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He’s Back
Photo courtesy of John Popovich It was almost 1:02 pm when the horses crossed the finish line in Belmont’s first race on Saturday and the phones began to ring. The partners of Fantasy Lane Stable...
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Breeders’ Cup Friday – Contenders and Pretenders
The Breeders’ Cup pre-entries are out, and like most handicappers, Derek Brown is knee-deep in past performances separating the contenders from the pretenders. So who’s worth a flyer and who risks...
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Breeders’ Cup Challenge – WirePlayers vs Hello Race Fans
In addition to our own picks and analysis, this year the handicappers from WirePlayers are going head-to-head in a BC challenge against the handicappers from Hello Race Fans. Each member will pick a...
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The Business of Thoroughbred Rescue: My Interview with Caroline Betts,...
One of the most informative of the weekly thoroughbred business Twitter chats I participated in recently was on the subject of thoroughbred rescue and retirement. The chat was hosted by Caroline...
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High on Grass – Ft. Lauderdale Edition
Race 10 at Gulfstream on Saturday offers a sneak peak into the male turf division for 2012, with the running of the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G3). The weather forecast calls for sunny skies and temps in...
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Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap Analysis
Originally posted at ThoroFan. Just four weeks ago, many of the horses entered in Saturday’s co-feature at Gulfstream Park contested the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes over this same course. While that was run...
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The Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes (G3) – Time To Get Ill
Originally posted at Thorofan Handicappers’ Corner Last year the Spiral Stakes shook loose from the bonds of irrelevance when ANIMAL KINGDOM parlayed his win into a Kentucky Derby triumph. While only a...
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A Break From Data, A Rekindled Love For Racing
I’ve been a fan of racing since I was about eight. Many of us who fell in love with the sport have similar stories. Going to the track for the first time, seeing the brightly colored silks and getting...
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The Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) – Lord of the Dans
Originally posted at Thorofan. There’s a lot to get excited about with this year’s handicap division. Minus the country’s top three year-olds, who are set to do battle in the Haskell Invitational at...
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Super Saturday Recap: An Open Letter to Belmont Park
It was good to see you again yesterday. Actually, I take that back. It was great to see you. The last time our paths crossed was the day before The Belmont Stakes. Mired in traffic on the George...
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The Sam F. Davis (G3) – A Prep for the Preps
Originally posted at Thorofan. While this race used to virtually guarantee the winner a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate with the winner’s share of a $250,000 purse, the new points system gives...
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The Spiral Stakes (G3) – Hanging in the Balance
Originally Posted at ThoroFan. With the new Kentucky Derby points system in play, Saturday’s Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park offers one of only a couple chances for turf horses to pick up the points...
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The Belmont Stakes (G1) – The Revolution Will Be Overanalyzed
Originally posted at ThoroFan. Who knew that the Belmont Stakes would be the most intriguing wagering event of this year’s Triple Crown? Bettors really couldn’t ask for much more out of a race then...
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I Will Write More About Racing Next Year
Originally posted on Medium. I really don’t have much to show for 2013. That’s really all I can take away from looking at what I wrote about thoroughbred racing. I can count on one standard-digited...
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15 Racing Predictions for 2014
Races that are rained off turf will be run over Bubble Wrap in an IKEA parking lot. Graded stakes status remains unchanged. The Breeders Cup adds three interspecies races. “None of the Above” becomes a...
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Yelp Review of Next Furlongs Retirement Home for Horseplayers
Originally posted on Medium It seems like everything is done to recreate the racetrack experience, which is unfortunate. The staff was clearly trained on incorporating racing lingo into their...
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It Gets Bettor
Originally posted on Medium For a sport that increasingly promotes its complexity, horse racing should claim something this simple as a marketing slogan. Look, I love the process of handicapping races,...
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The Spiral Stakes (G3) – Ranger Danger
Saturday’s Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park is an interesting betting race. Derby fever can cloud the judgement of both owners and bettors, with both groups looking six weeks down the road to the run for...
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The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) – I Need a Gala
The 2014 Kentucky Derby trail has been one of the stranger ones in recent memory so it seems fitting that the final running of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes on Keeneland’s Polytrack is a head scratcher....
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The Grade 1 Belmont Stakes: Let’s Hope I’m Wrong Again
What can I tell you that you don’t already know? We’ve had three weeks to pour over the data, watch the replays, debate the “what if” scenarios and stay up late to watch the Social Inclusion midnight...
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