Key Races & Bets for Saturday, April 6 Shakertown Stakes – Race 7 at Keeneland – Post Time 4:35 PM Eastern Imprimis, as well as the other four listed contenders, will benefit immensely from a very hot and contested early pace duel. This is because Richard’s Boy, Shakhimat, Bay Muzik, Conquest Tsunami and Latent Revenge are ALL horses that win only if they have the lead in the early stages. It’s only going to take

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 30, 2019 Pan American Stakes – Race 13 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 6 PM Eastern   Focus Group actually looks like a standout, or at the least a key in exotic wagers and a great win bet, if he goes to post anywhere near his 4 to 1 starting odds. I nearly always toss the race that led to a long layoff so although his 11th

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24   Cicada Stakes – Race 8 at Aqueduct – Post Time 5:37 PM Eastern   Fangirl won a race that was a KEY Race among Key Races, as the second, third and fourth horses ALL won their next starts, and with the fifth horse improving to finish second in her next start. Fangirl earned a 92 Equibase figure for that maiden win, which

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 16, 2019   Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes – Race 5 at Laurel – Post Time 3:12 PM Eastern   Unbridled Juan brings his “A” game every time, even last month when third in the similar John B. Campbell Stakes. He made a big move on the turn to go from fourth to lead with an eighth of a mile to go and fought to the wire, missing

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 9 Challenger Stakes – Race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:45 PM Eastern   Killybegs Captain is drawn outside Flameaway, the 3/2 morning line favorite who is a need-the-lead type, but inside Jay’s Way, who also is a need-the-lead type. However, Killybegs Captain is stretching out off a sprint while the other two have been running in routes for some time and that means Flameaway