Ellis Starr’s Blog

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, February 9

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, February 9 Suncoast Stakes – Race 9 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 4:15 PM Eastern   Her Royal Highness gets the rail for this two-turn race while in search of her third straight win. She shipped down from Motion’s Fair Hills base for a work over the track on 2/1 and has the right stalking style to be in a great spot and get up in time.

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, February 2

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, February 2 Forward Gal Stakes – Race 9 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:07 PM Eastern   Frond and Feedback stick out against the other seven in this race, with Frond the much better win bet opening at 12/1 compared to 6 to 5 for Feedback. Feedback won impressively in her debut but that was back in August and she hasn’t been seen since so perhaps there were

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 26

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 26 Fred W. Hooper Stakes – Race 9 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 3:38 PM Eastern   Unbridled Juan ALWAYS shows up, which is all we can ask when wagering on a horse. First or second in four of six since returning from an eight month layoff last May, Unbridled Juan, who opens at 8 to 1, ran three “A” races in a row last fall, all

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 19

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 19 Pasco Stakes – Race 7 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:10 PM Eastern It appears Win Win Win and Cave Run are the only two which can win this year’s Pasco Stakes, but they open as the morning line favorite at 5/2 and the third choice on the morning line at 7/2 so there may not be a lot of value on win bets. Therefore

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 12

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 12 Tropical Turf Stakes – Race 9 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 3:45 PM Eastern Heart to Heart might win. He might not. Opening at 4/5 we have incentive to take the latter opinion and try to beat him. Although his best effort can win this grade 3 stakes, he is coming back from three months off and was badly beaten in his 2018 debut last year

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