Queen Elizabeth II does the Hot Cha Cha

Yazan: Steve | 18 October 2009 | Comments Off
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing

History has a funny way of repeating itself; only not in ways that are easily predictable. Saturday’s G1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Invitational stakes (that’s a mouthful) at Keeneland race track was a case in point.  Heavily favored Gozzip Girl went off at 3-5 despite failing to hit the board at 2-5 in her last [...]

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QE II Challenge Cup Invitational – G1 Stakes

Yazan: Steve | 17 October 2009 | Comments Off
Categories: Handicapping, Horse Racing

Betting Keeneland’s main track has been tricky to say the least.  The G1 QE II Invitational at 1 and 1/8 miles on the turf presents a chance for horseplayers to recoup some losses after taking a beating on the polytrack. A great thing about this race is the top 3 morning line favorites all faced [...]

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Garden City Recap – Good News, Bad News

Yazan: Steve | 14 September 2009 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing

In last Saturday’s Garden City Stakes at Belmont we were proven correct in our skepticism of Gozzip Girl at 2-5 odds.  Her off the board finish was good news as we were playing against her short price based on the layoff and yielding turf conditions.  The bad news is we completely overlooked Miss World who cruised to victory.  Shared Account [...]

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Preview – Garden City G1

Yazan: Steve | 12 September 2009 | Comments Off
Categories: Horse Racing

Today’s 8th race at Belmont is the Grade 1 $300K Garden City Stakes for three-year old fillies at 1 and 1/8 miles on the inner turf.  With all the rain in the New York area, the turf track will likely be yielding.  In fact, all of Saturday’s turf races were taken off the turf except [...]

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