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Author Archives: WagerMate Dan
2022 Belmont Stakes
WagerMate likes Creative Minister more than then crowd does…

I’ll bet 5 to win. I’ll box 2, 4, 5, and 6 in the exacta.
In the superfecta, I’ll go with 4 and 5 with 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 with 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 with 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
Best of luck!
2022 Preakness Results
WagerMate picked the second, third, and fourth horses in order… but there isn’t a bet for that (maybe I should claim we nailed the Placefecta).
Simplification finished sixth, so none of my bets paid off.
2022 Preakness
WagerMate doesn’t like Epicenter as much as others do…

I’ll bet 1 to win. I’ll box 1, 2, and 8 in the exacta and trifecta.
For the superfecta, I’ll use 1, 2, 8 with 1, 2, 4, 8 with 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 with All.
Enjoy!
2022 Kentucky Derby Results
WagerMate picked the wrong long shots — not Rich Strike (at 80-1).
2022 Kentucky Derby
WagerMate likes long shots…

I’ll bet $5 to Win on Tiz The Bomb.
I’ll bet an exacta with 8,9,13/All and another with 3,6,8,9,10,13/8,9,13.
I’ll need one of those long shots to do well.
WagerMate 4.2
We’ve released a new version of WagerMate; it has a lot of upgrades under-the-hood, but the most visible changes include:
- WagerMate simulates races as short as 4 furlongs
- WagerMate knows about the new code (‘FAN’) for Fairmount Park.
- WagerMate knows about the new Tapeta course at Gulfstream.
You can download and try WagerMate by clicking here.
But, to do anything interesting, you’ll have to register with TrackMaster so that you can download data files.
2021 Breeders’ Cup Results
We’ll never speak of this again.
Race 12 after Scratch
Another update required…

Race 5 after Scratch
Updated my bets based on this…

2021 Breeders’ Cup Saturday
WagerMates’s Saturday picks (I’ve manually scratched any horse with a number over 14)…

I’ll bet the same way as yesterday, but add superfecta boxes for the 9 races where WagerMate shows 4 picks.
How can you lose?
2021 Breeders’ Cup Friday
WagerMate’s picks for the first day…

I’ll bet $2 to win on every WagerMate horse that has an ROI better than 25% — that’s 12 horses.
I’ll also place $1 exacta box bets on WagerMate’s top 3 picks in each race.
I’ll place Pick 3 bets in each race, boxing WagerMate’s top 2 picks (A,B/A,B/A,B).
Have fun!
2021 Belmont Stakes Results
The finish order was 2, 4, 3, 6.
The good news is that means the superfecta bet was a winner. The bad news is that the $12 superfecta paid $6.07.
There’s never a long shot around when you need one.
2021 Belmont Stakes
WagerMate likes the four best horses…

None of them are good win bets.
I’ll bet an exacta with 2 and 3 over 1, 5, and 8.
For the superfecta, I’ll use 2,3,4,7/2,3,4,7/2,3,4,7/All.
I’ll also bet the Pick 3 starting with race 10: 5 & 10, 2 &3, and 1 & 3.
Good luck!
2021 Preakness Results
The horses finished 6, 5, 3, 2 — a good match to the WagerMate predictions.
With 13-1 Rombauer as the winner, the payouts were good. The $1 superfecta paid $1,025.50.
If you used WagerMate’s selections, and bet the minimum of $3 on the exacta, and the minimum of $2.40 on the superfecta, it turned your $5.40 into $102.55.
That was a fun race!
2021 Preakness
WagerMate makes some reasonable picks…

I’ll bet 5 over 2, 3, and 6 in the exacta.
I’ll also box WagerMate’s four choices in the superfecta.
Best of luck!
2021 Kentucky Derby Results
Don’t you hate it when your three horses bump into each other just out of the gate? None of them recovered from that mishap. Tough business.
2021 Kentucky Derby
WagerMate likes three reasonable horses…

But the Kentucky Derby tends to be an odd race, so this year, I’m going to bet it in an odd fashion. I’ll make two exacta wagers: 14,15,17/All and All/14,15,17.
I’ll be hoping for an unpopular horse to come in first or second.
WagerMate 4.1
Just in time for the Kentucky Derby, Version 4.1 of WagerMate has been released.
The new version has an improved Jockey Variant and an updated Daily Track Variant.
How can you lose?
2020 Breeders’ Cup Results
I blame the pandemic for those picks.