The 2021 Jockey Club Gold Cup
There are not a lot of races with the kind of storied history the Jockey Club Gold Cup has. Sadly, of late it has lost some of its previous luster. It was a race that made champions and champions competed in. It has been run at two miles, and a mile and a half. Today […]
Key Horse Races & Expert Handicapper Bets – September 4, 2021
Saranac Stakes – Race 8 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:27 PM Eastern Founder, who opens at 4 to 1 odds, gets top billing here on the strength of two big efforts since adding blinkers. The first was a runner-up effort on dirt in a race scheduled on turf and the next was a strong […]
The 2021 Travers Stakes
The Travers, or as they say the midsummer Derby will be run Saturday at legendary Saratoga Race Course. The Feld is led by two year old champion Essential Quality who won the Belmont Stakes and Jim Dandy in his two most recent starts. He will be a solid and deserving favorite perhaps at odds of […]
Key Horse Races & Expert Handicapper Bets – August 28, 2021
H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes – Race 9 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:12PM Eastern Following Sea won the second and third starts of his career this past April and June, the latter after shipping to New York and leaving Bob Baffert for Todd Pletcher. Both efforts were runaway wins by an average of six lengths […]
The 2021 Grade 1 Alabama Stakes
The Alabama has always been one of my favorite stakes not only at the Saratoga meet, but throughout the entire year. Maybe it’s because it is a mile and a quarter compared to the Kentucky Oaks mile and an eighth, or maybe because I made a big win bet on It’s in the Air to […]