By this time tomorrow (i.e., Wednesday afternoon), we’ll know which owners pre-entered their horses in what races, and preparation can begin in earnest for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships November 2-3 at…
As does happen at times, our wagering philosophy worked for us and against us during the two nights of Breeders Crown elims and preps at Woodbine. Of our choices to win, recorded…
One hears it constantly — like the word “dude” at a skate park: “That horse won easy last time,” a bettor will say. “It’s going to be doubly tough today.”Indeed. This notion…
For the next two weeks this TwinSpires blog and the exclusive Breeders Crown Countdown blog will work in tandem to address the eliminations and finals of the classic series involving all divisions…
Ed DeRosa and Derek Simon discuss all the recent BC developments (including the Ultimate Breeders’ Cup Handicapping Package at Brisnet.com), as well as Frankel’s final race.In the U. of Bet segment, Dave…
Since the bulk of the stakes horses from all 12 divisions were either thinking about or traveling to Canada to ready for the Breeders Crown elims, we were treading water with a…
Keeneland has put together an absolutely fantastic card for its second Saturday of the meet. There’s usually a hangover following most track’s big weekends, but that’s definitely not the case with this…
With three weeks to go until the first day of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, it would be easy to look past this weekend if not for significant international action on Sunday…
Note: Click (Click on image to enlarge)COMMENTS: While I love the -2 LSR that Shanghai Bobby recorded in easily winning the Grade I Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park Saturday, I don’t like…
It’s that weekend between early autumn stakes and the explosive eliminations for the Breeders Crown. The shipping has begun, the top members of all divisions are headed across the border into Canada,…
Whoever is running Wise Dan’s Twitter account is banging the drum loudly for respecting the horse’s connections for “doing right by the horse” in deciding to send the Grade 1 winner on…
The last week of The Red Mile’s Grand Circuit meet began on Thursday, Oct. 4, but we were concentrating on the last three days in Kentucky, when the bulk of the Breeders…
Three of the Breeders’ Cup’s biggest favorites could solidify that status with wins this weekend: Amazombie in the Sprint, Groupie Doll in the Filly & Mare Sprint, and Wise Dan in the…
Since I’ve been talking so much about handicapping angles on my podcast recently, I thought now might be a good time to show readers how to construct and use one.To start with,…
The Grand Circuit rolls through the first weekend of October with gusto and ends at The Red Mile for another autumn with the Kentucky Futurity on Sunday, Oct. 7. We will be…