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Mike Conti

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An avid sports fan who grew up in a sports bar, Mike learned to read a horse racing program before he could read a book. Sports, and specifically horses, are his biggest passion and hobby. By day, Mike works in tech, by night, he scours programs to find the next winner!

2020 Kentucky Derby Power Rankings: Which Longshots Can Upset Tiz the Law?

Tiz the Law is the story leading into the the 2020 Kentucky Derby. If you’re a horseplayer, a casual bettor or new to the ponies, you’ve

Mike Conti
Sep 5, 2020 UTC

2020 Kentucky Oaks Day Preview: Can Anybody Beat Gamine?

Welcome to Kentucky Derby Weekend. The 146th Run for the Roses won’t take place until tomorrow, but there’s some incredible racing on Friday, headlined by the

Mike Conti
Sep 4, 2020 UTC

2020 Travers Stakes Preview: Tiz the Law Should Cruise

There’s less than a month until the 2020 Kentucky Derby but Saturday is all about Saratoga and the Travers Stakes. New to Horse Racing? For those of you

Mike Conti
Aug 8, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, July 4: Best Bets for Belmont Park, Including the Runhappy Met Mile

Even though they won’t be allowed at the tracks, the Fourth of July still remains a big day for horseplayers and Belmont Park is where I’ll

Mike Conti
Jul 4, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday: Best Bets for Belmont Park, Churchill Downs

The Belmont Stakes is in the rear-view mirror but we’ve still got an action-packed Saturday of racing featuring eight graded stakes races, two of which are win-and-in contests

Mike Conti
Jun 27, 2020 UTC

2020 Belmont Stakes Exotics Preview: Ranking the Longshots That Can Contend With Tiz The Law

Tiz the Law is the morning-line favorite for the 2020 Belmont Stakes and is clearly the class of the 10-horse field in Saturday’s Triple Crown opener. That being

Mike Conti
Jun 20, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday: A Big Day at Belmont Park

Saturday’s horse racing card is jam-packed with great racing but Belmont Park will be the star of the show as The Big Sandy hosts four stakes races and

Mike Conti
Jun 6, 2020 UTC

Saturday Horse Racing Picks: Exotics & Longshots for Churchill Downs

For Today’s horse racing preview I’m focusing on Churchill Downs, but rather than break down the entire card or focus on an entire sequence of races,

Mike Conti
May 30, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday Afternoon: A Pick 5 at Churchill Downs

Saturday’s card at Churchill Downs is very deep and features an all-stakes Pick 5 beginning with Race 7 at 4:08 p.m. ET. New to Horse Racing?

Mike Conti
May 23, 2020 UTC

Best Bets to Win & How to Play the Pick 5 at Santa Anita on Saturday

Things in the horse racing world are starting to resume, as Churchill, Golden Gate and Santa Anita are all running, albeit without spectators. In addition to racing coming back, Churchill

Mike Conti
May 16, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday Afternoon: A Pick 6 for Gulfstream Park

It’s going to be an exciting day at Gulfstream Park with a mandatory payout in the Pick 6. With a carryover just shy of $1.5M, the pool will

Mike Conti
May 9, 2020 UTC

2020 Arkansas Derby Preview: Can Anybody Beat Charlatan or Nadal?

The First Saturday in May is usually the biggest day on the horse racing calendar thanks to the presence of the Kentucky Derby. The Run for the Roses may have

Mike Conti
May 2, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Friday Afternoon: Value Bets for Oaklawn Park

It’s Arkansas Derby weekend at Oaklawn Park the cards over the next two days are, arguably, the best collective group of races we’ve seen this year at

Mike Conti
May 1, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday Afternoon: A Pick 5 for Oaklawn Park

The action at Oaklawn Park kicks off at 1:35 p.m. ET, but I’ll be focusing on the late Pick-5 sequence starting with Race 7 at 4:

Mike Conti
Apr 25, 2020 UTC

Horse Racing Picks for Saturday Afternoon: Oaklawn Park Preview

There’s a great card today at Oaklawn, headlined by two graded stakes, the feature being the Grade I Apple Blossom at 6:16 p.m. ET. The action

Mike Conti
Apr 18, 2020 UTC
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