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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
Saturday in Tampa is one of those days when you simply take what is given, in this case a favorite that will be very difficult
It’s a deep field loaded with talent and we’re hoping a vulnerable early line favorite in Venetian Harbor (2-1). If she is a SoCal “freak”
With the threat of thunderstorms through out the day, we gave up all thoughts of grass, looked for the biggest fields we could find, settling
Sunday’s turf race of interest is the finale for older horses is a secondary allowances going 1-1/16 miles and one of the 10 entrants, Jais’s
If Barrel of Stout (6-1) is not the key to Tampa Bay’s Late Pick 4, who have no clue as to who else might be,
Taking a look at a rare sprint at Tampa today, a 5-1/2 furlong jaunt for fillies and mares. The form looks tight, but the combination
With the accent on Kentucky Derby preps, the first step on the Road to the Preakness, to be followed by the Tesio Stakes, is today’s
Today’s featured fourth race provide the stage for the return of a very talented runner, Let’s Play Nine (9-5), who has won two and placed
Many talented turf performers in today’s Tampa Bay feature, an optional/NX2 allowances going a mile on the turf. After considerable research, we boiled our options
With many of the main contenders so close on performance figures, and even certain trips, the big tie-breaker for us is today’s nine furlong distance.
In today’s nominal feature at Laurel, the day’s 7th race, a sprint for N2L claimers going seven-eighths, we had to use some imagination to come
Today’s featured 6th race from Laurel Park has somewhat unique conditions. Nothing unusual about optional claiming allowances but the NX1 portion only applies to state-breds.
It sounds easy but in their quest for value, handicappers can tend to overthink the problem. For some, myself among them, it took a while
No, the Jockey Club Gold Cup is not becoming a two-mile stamina challenge once again, but today’s Birdstone at Saratoga will have to do at
