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.

Kentucky Derby

The Mysterious California Chrome

March 8, 2014 was not the day I thought I’d see the future favorite for the Kentucky Derby run. It was the date of the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita, and […]

Kentucky Derby

Why We Hate Your Derby Horse

https://twitter.com/GoDarkHorse/status/459678702864183297 Three days ago I read the above tweet and literally laughed out loud. How much more true can one tweet be? We all know the types of people on […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Final Kentucky Derby Rankings

1. California Chrome – There is no questioning the talent this horse has…can he take his show on the road is the only question mark left to answer for this Kentucky […] Read More

Free Exotic Plays

Wednesday 4/23/14 Late Pick Four Selections

Tampa Bay Ticket Race 7: 2,6,4 Race 8: 2,1,5,7 Race 9: 2,5,7 Race 10: 5,3,2 Ticket Cost: $54 (.50 cent) Aqueduct Ticket Race 6: 5,3 Race 7: 8,9,2,5,6 Race 8: […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings

Older Males 1. Game On Dude – He holds a head to head match up win over Will Take Charge and Mucho Macho Man so he assumes the top spot […] Read More

Race Replays

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

1. Beholder 2. Imperative 3. Dynamic Impact Read More

Photos

Oaklawn Swag Part 2: The Arkansas Derby

Here are some of the pictures we captured from the paddock area right before the running of the Arkansas Derby! Enjoy! Read More

Photos

Oaklawn Swag Part 1: A Tribute to Will Take Charge

Many of you have probably seen the amazing photo’s over the last year from Mike Sekulic, who captures Santa Anita like no one else can. Well today we are posting […] Read More

News

The 3rd Annual Racing Dudes Oaklawn Awards

Horse of the Meet: Close Hatches – This was a tough award to decide on this year, but in the end it had to be Close Hatches who won based […] Read More

News

Oaklawn Report #14

Three Stars of the Week – 1st Star: Will Take Charge (KY) – The home town horse didn’t disappoint his 63,000+ fans when he won the Oaklawn Handicap in typical […] Read More