Better Betting - A Horse Racing and Betting Podcast

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 races from Saratoga Race Course for Saturday, July 25th. The two analyze each race as well as discuss betting strategies.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 races (8-12) at Saratoga for Saturday, July 18th.

GQ and Eric analyze races 7 through 11 on Saratoga's Saturday card. Both handicapping and a focus on constructing tickets . Please bear with the audio as we are working out the kinks on our new podcast platform.

GQ and Eric return off the layoff to preview the final 5 races at Saratoga on opening day, Friday, July 3rd.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 for Saturday, September 21 .

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 from Kentucky Downs on Saturday, September 7th.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 at Kentucky Downs for Saturday, August 31st.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 races from Saratoga for Saturday, August 24th, which includes the 155th Travers Stakes.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 at Saratoga for Saturday, August 17th.

GQ and Eric analyze the middle pick 5 at Saratoga for Saturday, August 10th. They focus on ticket construction.

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 at Saratoga for Saturday, August 3rd

GQ and Eric analyze the late pick 5 at Saratoga for Saturday, July 27th.

GQ and Eric analyze the middle P5 at Saratoga on Saturday July 20th. The two focus on wagering and ticket construction.

GQ and Eric return to discuss the late pick 5 sequence from Saratoga on Saturday, July 13th. They focus on ways to approach the betting aspects of the races.

GQ and back after a long hiatus to analyze 5 races on Saturday from Churchill Downs culminating in the Kentucky Derby. Both handicapping and wagering approaches are discussed.

GQ and Eric visit GQ's backyard and analyze the late P5 from Laurel on Saturday, November 26th.

Leo Vukmanovich joins Eric to analyze the late P5 from Del Mar on Saturday, November 19th.

GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 at Aqueduct for Saturday, November 12th.

West Coast based Chris Ado joins East Coasters Gary Quill and Eric Rubin to analyze Saturday's Breeders' Cup card with a focus on the ALL-Turf Pick 4.

GQ and Eric analyze the last 5 races from "BAQueduct" on Saturday, October 29th.

Frank Vespe of theracingbiz.com, the premiere mid-Atlantic thoroughbred publication, joins Maryland's own Gary Quill and Eric Rubin to discuss Maryland Million Day and analyze the late P5 with huge field sizes.

GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 races on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. The focus is on wagering strategies and ways to approach each race from a wagering standpoint.

GQ and Eric break down the late P5 from Keeneland on Saturday, October 8th. Handicapping discussion, and also ways to approach betting the races.

Santa Anita mainstay and outstanding handicapper/bettor Leo Vukmanovich joined Eric to break down the late pick 5 at Santa Anita on Saturday, October 1. Plenty of discussion about Del Mar and Santa Anita track surfaces that can be an asset when betting. 

Parx track announcer Chris Griffin (@Inthegrandstand) joins GQ (@HorseRacingNut) to discuss his travels along the way to becoming a race caller as well as discuss the two $1,000,000 G1's, the Cotillion and PA Derby. During the second half of the show, GQ spews his opinions on all 5 races of the Philly BIG 5 (R9-R13).  

GQ and Eric analyze the stakes-laden Woodbine late P5 on Saturday, September 17th. The focus is on how to bet the races both vertically and horizontally. 3 of the 5 races peak the hosts interests to bet. 

GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 from Kentucky Downs for Saturday, September 10th.

Jack Jenkins joins GQ and Eric to analyze the late P5 at Kentucky Downs for Saturday, September 3rd. The initial episode posted was not working on Spotify, so this is a reposting in hopes of it working on Spotify.

Jack Jenkins joins GQ and Eric to analyze the late P5 at Saratoga on Saturday, September 3rd.

Saratoga Dan (@Saratogadan) joins Eric (@BanditsBB) to analyze the late pick 5 on Travers day, Saturday, August 27th, from Saratoga.

GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 at Woodbine on Saturday which includes the Queen's Plate. Plenty of prices to contemplate in the sequence.

West Coast handicapper Chris Ado joined GQ in analyzing the Late Pick-5 (R6-R10) at Del Mar on Saturday, August 13th.

T.K. Kuegler of Wasabi Ventures Stables joined Eric to dissect the late pick 5 from Saratoga on Saturday, August 6th.

GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 from Saratoga on Saturday, July 30th, which includes the Jim Dandy Stakes.

GQ and Eric break down the late P5 from Saratoga on Saturday, July 23rd. The duo discusses ways to approach betting the races individually, as well as the pick 5 sequence as a whole. 

GQ and Eric handicap the late P5 at Saratoga on Saturday, July 16th. The two also discuss strategies to bet the races as well as formulating P5 tickets.

Author and jack of all trades in horse racing, T.D. Thornton of the Thoroughbred Daily News, joins the show to reminisce about Suffolk Downs and the now defunct New England racing circuit. In the second half of the show, GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 at Belmont for Saturday, July 9th, which is loaded with big fields.

GQ and Eric spend some time handicapping the late P5 at Belmont on Saturday, July 2nd. But a large portion of the show is dedicated to crafting P5 tickets.

Thistledown (and MVR) track announcer Matt Hook joins the show to analyze the late pick 5 on Ohio Derby Day. 

Outstanding handicapper and bettor Paul Matties Jr. joins the show to discuss several topics and then analyze the late pick 5 on Saturday, June 18th at Belmont.

Chris Ado joins the show to analyze the late P5 on Belmont Stakes day (Saturday, June 11th).

Monmouth local resident and handicapper Brian Leckie joins show for to analyze the late Pick 5 on Saturday, June 4th. 

Tom Remily, winner of the Wasabi aftercare auction, won a spot on this week's show with his generous donation to support OTTBs. Tom joins GQ and Eric to break down the late P5 at Belmont Park on Saturday, May 28th.

GQ and Eric talk races 9-13 at Pimlico on Saturday, culminating in the Preakness. GQ is on location and got to speak to a couple trainers. Eric discusses some vertical and horizontal wagering strategies.

Former trainer and current co-host of Going in Circles Podcast Chuck Simon joins GQ and Eric to discuss his career in racing. Chuck then sticks around for the second half of the show to handicap the late P5 from Belmont Park for Saturday, May 14th.

Emily Gullickson of Optix EQ joins GQ and Eric to analyze the Kentucky Oaks, and then the Derby City P6 on Saturday at Churchill Downs which culminates in the Kentucky Derby.

Steve Byk joins GQ and Eric to discuss his background in horse racing, some Derby thoughts, recommendations for Saratoga, and more. If you like ice cream, you will want to listen! Then GQ and Eric analyze the late P5 from Belmont on Saturday, April 30th.

GQ and Eric analyze the early P5 at Aqueduct for Saturday, April 23rd.

Two of the best handicappers, both of whom call Woodbine home, join GQ and Eric to preview the opening day card at Woodbine on Saturday, April 16th).

TVG's Dave Weaver joined GQ and Eric to go over a plethora of races on Saturday, April 9th, from the Wood Memorial, to the Blue Grass, to the Santa Anita Derby, and finally the late P5 sequence at Santa Anita.