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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
In Friday’s featured fourth from Oldsmar, the temptation is to jump all over Gulfstream ship-in Reinagol (5-2) from the high percentage barn of Victor Barboza,
It’s risky placing any confidence in weather handicappers but the showers scheduled for Oldsmar overnight and into the morning is supposed to end by midday
Trainers like to tell riders “don’t take away what comes easily.” Sometimes handicappers need to adhere to that same logic. If there is any issue
Lots of turf pedigrees from legendary grass barns in Saturday’s finale in Oldsmar but even if Chad Brown has one in that has drawn the
In Wednesday’s 3rd in Oldsmar for maiden claiming three year old fillies, Vow Saver (5-1) exits one of the most troubled races run at this
Interesting maiden claimer going two turns on the grass on the Tampa Bay Saturday program and it appears that early line favorite Rumeli (5-2) is
A Horse to Watch maiden claimer on the Tampa turf is a good way for us to begin the racing week in Oldsmar, especially when
A terrific end to the racing week in Oldsmar with maiden allowances for fillies going nine furlongs on the Tampa turf as a field of
Things may finally starting to come together for Epic Journey (10-1) in the Saturday feature in Oldsmar. It’s not because he’s exiting a key race
It’s not difficult the pinpoint the favorite in Friday’s seventh in Oldsmar, not when you have Arnaud Delacour returning off a long layoff with a
We will be ready for whichever way the wind blows in Oldsmar Saturday. If the rain keeps up, fine–an interesting maiden allowances on turf to
Every weather handicapper I know says it’s going to start raining early Friday morning in Oldsmar and continue throughout the day. But I’m not total
Today’s third in Oldsmar is a beauty, a maiden allowances boasting both nature and nurture throughout the field. Three horses quickly leaped to mind, two
Pickings are slim are on preferred surface in Olsdmar, the Tampa turf course but handicappers must play the cards that are dealt, in this case
In today’s maiden allowances, the sixth from Oldsmar, Rag Tag (5-2) finally gets back on the turf–first time sprinting on grass for Eoin Harty–and that
