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February 2008 - Posts
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It was obvious that the Gulfstream teletimer had malfunctioned as soon as the opening quarter-mile of the race was posted Read More...
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While few of them faced as dismal a field as War Pass does Sunday, 16 of the last 25 champion 2-year-old males have lost their first start as 3-year-olds... Read More...
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A pair of turf marathons for older males and an off-the-turf race for fillies comprise Saturday's short lineup of graded stakes action around the country... Read More...
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It's really tough to make "in the long run" conclusions about high-risk/high-reward bets since one happy result in a lifetime can determine the overall profitability... Read More...
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The winner of the $3.1 million pick six payoff at Santa Anita Monday invested $4,320 on a single 8x1x6x5x1x9 caveman ticket... Read More...
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Other than hoping your bank is open on Presidents Day (mine is) if you've had a rough holiday wagering weekend so far (I have), how... Read More...
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Only three graded stakes on the Saturday calendar, but one of them kicks off a Magna 5 with a $265k carry and another is the... Read More...
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We run way too many races in this country, and less product would probably not mean a decrease in total betting or purses... Read More...
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Looks like you can take your Valentine to Aqueduct on Thursday after all. (And really, what says True Love quite like statebred maiden claimers in... Read More...
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If Indian Blessing and Pyro had run the same races against each other that they did against the clock, Indian Blessing would have been about 28 lengths in front of Pyro after six furlongs... Read More...
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There's plenty to keep a handicapper busy Saturday, including nine graded stakes featuring Indian Blessing, Better Talk Now, Pyro, Student Council, Tough Tiz's Sis... Read More...
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Letter #2 wasn't so much a letter as a small packet of clippings torn out of the DRF and heavily annotated in red, blue and black ink. The first one that tumbled out was... Read More...
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Is the key point natural vs. artificial, or fast vs. slow, or bouncy vs. tiring? Beats me... Read More...
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This was a racing weekend where it felt like there was too much going on Saturday and not enough on Sunday -- a passel of... Read More...
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Thirty-three days into 2008, Grade 1 racing resumes for the first time since the La Brea at Santa Anita Dec. 29 with today's Donn Handicap at Gulfstream and Santa Monica at Santa Anita... Read More...
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