Ellis Starr’s Blog

Key Races & Bets for Saturday November 3rd & 4th, 2023

Friday November 3 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint – Race 5 at Santa Anita – Post Time 5 PM Eastern/2 PM Pacific Top win contender: Valiant Force Analysis: The inside four horses in the gate (Crimson Advocate, No Nay Mets, Tiger Belle and Big Evs) earned their lasts two wins each leading from the start. Crimson Advocate won around one turn in May at Gulfstream then on the straight at Royal Ascot. No Nay Mets

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 28th, 2023

Bowman Mill Stakes – Race 6 at Keeneland – Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Top win contenders: Royal Slipper, Normandy Hero Analysis: Royal Slipper won most impressively in her career debut on October 6 (opening weekend) here at Keeneland and can earn her second win in as many starts, adding to trainer Wesley Ward’s tremendous record with two year olds over the past few years. Ward won this race two years ago with Nakatomi and

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 21st, 2023

Race 8 at Keeneland – Post Time 4:44 PM Eastern Top win contenders: Lovely Princess, Ever Smart, Sister Lou Ann Contenders for exacta tickets: Sinfiltre, Haughty Analysis: Lovely Princess was sent to post as the seven to five favorite when last seen on 8/27 in the Ellis Park Turf Stakes and she ran big, rallying from sixth early to make the lead and out finished by a length but clearly second at the end. That

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 14th, 2023

Sands Point Stakes – Race 2 at Belmont at the Big A – Post Time 1:08 PM Eastern Top win contenders: Eternal Hope, Neecie MarieOther win contenders: Root CauseContenders for exacta tickets: Highland Grace, Alpha Bella Analysis: Eternal Hope brought a two for five record (with a pair of third place finishes) into her U.S. debut four weeks ago in the Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes, run at the longer distance of one mile and

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday October 7th, 2023

Woodford Stakes – Race 6 at Keeneland – Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Top win contender: Live In the Dream Other win contenders: Beer Can Man, Arzak Contenders for exacta tickets: Bad Beat Brian, Olympic Runner, Our Shot Analysis: Live In The Dream has already earned a spot in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint one month from now at Santa Anita, but since the majority of his 19 races, including six wins, have been run

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