The Casual Bet: Pegasus World Cup Turf “Analysis”

The Pegasus World Cup may not be as popular as the Kentucky Derby or other big racing events in the U.S., but casual racing fans still make up a portion of the audience. Those tuning in Saturday may want to know more about the runners in this important race, and the Casual Bet will serve them well. Fortunately, people without information can still form opinions.

As some of my readers may know, I dedicate the majority of my time as a writer to The Fordham Observer, the college newspaper for Fordham College at Lincoln Center, where I serve as Sports & Health Editor. To properly “analyze” the 2021 running of the Pegasus World Cup Turf, I’ve asked five of my fellow editors to provide their insight. read more

Nittany Buy-Ins: Pegasus World Cup Preview w/ Guest Handicapper Emma Moquin

On Friday afternoon, I turned to Emma Moquin and made a very simple request. I knew she was busy doing schoolwork, as her semester at Penn State started before mine. I also knew that she liked to work diligently and with painstaking care, so when I asked her to fully analyze two 12-horse races in a single night, one can imagine my shock when she readily agreed.

Emma’s love of horse racing is more well-hidden than mine, because she’s cool and has a reputation to uphold. I, on the other hand, have no such issues, and that allows me to create a website and over 200 articles dedicated to a sport no one’s cared about since the Nixon administration took over. read more