Posts Tagged ‘Longchamp’

The Happy Horseplayer

As the countdown to Breeders’ Cup is only weeks away, the H.H. is thinking about the long run to the starting gate. – It seems like only yesterday we were watching races at Churchill Downs for the first glimpse of the year. Then we focused on Gulfstream, Fair Grounds, Oaklawn, Santa Anita, and onward. That’s […]

Breeders’ Cup Preps to Watch

by Ed Meyer

posted on October 10, 2019 in Blogroll, Breeders Cup, Horse Racing | No Comments >>

It is less than one month away and we’ll be watching and wagering on the best races of the year. – You can never start too soon, and it is one weekend where you’ll wish you did more homework. – With this in mind start the process right here.   Go back over the entire […]

Free Selections / Saturday / 3-1-2014

Saturday is an excellent opportunity to get your bankroll in order. If you think about it, can you name a time when there isn’t a good time to win? We can’t either! But with only 17 days left until spring, Derby fever is starting to hit the racing world in full effect. So let’s started, […]

2012 Breeders’ Cup Day One / Friday’s Picks / Free Selections

Is it really 2012?? I can remember sitting in my dad’s living room watching the first Breeders’ Cup in 1984. There was no simulcast wagering in our area, and the ADW explosion had yet to detonate. We were wagering with our local bookmaker, and watching history unfold before our very eyes. This day is all […]

Breeders’ Cup Invasion: Euros Are Coming, Euros Are Coming

by Greg Melikov

posted on October 27, 2011 in Breeders Cup, Horse Racing, News | 1 Comment >>

The amazing Goldikova will lead an array of foreign invaders to the Breeders’ Cup in Louisville where they will battle America’s best thoroughbreds next month. However, missing from the group will be the awesome Frankel, the unbeaten British-bred named for the man who trained many classy horses for Prince Khalid Abdulla in America before his […]

Breeders’ Cup Repeats Few and Far Between

by Greg Melikov

posted on October 27, 2011 in Breeders Cup, General Discussion, Horse Racing | No Comments >>

Repeat winners are exceptional in Breeders’ Cup races. Most rare is one fabulous thoroughbred aiming to break her record of three straight victories in the BC Mile next month. Goldikova should have an edge returning to Churchill Downs, where she defeated Gio Ponti by 1 ¾ lengths last time. A fourpeat for the 6-year-old exactly […]