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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
Key Races & Bets for Saturday September 30th, 2023
Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes – Race 6 at Santa Anita – Post Time 6:37 PM Eastern Win contenders: Visitant, Dr. Schivel Analysis: Bob Baffert saddles a trio here in Arabian Lion, Fort Bragg and Speed Boat Beach, the latter coming back off nearly 10 months off, having run on dirt just once, in his debut, and wiring the field in that race. As a horse coming back from a long layoff, and with three
Key Races & Bets for Saturday September 23rd, 2023
Gallant Bob Stakes – Race 11 at Parx – Post Time 4:35 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Nautical Star looks like the horse to beat in this race in which morning line favorite Ryvit (5 to 2) is vulnerable, having finished fifth of five then fifth of 10 in his last two starts, with no excuse, and potentially not getting the lead he needs to win (with wire-to-wire wins in three straight before those
Key Races & Bets for Saturday September 16th, 2023
Summer Stakes – Race 6 at Woodbine – Post Time 3:57 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: On what should be a fantastic day at Woodbine, this is the first of four stakes races, three on turf, the first three of which, all on this week’s blog (and podcast) provide a lot of profit opportunity. This is for two year olds, open to males and females, and the winner gets an automatic entry to the
Key Races & Bets for Saturday September 9th, 2023
Franklin-Simpson Stakes – Race 8 at Kentucky Downs – Post Time 4:40 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Playlist was entered (as an also-eligible) in last week’s Music City Stakes, for fillies only, and shows up here against males as a horse having won three races in a row. The last two were versus three year olds and up and this race is restricted to just three year olds so although it appears she’s stepping