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

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

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

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, January 5 Ginger Brew Stakes – Race 5 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 2:05 PM Eastern What a Beaut won her only start, four weeks ago at this identical 7 1/2 furlong trip on turf. All eight (who are entered for turf) are newly turned three year old fillies and she opens high at 12/1 because she is the most lightly raced in the field, but that doesn’t

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, December 29 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 3 PM Eastern Forever Liesl shows up nearly every time, this year off the board just once in seven races. She ships in from New York for Nevin and the last time she came to Maryland she won, in August, at this one turn mile trip here at Laurel. Carrasco rode her then as