There is no doubt that maidens often run big and can win graded stakes races for two -year-olds. But it still feels like a bit of wiseguy play when I land on one. Such is the case in the $100,000 Debutante...
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We taped That Handicapping Show this morning, and I selected Paynter as my key horse in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another clearly has proven to be the best of this crop. But for gambling purposes,...
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Welcome to the new handicapping blog on bloodhorse.com. As many of you probably know, Jason Shandler is leaving Blood-Horse. Jason did a great job of fostering a place for handicapping discussion on this...
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Friday actually has more intriguing longshot possibilities than Saturday, so here we go. MISS MATCH (Ladies Classic) – She’ll be totally ignored, but is coming off a solid fourth against the boys in the...
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Jack Zaraya retired as the Senior Ceremonial Resolution Writer for the New Jersey Legislature and lives in Freehold, N.J. Beginning in the early 1960s, a year-long handicapping contest known as “Broken...
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Originally published in the May 21, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine . Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. By Evan Hammonds The Thoroughbred racing industry...
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Derby Reflection: The Bronx Zoo Knew The Bronx Zoo should have been an indicator that the 'Animal' was going to get loose. All of these animals escaping are fitting for Animal Kingdom's name. A hunch bet...
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Complimentary TrueNicks Enhanced reports are available for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contenders listed below. Click on the horse's name or letter grade to view the report. No. Contender Graded Earnings...
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The 135th Preakness Stakes (gr. I) will be run Saturday, May 15, 2010. Post time is 6:12pm EDT. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report. 1 - Aikenite (20-1) FREE TrueNicks report...
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Back on the 1st of June 2009, as part of our study on the TrueNicks ratings and how they are calculated each year we ran the complete 2007 crops on a number of proven stallions - Giant's Causeway, Stormy...
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