Ellis Starr’s Blog
Key Races & Bets for Saturday April 20, 2024
Brought to you by Amwager.com, a great legal online wagering website with great betting tools and perks, legal for residents of most states and covering most tracks in North America as well as many in the rest of the world. Race 6 at Keeneland -Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Top Contender: American Retro, Glittering Lights Other contenders: Freydis the Red, Sacred Wish, Pleasant Passage, Olivia Maralda and Storm Bay I thought I would cover the
Key Races & Bets for Saturday April 13th, 2024
Race 6 at Keeneland -Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Top Contender: Musical Mischief Vulnerable favorite: Julia Shining In spite of this race having a field of seven, this is an exceptionally playable race because Musical Mischief would be a great bet at even half of her 5 to 1 starting odds, while even money favorite Julia Shining would be an exceptionally poor bet even at 2 to 1 odds. Assessing whether a favorite is legitimate,
Key Races & Bets for Saturday April 6th, 2024
Commonwealth Stakes (Grade 3) – Race 6 at Keeneland -Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Top Contenders: Minnesota Ready, Bo Cruz Other contenders: Wico, Here Mi Song Minnesota Ready ran the best race of his career last time out on 2/17 after moving to the Amoss barn and that wins here if repeated. He stayed in a race scheduled for turf but run on dirt and that turned out to be fortuitous because he has a
Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 30th, 2024
Ghostzapper Stakes (Grade 3) – Race 7 at Gulfstream -Post Time 2:26 PM Eastern Top Contenders: Lure Him In, Mbagnick, Tumbarumba, Steal Sunshine YES, there are four win and exacta contenders listed in an eight horse field. HOWEVER, with it being highly likely Steal Sunshine and Tumbarumba, the one-two finishers in the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Mile, will be the top two betting choices, there could be a good deal of profit potential on win
Key Races & Bets for Saturday March 23rd, 2024
Beyond the Wire Stakes – Race 8 at Laurel -Post Time 4:02 PM Eastern Top Contender: Determined Driver Determined Driver finished second in the similar Wide Country Stakes four weeks ago, three-quarters of a length from the winner and a bit more than a length over the third place finisher. The winner (Miss Harriett) does not return for this race and that makes Determined Driver the one to beat. After returning from a five month