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…
TwinSpires.com players already had a reason to play Portland Meadows’ early Pick 4 every Wednesday, but the pot is even sweeter today (October 3) because of a $3,558 carryover after no one…
Back in 2009 I balked at the idea of a shared Horse of the Year award between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, but given the historical insignificance of the so-called Horse of the…
The Red Mile’s Grand Circuit meet is the focus of the sport for the next two weeks. The weekend was filled with Bluegrass stakes for two- and three-year-olds of both gaits. Our…
If San Pablo wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup then Joel Cunningham of PM Advertising will shine my shoes on next week’s preview.I’ll stop short of calling San Pablo the most likely…
I’ve had a bad couple of weeks on the betting front.My best handicapping angles and methods have taken an extended vacation from winning and, for the first time since I started betting…
editor’s note: The Thomas Herding Technique two-year-olds patterns of motion analysis report is available at Brisnet.com and profiles many of the juveniles who competed in maiden races at Del Mar & Saratoga…
This week the Grand Circuit arrives as the leaves turn orange and the grass stays blue, so to speak, in Lexington, Kentucky. The other color involved is red—The Red Mile. Thanks to…