The 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup
I remember when The Jockey Club Gold Cup was two miles. I remember when it was a mile and a half. Things change. Today it is at Saratoga not Belmont but at least it is still a mile and a quarter. While it may not be what it was, it is still a nice race […]
The 2022 Travers Stakes
How could I choose a different race to go over on Saturday? It just wouldn’t seem right. The Mid-summer Derby came up awfully interesting and has both championship and Breeders’ Cup Classic implications. If Charge It and Taiba were here it would have been one of the best Travers fields we’ve seen in a long […]
Key Races & Bets for Saturday August 27, 2022
H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes – Race 8 at Saratoga – Post Time 3:52 PM Eastern This race is not as cut-and-dried as likely prohibitive favorite Jack Christopher winning, although he is one of five horses with some chance to win. The other four are Gunite, Howling Time and Accretive. The other three – not […]
Key Races & Bets for Saturday August 20th, 2022
Lake Placid Stakes – Race 8 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:26 PM Eastern Please forgive my digression before getting into the handicapping for this race. Whenever the name of this race comes up I immediately get the image of the late Betty White feeding the baby alligators in the movie of the same name, […]
The Saratoga Derby
There are plenty of stakes to choose from on Saturday at Saratoga. The Whitney, The Test, and The Lure and The Glens Falls will all be run. So will The Saratoga Derby and I like that one. Yes, I like the name, but I also like the race from a wagering perspective. A full field […]