Night School, the racing industry’s national online fan education program since 2011, tackles one of its more complex topics of the season when “Sheets Handicapping” will be this evening’s lesson plan. The free program is offered online each Tuesday, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET and runs 40 consecutive weeks through Dec. 2. More than 40 websites in the Thoroughbred, American Quarter Horse and Standardbred industries simultaneously offer the Night School lessons.
“Sheets Handicapping” promises to be an intriguing and interactive discussion taught through audio stream with students able to participate via the live chat module at any Night School page. The free live streaming audio will be linked within the Night School chat box. (Note: Due to SiriusXM channel lineup changes, Night School’s radio simulcasts return Sept. 16, moving to Sirius 220 or XM 206. Online audio streaming only will be available for Sept. 9).
Night School founder Jeremy Plonk and original cast member Caton Bredar join weekly with Steve Byk of “At the Races with Steve Byk” from 8:30-10 p.m. ET during Night School’s traditional timeslot. Each week, top guests in the world of handicapping and horse racing will be featured.
Tonight’s lesson, “Sheets Handicapping” will include an examination of what performance figures like Ragozin and Thoro-Graph offer, how to read and assess them, and feature live expert guests in the world of figure-making and sheets handicapping.
Free archives of all lessons, current and past, remain available for views by racing fans and horseplayers at any time. Therefore, if you can’t make class each week during the 90-minute live session, you can still take part and reap the benefits. Title sponsors for 2014 include charter members National Thoroughbred Racing Association and American Quarter Horse Association, as well as Keeneland Select, The Stronach Group, Twinspires, BRIS, Bet America, Mountaineer Park and Woodbine Entertainment.
Night School is free and voluntary with no registration necessary. Simply visit any of the Night School syndicate websites weekly at 8:30 pm ET to take in the live lesson, or access the archives at any of those same sites at your leisure. The program does offer a voluntary registration both live or in the archives. Attendees who register in at least half (20) of the season’s lessons are eligible to win prizes that include merchandise, NHC Tour memberships, handicapping contests, free handicapping products, etc. Fans who enjoy playing the races can participate alongside the Night School experts in two additional ways. The Night School Woodbine Wednesdays live chats feature the live races on the program each Wednesday at Woodbine. And, Night School Friday Night Live at Remington Park is a weekly Friday live chat during the full card from Oklahoma City. Both offerings present free live video streaming, free BRISNET.com past performances, real-time expert advice and fan camaraderie.
2014 FALL SEMESTER TOPIC SCHEDULE
|
Session |
Date |
Spring Semester Topics (all begin 8:30p ET) |
|
27 |
2-Sep |
Trip Handicapping |
|
28 |
9-Sep |
Sheets Handicapping |
|
29 |
16-Sep |
Pedigree Handicapping |
|
30 |
23-Sep |
Layoffs |
|
31 |
30-Sep |
Handicapping Stakes Races |
|
32 |
7-Oct |
Racing’s Town Hall Meeting |
|
33 |
14-Oct |
AQHA Challenge Handicapping * |
|
34 |
21-Oct |
Identifying Key Races |
|
35 |
28-Oct |
Breeders’ Cup Handicapping * |
|
36 |
4-Nov |
Election Night – Horseplayers Polling |
|
37 |
11-Nov |
Handicapping Tournaments/Contests |
|
38 |
18-Nov |
Slumps & Bad Beats |
|
39 |
25-Nov |
Betting Online |
|
40 |
2-Dec |
Fan’s Choice |
*-denotes live chat lessons with no radio component.