Posts by Justin Dew
Quick Catch Up from LoneSpeed
I do not agree with Watchmaker
In his review of the Breeders’ Cup, DRF’s Mike Watchmaker had this to say about City of Light and the Dirt Mile itself: While I am in full agreement that City of Light was sensational, I disagree with the overall tone and some of the specific points Watchmaker made here. For one, he argues…
Read MoreTourney Talk- “Scott C” leads BetPTC Finals after Day 1
Based on his social media posts, I can only assume that the Scott C. atop the BetPTC leaderboard after Day 1 of the Cash Is King contest is none other than Scott Carson, known on Twitter as @CarsoniPH. Carson tweeted on Saturday that he rode Risky Proposition and his 22.5-1 off odds to wins in…
Read MoreChurchill Downs Pick 3 for Saturday
There are two favorites late in the Saturday Churchill card that I think are a little on the vulnerable side, and being that both are part of the same Pick 3 sequence, I think this is a good spot to try and crush a slim play. Race 8 Curate takes his 2 for 2 record…
Read More#YouCantJustify
Full disclosure: I felt Blame was robbed of the Horse of the Year title in 2010 when voters gave it to Zenyatta. To me, it was a no-brainer. But too many others didn’t agree. I bring this up so that the opinion expressed below can be read with additional context. This year, the Eclipse Award…
Read MoreTourney Talk- My BCBC Flop
The reason I can sleep at night in spite of a couple of hugely moronic decisions I made in the BCBC is that I was never making money with the final three races being won by Monomoy Girl, Enable, and Accelerate. It’s not that I didn’t respect those horses. In fact, I was preparing to…
Read MoreGood Opinions, Bad Opinions, and Where We Go From Here
It’s been nearly four full days since Accelerate took down the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and I’ve had plenty of time to travel home, play with the kids, do a ton of laundry, and watch election coverage on TV. I’ve also had time to gather my thoughts about not just the Breeders’ Cup, but also the…
Read MoreSecond Look Horses
LoneSpeed contributor Steve Decaspers is back with more valuable Breeders’ Cup insight… It is both valuable and maddening that you have two weeks to handicap the Breeders’ Cup races. In that sense, there is no other race card like it – and your opinions of horses can go through a number of phases – infatuation,…
Read MoreMerry Breeders’ Cup
It’s here. Now its time for you to let it rip at the windows (or on your laptop or phone or whatever). The time for stressing out of whether to single Newspaperofrecord or whom to box with Catalina Cruiser is over. You’ve done the research… …unless you haven’t!!!! And if you haven’t, or if you…
Read MoreFirenze Fire- The Final Analysis
The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile will be run around one turn. And that makes it extra exciting, in my opinion. For starters, the one-turn aspect it makes it a little more appealing to sprinters than if it were a two-turn race. And the distance itself means it’s a logical spot for routers who aren’t quite…
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