Triple Crown races in years past, 2017 […] Read More

Free Exotic Plays

Free Tuesday 5/23/17 Late Pick 4 Selections

Welcome to Free Pick 4 Tuesday. Follow them exactly as we have or use to help build your own tickets. Today we have Late Pick 4 tickets for Louisiana Downs, […] Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

Who made our “Three Stars of the Week”? Here are our top three horse racing performances of the weekend from Pimlico on Preakness Stakes weekend. 1. Cloud Computing 2. Whitmore […] Read More

Preakness Stakes

Preakness Stakes Preview: It’s Always Dreaming’s Race to Lose

At Wednesday afternoon’s post position draw for Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.5 million Preakness Stakes, Always Dreaming, the impressive winner of the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby, was assigned post 4 and […] Read More