Posted Saturday, May 19, 2012
Jasen Mangrum of Handicapper's Corner provides analysis for every race on the Preakness card!
Posted Saturday, May 05, 2012
Race by race handicapping of the Kentucky Derby card, observations on race results and live chatting from the Churchill Downs press box.
Posted Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Race by race handicapping of the KY Oaks card, observations on race results and live chatting from the Churchill Downs press box.
Posted Monday, April 23, 2012
Blogger Jasen Mangrum examines some common trends from Derby winners making their final preps over the last 25 years.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Regardless of track, surface or distance gamblers look for angles when trying to get value and beat competitors at the windows.
Posted Friday, March 30, 2012
Blogger Jasen Mangrum breaks down the Dubai World Cup entrants and provides his selections for the world's richest race.
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012
A rundown of the top 10 horses on the earnings bubble which could be heard from on the first Saturday in May.
Posted Wednesday, February 29, 2012
HRN staffers give their picks to help you with your Kentucky Oaks Future Wagers
Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2012
In search of a Derby winner, blogger Jasen Mangrum stumbles across some Kentucky Derby glory in his own back yard.
Posted Saturday, January 28, 2012
Michael Beychok, Baton Rouge, LA, wins the $1 million National Handicapping Championship with no time to spare.
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Meet Jasen Mangrum

My interest in the Sport of Kings goes back over 25 years with my father taking me with his friends to the old Ak-Sar-Ben Race Course in Omaha, NE.  From those early experiences I was able to read the Daily Racing Form before the age of 10.  Once The Woodlands opened in Kansas City in 1988, I became totally hooked on the sport studying racing charts after homework and tennis practice.  In recent years, with the explosion of handicapping tournaments, my love for handicapping the races has risen to a new level.  Primarily focused on New York, Chicago and Louisiana racing, I have now been forced to study races far and wide in attempt to find “cap horses” in the tournaments I play.  I have also dabbled in horse ownership within syndicates and on my own.

 

My fondest memories in racing include Silver Charm’s 1997 Kentucky Derby victory.  Both my father and I selected him, which made for a memorable day.  The best race I’ve seen was Tiznow’s first Breeders Cup Classic win in 2000 when he outdueled Giant’s Causeway down the length of the Churchill Downs stretch.   My biggest windfall as a gambler was a pool-scooping pick-4 win, paying over $6,600 at The Woodlands in 2005.

 

The point of this blog is to get everyone out there a few winners, but also to go in depth at how I come to the conclusions that I do.  From week to week, I’ll explain angles I think are important to locate winners.  I encourage others to post picks they like too, but please explain how you come to your conclusions.  That way everyone can learn a little more about this great game, and add another weapon to their handicapping arsenal.-Best of luck, Jasen Mangrum