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Saturday Longshots and Top Picks for Woodbine
The Woodbine Mile card steals the show this weekend. Let’s dive right in and talk about most-likely winners and longshots that can spice things up. Race 6- The Sweet Briar Too On one hand, it feels like Mark Casse is just trying to find a spot where Victory to Victory can recapture some of the…
Read MoreTrip Alert: Two For the Price of One
Sometimes as handicappers, we have a tendency to only watch the horse we bet on in a given race. I try not to do that as much as possible, but it happens a lot. And because of this, we are probably more apt to notice anything out of the ordinary that our horse encounters, overcomes,…
Read MoreRemember Proviso? Well, ya might wanna read this.
If you’re planning to play Churchill Downs on Friday, allow me to direct your attention to Race 5. A maiden special weight event on the grass for 3yos and up featuring your average, ordinary field of colts and geldings, most of whom last raced at Ellis or Kentucky Downs. You’ve seen races like this a…
Read MoreEarly Breeders’ Cup Bomb Patrol
We still have nearly two full months until the Breeders’ Cup, but that’s no reason we can’t start searching for sneaky longshots who can help make BC weekend a profitable one. Maybe they can win. Maybe they can’t. But sometimes identifying that 20-1 shot who runs 3rd is just as valuable as picking the winner.…
Read MoreA cold double for your Wednesday
Bonus card alert!!! Sunday’s weather cancellation at Kentucky Downs means we get some unexpected midweek action. And LoneSpeed has two interesting opinions in the Wednesday co-features that make up a nice little cold double, if you are so inclined. Race 8- Dueling Grounds Oaks With Pamina and Heavenly Love likely to attract the bulk of…
Read MoreThe Takeout Battle
It’s been a hot topic recently. Actually it’s been among the issues-of-the-day for some time now. Takeout. It’s too high. And with legal sports wagering now on the verge of exploding in America, “horse racing” needs to adapt by reducing takeout across the board to make wagering on horses an attractive option for bettors who…
Read MoreTrip Alert: Brielle’s Appeal
Saturday’s Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint was won by Ruby Notion in course-record time (the record was broken in the next race), but if there is a filly to watch going forward, it might be 3rd-place finisher Brielle’s Appeal. Brielle’s Appeal was a LoneSpeed Horse to Watch on Saturday (NOT because she figured to be the…
Read MoreHorses To Watch Saturday at Kentucky Downs
If you call yourself a racing fan, you are required by law to dig in and at least watch Saturday’s deep card at Kentucky Downs. You may even want to place a wager or two. Here are some horses to watch. Race 6- Juvenile Turf Sprint I don’t know who will go favored in here…
Read MoreTourney Talk- A Tale of Two 2nds
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of frustration, it was the age of redemption, it was the season of Kentucky Downs, it was the season of Belmont. Those of you who follow me on Racing Twitter or here at LoneSpeed probably read about the horrifying…
Read MoreThey both had so much promise
Let’s go back in time to the winter of 2017. Tampa Bay Downs. January 25th. Todd Pletcher sent a 3yo Bodemeister colt up from South Florida to break his maiden. That colt, Always Dreaming, would go on to win the Kentucky Derby….and nothing else. Always Dreaming was retired this week. Many have asserted he was…
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