Ellis Starr’s Blog

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, December 1

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, December 1 Remsen Stakes – Race 8 at Aqueduct – Post Time 3:12 PM Eastern Jungle Warrior, Network Effect and Maximus Mischief comprise the bulk of the probability to win this year’s Remsen, but only one of the three is a good win bet and that is Jungle Warrior, who opens at 8/1 compared to 7/5 for Network Effect and 6/5 for Maximus Mischief. The key to those decent

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 24

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 24   Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship – Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 2:50 PM Eastern   Dubini is the KEY to a big profit in the race, opening at 15/1, if he runs as he did in this race last year when 2nd, beaten 3/4 of a length, at 59 to 1. He’s in fine form off a pair of runner-up finishes in Turf Sprints, last

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 17

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 17 Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 3:17 PM Eastern This could get a little complicated because of the snow and rain that fell Thursday through Thursday night but with a day and one-half of fair weather, I’m hoping the race stays on the turf as scheduled. Greek Alphabet gets preference because in a field in which at least five horses have a decent probability to win,

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 10

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 10 Juvenile Fillies Sprint Stakes – Race 5 at Gulfstream Park West- Post Time 2 PM Eastern   Lovesick opens at 9 to 2 odds and if those odds hold up, or even if she drifts down to about 2 to 1, the odds could prove to be a gift as I think she’s an absolute standout in this eight horse field of Florida breds. In her debut

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 3

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, November 3   Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile – Race 5 at Churchill Downs- Post Time 1:16 PM Eastern Time   The problem with horses which are undefeated, such as Catalina Cruiser, is must of the public bets them as much based on hype as on form, which pushes down their odds. That situation makes it difficult to bet them to win unless they are standouts, which Catalina Cruiser is

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