About
This blog-site is mainly dedicated to providing picks and analysis for the Triple Crown races, and Breeders Cup for friends and family.
Whitey has been capping horses since the 1980’s, when he worked as a ticket sweeper at old Philly park in Bensalem, PA, during the summers of college.
Whitey’s inspiration and love of the game was fostered by his dad, Jim, who would take him to the track as a teenager.
Back in 2010, he started the Ponycapper website so that friends and family could pick up tidbits, have some fun with his picks, and perhaps profit from the analysis.
Since 2022, Whitey has taken a different tact and set out to pursue tournament style play and joined the NHC, who sponsors the world’s richest and most prestigious handicapping tournament of the year for horseplayers and is the culmination of a year-long series in affiliation with the NTRA. Whitey’s best year for the NHC was in 2025 when he finished in the top 65 in the year-long points series, which was enough to earn himself a berth in the big tourney in March 2026, where he finsished in 77th place out of 828 entries. This was his best finished in the 3 years that he qualified for the year end tourney.
As far as the Triple Crown, Whitey’s strong-suit is the Belmont Stakes. Going back to 2011, he gave out the Belmont exacta that paid over $900. In 2012, he gave out the winning exacta again. In 2014, he crushed it with 9-1 Tonalist, also giving out the Trifecta. In 2016, Whitey’s dreams were crushed when his 8-1 pick Destin lost by a nose. He used the agony of defeat as motivation to come back strong in 2017. Whitey caught lightening in a bottle in the 2017 Belmont, as he gave out the winning Superfecta – correctly predicting the first 4 runners in the exact order of finish, leading to his biggest score at the track.
Whitey considers the Kentucky Derby a crapshoot, given the number of horses, and the luck factor associated with working out a decent trip in a crowded field.
When Whitey retires form his full time job, he will likely be compiling a tell-all guide or manifesto which can serve as a blueprint for recreational handicappers to improve results and increase profits at the track.
Whitey appreciates the encouragement from family and friends related to this blog, and for supporting his new aspirations and goals related to the NHC.
Thank you !
Whitey
