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How Pace Points Nailed 5 of 11 Winners at Oaklawn Park
POSTED: January 4, 2026
Obliteration wins the Renaissance Stakes on Saturday, Coady Media James Gazzale Early speed matters at Oaklawn Park. Anyone who plays the Hot Springs oval regularly...
Road to the 2026 BCBC: The Guarantee
POSTED: December 26, 2025
Week 6 Brings Two Qualifiers, Friday at Aqueduct and Then We Head for Santa Anita Opening Day Kevin Gazzale We are into Week 6 and...
How Pace Points Helps Handicappers See a Race Before the Gates Open
POSTED: December 24, 2025
Roll On Big Joe. (Ernie Belmonte/Past The Wire) James Gazzale One of the hardest parts of handicapping isn’t picking the best horse — it’s understanding...
How Pace Points Helped Decode the Harlan’s Holiday Stakes
POSTED: December 21, 2025
Skippylongstockings proves best in the 2025 Harlan’s Holiday, Gulfstream Photo James Gazzale Pace Points is designed to rank horses relative to the field in two...
Road to BCBC: Week 4
POSTED: December 12, 2025
Aqueduct for Friday 12/12 We’re back for week 4 of BCBC qualifiers. We head to Aqueduct for an 8 race card of varying levels. Let’s...
Road to the BCBC: Week 3
POSTED: December 4, 2025
Kevin Gazzale Welcome to week 3 of my journey to the 2026 BCBC. We go to Aqueduct for this week’s $20 qualifier. I am writing...
Road to the 2026 BCBC: Week 2
POSTED: November 26, 2025
It’s Week 2 and We Have a Two-Fer Thanksgiving Weekend Kevin Gazzale We struck out last week on our first attempt to advance to a...
Road to the 2026 BCBC: Week 1
POSTED: November 20, 2025
Week 1 begins at Aqueduct, Friday 11/21/2025 Kevin Gazzale Week 1 of my journey starts with a $20 feeder qualifier at Aqueduct, races 2-9. For...
Road to the BCBC: My Journey to Qualify for the 2026 Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge
POSTED: November 18, 2025
One qualifier per week, for 52 weeks, can I qualify for my first BCBC in 2026? Kevin Gazzale In 2020, I became a more avid...