I was reading an article in The Record, a publication serving Troy and bey0nd… I was riveted by a piece written by Steven Crist. After I read, I became a little mixed. You think about what I read, and make up your own mind. The article was about synthetic surfaces. Crist did not favor that […]
Everyone likes apples…. Especially those that come from “The Big Apple.” Aqueduct is still rolling on, and this card caught my eye. I watch the circuit daily, and these need a hard look before going to the windows. Aqueduct Race #2 – #5 – Gracious Victory (9-5). David Cohen has the call, and he is […]
Kentucky looked to have the easy winner with Connemara, but that was not to be the case. The rider Russell “The Muscle” Baze even had an undercard winner. Ken Ramsey was in Dubai to watch his other runner, but his son Jeff was on hand to see the real action. When Dean’s Kitten opened up […]
For the longest time, Kentucky has been begging for help. They are now on life support and nobody really believes this. When I was out there on Saturday for the Lane’s End Stakes, it was hard to believe that the track was facing dire consequences. But, that is one day. The sun was shining, and […]
Nothing like having a little sugar early in the week. Last week, we had two winners and one ran out… Not bad, and you have to take value where you can find it… Beulah Race #1 – #2 Formal Dannie (5-2). Yuri Yaranga in the saddle for Joe Woodard. They win at a 40% clip, […]
The day is chock full of action. It starts in the desert, and makes its way around the world. The Derby picture will start focusing each and every week from this point forward. Let us take a little trip to Fair Grounds, where the action has been pointing to this day for sometime. Race #8 […]
I have read nothing but glowing things about Meydan. It is the jewel of the desert, and can be the oasis of huge purse payouts that can make a runner’s career. My only feelings are that you should focus on stalkers and closers. The turf plays the same, and if it were that easy, they […]
Discreetly Mine is the likely favorite in the 97th Louisiana Derby Saturday, when the historic stakes race is staged for the fourth year since Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans area. The premier Fair Grounds stakes contest, canceled in 2006 for the first time since World War II, was bumped up $150,000 from a year […]
Every day brings you a little closer to the weekend. That is when the best of the races will take place, and the Derby trail continues. So, let’s start up a bankroll on Tuesday and get it going a little early. Beulah Park Race #4 – #1 Laird’s Prize (3-1). Dean Sarvis and Doug Cowans […]
I love reading about the top ten selections on the Derby list of handicappers. They give whys and whens, and if you look closely, it takes on a David Letterman feel. I respect the effort, but I think ranking runners is like hitting the lottery. The great D. Wayne Lukas said it best: “people have […]
