Belmont Park – 4th race – 1-Galileo’s Song (2-1) Was given a run in her debut last month at Gulfstream Park and will get serious today while stretching out to 10 furlongs in this maiden filly and mare turf router. The Chade Brown-trained filly finished strongly but too late in her only outing while giving every indication […]
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Jeff Siegel’s Santa Anita analysis offers race-by-race wagering strategies geared to rolling exotic players. The basic strategy is to isolate those horses that should be included in rolling daily doubles, pick-3s, pick-4s, pick-5s, and pick-6. It is recommended that Jeff’s selections and analysis be used to augment the reader’s own personal handicapping, though excellent results can be […]
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These rankings reflect the author’s evaluation of past, present, and projected form expressed in a theoretical true handicap (high weight 126 lbs.) at one mile and one-quarter at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, 2016. (Updated May 3, 2016) 1 – NYQUIST (D. O’Neill) 126 Uncle Mo-Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry, Latest workout: April 29, […]
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(For the week of April 27-May 1) LIGHTNING DOVE (April 28, 8th race, Kee) – Yet another in a long list of precocious, quick, and very talented juveniles from the Wesley Ward barn and did her thing first crack out of the box in this maiden special weight dash, gaining controlling soon after the start […]
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Belmont Park – 8th race – 3-Shrinking Violet (5-1) Hasn’t been out since early January but shows a string of strong workouts at Keeneland in recent weeks and should be fit and ready for a major effort in this six furlong listed turf sprint for fillies and mares. The Ward-trained mare likes to settle and produce a late […]
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Race 7: Hotsy Dotsy (#2, 6-1) ran well in her debut before catching a freak in Enola Gray in her second start. The daughter of Unusual Heat offers upside trying a route and grass for the first time. Her trainer, Scott Hansen, strikes at 30% when stretching horses out to route. Stipend (#7, 2-1) is […]
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Gulfstream Park – 3rd race – 4-Cat Ride (4-1) Came off an 11-month layoff for his second career start and was scintillating in victory, blazing five furlongs on turf in 54 3/5 seconds while giving every indication that he’ll handle more ground if required. Reportedly was gelded two days after that win and returns vs. first-level allowances foes […]
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First post for the Saturday Golden Gate Fields 10-race program is 2:15 P.M. We’ll have the entire card live, in HD, commercial free, beginning 30 before first post at 1:45 p.m. on xbtv.com. Join us! We’ll kick things off with a $4,000 restricted claiming miler for older fillies and mares that finds the logical top […]
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This year’s Kentucky Derby is so close you could walk to it. It’s right around the corner, next door to the Kentucky Oaks. And, if you plan on visiting the big race on the first Saturday in May, you’d better bring along a copy of Xpressbet’s Kentucky Derby Wager Guide. Why? Good question. Because you’re […]
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Belmont Park – 7th race – 6-Stormy Victoria (4-1) Makes her U.S. debut in a second-level allowance event after facing much stronger company in a series of races in France last year. The Clement-trained import has trained like she’s fit and ready at Payson Park for a barn that often scores first time out with European […]
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Keeneland – 7th race – 1-Munjaz-GB (9/2) Been away for more than a year but has shown the ability to fire fresh and seems primed for a major effort for a barn that boasts superior stats with layoff runners. The lightly-raced son of Sea the Stars won his U.S. debut back in December of 2014 […]
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The Beyer Speed Figures going into this year’s Kentucky Derby are relatively low. That is one thing we do know. There were 13 races run in the U.S. this year in which the winner earned 50 or 100 points toward the Kentucky Derby. In 11 of the 13 races, the winner was assigned a lower […]
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JEFF SIEGEL’S EAST COAST BLACK BOOK (For the week of April 20-24) DEAR ELAINE (April 23rd, 8th race, Kee) – Showed some promise in a pair of starts last fall as a two-year-old and confirmed that ability in this very impressive sophomore debut vs. maiden special weight foes in a rapid extended main track sprint. […]
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These rankings reflect the author’s evaluation of past, present, and projected form expressed in a theoretical true handicap (high weight 126 lbs.) at one mile and one-quarter at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, 2016. (Updated April 26, 2016) 1 – NYQUIST (D. O’Neill) 126 Uncle Mo-Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry, Latest workout: April 23, […]
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Aqueduct – 5th race – 2-Onlytheshadowknows (4-1) Flashed excellent speed in two strong maiden events this winter at Gulfstream Park, improving in the speed figure department in his most recent outing when a sharp runner-up and well clear of the rest in a highly-rated, productive extended sprint. The son of Ghostzapper has trained very well since, stretches […]
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