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April 2008 - Posts

• Picks Day
  Apr 30 2008, 01:19 PM

  ...a rite of renewal that has been going on for more than a century. I speak, of course, not of the Kentucky Derby but of.... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Figs and Props
  Apr 29 2008, 12:04 AM

  Here's a little Beyer Speed Figure scorecard for this year's prospective Derby field and last year's... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• No Oaks/Derby Dimes
  Apr 26 2008, 03:19 PM

  The minimum bet for superfectas is being raised from a dime to a dollar on all races Friday and Saturday for the Oaks and Derby cards at Churchill Downs... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Closing Day Carryover -- Live!
  Apr 25 2008, 03:32 PM

  3:33 pm: Heavily-bet firster Alluring Tune ($6.80) kicks off the closing day pick-six with mandatory payout at Keeneland with a narrow victory over favored second-timer Value Stream... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Mandatory Sayonara
  Apr 24 2008, 10:28 PM

  If you weren't already planning to say goodbye to Keeneland by jumping into the closing-day pools, perhaps a $375, 412 pick-six carryover..... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Poly Prep II
  Apr 22 2008, 02:22 PM

  The Lexington came up a faster race than the Blue Grass, perhaps because of a much quicker than usual pace over Keeneland's Polytrack... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Odds and Ends 4/19/08
  Apr 19 2008, 12:53 PM

  This has to be on the only day of the year when 40 percent of the graded stakes in the country are being run at... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Epilogue: Multiple Choice
  Apr 17 2008, 10:19 PM

  The following was posted on Keeneland's website Thursday night: Notice Regarding Refund of Pick Six Tickets on Wednesday April 16... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Tale o' the Carryovers
  Apr 16 2008, 02:27 PM

  2:27 pm: They're at the gate for Leg 1 at Aqueduct...With 1 MTP they've bet $705k on top of the $205k carryover Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Pick Your Pick-6
  Apr 15 2008, 12:20 AM

  Here's the tale of the tape for Wednesday's two big carryovers: $307,050 at Keeneland and $205,953 at Aqueduct... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Poly Prep
  Apr 13 2008, 01:18 PM

  The Blue Grass Stakes Saturday was the 13th time an American Grade 1 race has been run on Polytrack -- and the 13th time the favorite has lost... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Premier Action
  Apr 12 2008, 03:08 PM

  A few thoughts on today's Premier Pick Four, linking the Commonwealth and Blue Grass at Keeneland with the Instant Racing and Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn:... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Nuggets
  Apr 10 2008, 07:09 PM

  Was Hawthorne speed-biased on Illinois Derby Day? Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• Colonel John 6-1, Tale of Ekati 18-1?
  Apr 07 2008, 07:11 PM

  Were Saturday's two Grade 1 Derby preps of such wildly different quality that Santa Anita Derby winner Colonel John deserved to close at 6-1 in the Derby Futures pool while Wood Memorial... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments

• The Timetable 4/5/08
  Apr 05 2008, 02:39 AM

  Here's the timetable for Saturday's frenetic lineup of 14 graded stakes worth a combined $5 million... Read More... Posted by Crist Blog with no comments