Archive for February, 2010
Top 50 in Graded Stakes Earnings
Yazan: Steve | 23 February 2010 | 8 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
The table below shows accumulated graded stakes earnings (for races in north America) for all three-year old colts as well as Triple Crown nominated fillies. Since Derby spots are based on graded stakes earnings, it’s an early look at which horses have booked enough money for a Derby shot and ones with more work to [...]
It’s Just Me With WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume III
Yazan: Steve | 17 February 2010 | 8 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Here’s Volume III of the WirePlayers Derby Dozen. Though we’re a little bummed Monday’s Southwest Stakes got cancelled, that just means Saturday is going to be even more jam-packed with Derby prep race action. If you remember way back when In Derby Dozen Volume I, Lookin at Lucky had a commanding lead. But the lack [...]
Derby Future Wager Pool #1 – Final Odds
Yazan: Steve | 14 February 2010 | 6 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
Derby Future Wager – Pool #1 # Name Trainer ML Final 1 Aikenite Todd Pletcher 30-1 54-1 2 American Lion Eoin Harty 20-1 41-1 3 Buddy’s Saint Bruce Levine 12-1 10-1 4 Concord Point Bob Baffert 30-1 99-1 5 Conveyance Bob Baffert 12-1 33-1 6 Dave in Dixie John Sadler 20-1 28-1 7 Drosselmeyer Bill [...]
Saturday Stakes – Giving Peace Chant A Chance
Yazan: Steve | 12 February 2010 | 9 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
With relatively small fields, Saturday’s KY Derby preps at Tampa Bay Downs and Santa Anita aren’t the best betting races. Unless the unexpected happens. Of course, the unexpected is what horse racing’s all about. More attractive betting options are likely to be found in Santa Anita’s Strub Stakes and Gulfstream Park’s Sprint Championship. Peace Chant [...]
“White Turf” at St. Moritz
Yazan: Steve | 10 February 2010 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing
Racetracks in the mid-Atlantic are buried under several feet of snow and it has me thinking of the “White Turf” races in St. Moritz. Dating back to 1907, this unique race meet conducts races on snow over the frozen St. Moritz lake. Racing on the snow in Switzerland makes a beautiful sport seem positively majestic. [...]
If You Wanna Win, You Gotta Take Chances
Yazan: Steve | 08 February 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing
The Saints upset of the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV (number 44 so I’m told) proves one thing: if you wanna win, you gotta take chances. I didn’t give the Saints a snowball’s chance in hell of beating the Colts. And if I was in Vegas, I would’ve bet a chunk of change on the [...]
Hey You, Here’s Derby Dozen Volume II
Yazan: Steve | 03 February 2010 | 17 Comments
Categories: Horse Racing
Loaded down with insights like a lead balloon, here’s Volume II of the WirePlayers Derby Dozen. Despite the similar title, this isn’t a low-rent rip-off of Steve Haskin’s “Derby Dozen”. Although Haskin does a fine job, we’ve assembled a diverse collection of ten bloggers, twitterers, and horseplayers from around the country to weigh in on [...]
