Van Dyke D — Jockey Profile, Recent Rides, Upcoming Mounts & Stats
⏱ Upcoming rides — Sunday 4 October 2026
Betting Guides — How the Payouts Work
Fresh from the results? Get sharper for the next card with our beginner-to-intermediate horse-racing guides.
Free Bets in Horse Racing
What actually counts as a free bet, how the wagering requirements work, and where the value really sits.
Read guide →How the Win Payoff Is Calculated
See exactly how the $ figure next to the winner is computed from the odds and pool size — and why it changes right up to post.
Read guide →Speed Figures Explained
Beyer, Timeform US, Racing Post Ratings — the numbers that quantify a horse’s fastest performance and how to use them.
Read guide →How to Read Past Performances
The DRF past-performance line contains everything you need to handicap — if you know how to read every column.
Read guide →What Is a Maiden Race?
Races for horses that haven’t won yet. Maiden Special Weight vs Maiden Claiming — and why the distinction matters.
Read guide →The Best Way to Pick a Winner
Speed figures, class drops, jockey/trainer form, pace scenarios — the layered read every serious horseplayer builds.
Read guide →More than 70 guides in our library — from parimutuel basics to advanced multi-race ticket construction. Browse all horse.bet betting guides →
Handicappers’ Toolkit
Free calculators and model picks the horse.bet team uses ourselves.
Bet Predictor
Our composite rating model surfaces top picks for every US race today — morning-line position, trainer/jockey tier and equipment signals combined.
Get today’s picks →Bet Calculator
Work out the payout on any wager type — win/place/show, exacta, trifecta, Pick 4/5/6 — before you print the ticket.
Open calculator →Odds Converter
Flip between fractional (8-1), decimal (9.00), and American (+800) instantly — and see the implied win probability behind each price.
Convert odds →See the full Horse.Bet handicappers’ tools hub for more calculators and racing utilities.