I am going to breakdown each race, and give you some horses to focus on. I have gone back and watched the last live race of every pre-entry for day one. The final entry date is next Tuesday, and in the meantime, I would start focusing on some runners to make final determinations. BC Marathon (G3) [...]
It was adult beverage time on a Friday. But, more importantly, three men were going to meet just like they do every year, and get ready to bankroll for the Breeders’ Cup. The gents have been handicapping for years. They all are in the banking industry, and make their way in for a beer or [...]
I was at the Derby… I was doing a radio show in the area that would have been known as the “0ld press box.” It was nice, and situated right over the finish line, three stories up. It was a great day to work in racing. But, then I made a mistake…. You know by [...]
I attended the 16th Breeders Cup back in 1999 and didn’t do too badly handicapping the eight races on the Nov. 6 card while wagering on several contests. I had a couple of winners and three runners-up in races that appeared in my self-syndicated racing column published by several small daily newspapers in South Florida. [...]
How about this for an off the wall idea? You don’t have to win your last effort prepping for the Breeders’ Cup. Now, the babies and the turfers may be outside of the loop. But, the tried and true runners that will be facing Churchill Downs’ deep sandy oval may be coming along just fine [...]
Zenyatta improved to a perfect 19/19. This is only news if you are new to the game, or you missed one of the most exciting times in racing. She targets the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and this time I really zoomed in on her motions. The record chasing got the best of me, and when she [...]
OK, I understand that practically every track in the nation wants the Breeders’ Cup. Or, that is how it seems. I know that was a silly comment, but you get the picture… Let me ask you one question…. If you had a survey with 2000 trainers that have a two-year-old baby just getting ready to [...]
A gent stopped by my office yesterday, and we talked about his California homeland and how racing is in bad shape. I asked, if this is true, why do they want the Breeders’ Cup? He really had no explanation, and then I gave him something to chew on for the future. How about making this [...]
The two days that took place last week were enough to fill our plate for the year. I love to hear the stories of what happened, who went, and who can’t pay their rent this month… Overall, the weekend brings out the best in most of us, and the devil in others. I have a [...]
From time to time, we all find ourselves talking big mouth. Sometimes it can be attributed to alcohol, and other times to raw emotions. But, in Thoroughbred racing, we back up our opinions with cold hard cash. Think about if you were asked to put up $100,000 to run your own horse in a daunting [...]
