2011 Whitney Invitational Handicap Preview

2011 Whitney Invitational Handicap Preview

2010 Whitney Handicap

The Whitney Handicap is the premier race of the Saratoga meeting for older horses. The 1 ⅛ miles race is a grueling test which includes the likes of Alydar, Personal Ensign, Easy Goer, Awesome Again, Lemon Drop Kid, Invasor and Lawyer Ron among its winners. Last year we nailed Blame ($8.80) as our top selection [...]

2011 Stephen Foster Handicap Preview

2011 Stephen Foster Handicap Preview

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The Stephen Foster Handicap is the most prestigious race at Churchill Downs after the Kentucky Derby. Last year’s winner, Blame, went on to win the Breeders Cup Classic. We had him as our top pick that day. Let’s see if we can get the winner again this year. Flat Out (30-1) He ran huge to [...]

Handicapping the Fair Grounds Pick 4

Handicapping the Fair Grounds Pick 4

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Fair Grounds is the place to be this weekend.  They have four very strong races in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes, Mineshaft Handicap, Fair Grounds Handicap and Risen Star Stakes. Those four races make up the late 50¢ Pick 4 and are the beginning of the $1 Pick 6. Let’s breakdown my Pick 4 ticket. Join [...]

Older horse division up for grabs entering 2011

Older horse division up for grabs entering 2011

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The older male division looks VERY thin in the early stages of 2011. This seems to be a recurring problem in the past few years. Last year we had Blame and Quality Road, but there were really no elite horses in the division outside of those two. The year before that really had no elite [...]