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Is there anything to be learned from a losing $36 Pick 4 ticket? I’d say there is always at least something to be learned. The lesson may not be all that profound. And you may learn you were right to make the play you made. But losing is something to be avoided and you need…
Baseball fans know the Mendoza Line as this, per Wikipedia: The Mendoza Line is an expression in baseball in the United States, deriving from the name of shortstop Mario Mendoza, whose poor batting average is taken to define the threshold of incompetent hitting. The cutoff point is most often said to be .200[1] (although Mendoza’s…
(4:00pm update: I really hope no one read this.) We’ve got a nifty little carryover in the Aqueduct Pick 6 in store for us today. A free $175k never hurt anyone, right? Let’s take a small swing on a tough card and see if we can get lucky with a clever opinion or two. Race…
The day before the Breeders’ Cup, I was asked what my best play of the weeknd was. And because I take questions like this very seriously and sometimes get way too cute with my answers, I responded “Well, my best BET of the weekend is City of Light, but my best OPINION is Magical.” Now,…
When you watch the reply of last Saturday’s Fort Lauderdale Stakes from Gulfstream Park, you’ll notice two interesting things just before and just after they break from the gate. First, right before the gates open, Blacktype, in post 6, loses focus for just a brief second as he seems to raise his head and shift…
The post has nothing to do with horse racing. I have been sick as a dog for the last three days, and I passed the time by watching every documentary and every interview I could find that was related to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey on December 25th, 1996. And I am 100% confident that…
The first time I really noticed the First Time Gelding angle was purely by chance. I played a Carryovered Pick 5 at Fresno on October 9, 2011. I had singled the #8 horse, Pico Pete, in the second leg (the 7th race) however I had meant to single the 6 but I couldn’t read my…
It’s time for the first installment of a new series here on LoneSpeed, Pull Out Your PPs. So…. …grab your PPs and just pull them right on out. Let’s start digging in!!! And yes, I’m aware that the races shown in the PPs do not represent Almanaar’s entire career. But I’m not gonna redo the…
…and sometimes it’s the deciding factor. The two big turf stakes at Gulfstream Park on Saturday feature full fields and plenty of betting opportunity. And in my opinion, each race includes a standout from a class perspective that should result in solid favoritism. But in the case of each, can class carry the day? Capla…
I don’t know Sports Illustrated’s Tim Layden. I know his name only because any time he writes an article about horse racing, Horse Racing Twitter goes nuts because the sport we love is finally getting attention from a mainstream publication. I’m sure Tim Layden is a great guy with lots of friends and a wonderful…