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What an interesting Laurel feature to begin the race week, a preliminary allowances at a flay mile that features a little of everything; recency, fresh
With feature race choices limited to sprints this Saturday, we chose the one with the larger field featuring Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired runners for three year
While it might appear that we have taken leave of our senses in Thursday’s feature on the Laurel Park turf course, I assure you we
Waiting for a Star, hampered by a wide draw in her last at Delaware, faces that same challenge in Thursday’s 8th race Laurel feature for
With a forecast calling for sunny skies, we go to the turf course for Friday’s eighth event, fillies and mares going a mile and a
With a forecast for rain from morning until late afternoon, we’re looking away from our preferred turf surface and found an optional allowances for three-year-olds
There are times when handicappers can’t overthink things and take what is given. Today’s turf finale at Tampa is one of those times. But there
There’s nothing like a starting gate full of juvenile fillies going long on the grass around two turns at Keeneland. Think trips are going to
Pretty slim feature pickings at Belmont to start Jockey Club Gold Cup week, leaving us with an optional claiming NX2 for state-bred sprinters. And what
When faced with a choice of Chad Brown trainees within the same race, it’s often wise to look at the less fancied first. We will
Depending on weather handicappers, there will be showers Friday morning on Long Island, then the forecast gets dicey: Either more showers in the afternoon, or
