Ellis Starr’s Blog

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 16

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 16 Rampart Stakes – Race 5 at Gulfstream Park – Post time 2:05 PM Eastern Time This race is a very good betting race by virtue of the fact the second and third morning line choices are suspect in my opinion. Lewis Bay, who opens at 7 to 2, comes back from a year on the bench and no matter how good Chad Brown is overall, his stats

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Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 9

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 9   Don’t forget to check the very bottom of this blog for a “BONUS” race, with a big longshot, that has a post time of 2:26 PM Eastern Time   Willa on the Move Stakes – Race 6 at Laurel – Post time 3:00 PM Eastern Time It is rumored Absatootly is going to pass this race to run in a stakes in New York so I

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Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 2

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, December 2 Go For Wand Stakes – Race 6 at Aqueduct – Post time 2:06 PM Eastern Time Verve’s Tale ran the best race of her career to date last time out (with a field high last race 109 Equibase figure) when leading late and ending up a head short of winning the similar Grade 3 Turnback the Alarm Stakes at Belmont. Even though that was a one turn

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Key Bets & Races for Saturday, November 25

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, November 25 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship – Race 8 at Aqueduct – Post time 3:20 PM Eastern Time   High percentage trainer Jason Servis saddles a pair of very tough runners in Rainbow Heir and Summation Time, opening at 10/1 and 12/1, respectfully, and I’ll play them as if they were a coupled entry and bet them both. Rainbow Heir is 12 for 29 in his career but has

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Key Bets & Races for Friday, November 24

Key Bets & Races for Saturday, November 24 Gio Ponti Stakes – Race 8 at Aqueduct – Post time 3:20 PM Eastern Time   On the heels of a nice profit last week on the turf at Aqueduct on this blog with Fire Away winning and Monster Bea finishing second, this stakes caught my attention because Fuel the Bern opens at 12/1. Racing for the tough Clement stable to start his career, he finished fast

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