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Better Betting - A Horse Racing and Betting Podcast

Gary Quill and Eric Rubin discuss the latest horse racing news, look ahead to key races, and offer advice on how to handicap and bet the races.

Podcast · By Eric Rubin and Gary Quill · English · Official site

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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Belmont Late P5 for Saturday, September 26th (opens the original)

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    We break down the Belmont late Pick 5 race by race, from a wide-open Race 7 allowance on the dirt through the Vosburgh, the Turf Classic, and a closing Race 11 with Catherine Marissa on top. Along the way we debate whether old Belmont records still matter on the new surface, work through Wrighton as the key opinion in Race 8, single Fort George in a paceless Turf Classic, and talk ticket construction for exactas, trifectas, doubles, and pick threes when you're singling a fair-priced horse. Full

  2. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    Belmont Late P5 for Saturday with Jackson Muniz (opens the original)

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    Jackson Muniz joins the show to break down Saturday's Late Pick 5 at Belmont at the Big A. We open with excitement about Belmont's reopening and get to know Jackson — his background in horse racing and how he landed at NYRA — before settling the age-old question: Del Mar or Saratoga? Then it's down to business, handicapping Races 6 through 10 one at a time: a maiden turf opener where we're skeptical of the favorite, opposing Special Ops in Race 7 by narrowing to the pace players, taking a stand

  3. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Saratoga Late Pick 5, Spinaway Stakes, Saturday, September 5th (opens the original)

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    We open with a weekend recap from Timonium and why Maryland's storied meet needs support to survive, then shift gears with some Kentucky Downs thoughts and show housekeeping before diving into the main event: a full Saratoga Pick 5 breakdown. We work through the Race 8 juvenile turf maidens, the Race 9 turf sprint led by Brightline Bullet, a value hunt in the Race 10 dirt allowance, a Spinaway Stakes preview with Summer Starlet as our key opinion, and the Race 12 turf claimer debate between Ori,

  4. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    Travers Day Late Pick 5 at Saratoga w/Matthew DeSantis - Saturday, August 29th (opens the original)

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    NYRA Bets educator Matthew DeSantis joins the show for a deep dive into Travers Day at Saratoga. We break down the late Pick 5 race by race — the Lake Placid (Queen of Hawaii vs. Naomas), the Forego (taking a stand against Book'em Danno and questioning Senior Officer without Lasix), the Ballerina (pace chaos behind Ways and Means and Eclatant, with Kilwin as a spread play), the wide-open Travers itself with pedigree and value angles, and the Race 14 finale where we debate singling the 6-5 favori

  5. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Saratoga Late Pick 5 for Saturday, August 22nd (opens the original)

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    We open with the Marshall Graham data-access scandal and what it says about fairness in horse racing — CAW teams, insider information, and the leadership vacuum eroding trust with regular bettors. From there we pivot to brighter news: Gary's Timonium announcement, why the quirky fair meet matters, and what he'll be doing on the live stream. Then it's a full Saratoga Pick 5 breakdown: pace and value in Race 8, whether to single Stimulate in Race 9, handicapping Segesta in the Ballston Spa, the Al

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