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The Takeout Battle

By Justin Dew | September 10, 2018

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…

Trip Alert: Brielle’s Appeal

By Justin Dew | September 10, 2018

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…

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Horses To Watch Saturday at Kentucky Downs

By Justin Dew | September 8, 2018

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…

Tourney Talk- A Tale of Two 2nds

By Justin Dew | September 7, 2018

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…

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They both had so much promise

By Justin Dew | September 7, 2018

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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Together, we can forget about 15-1. Forever.

By Justin Dew | September 6, 2018

Thursday’s $140,000, Grade 0, Race 6 Stakes at Kentucky Downs, also known as a N1X, drew a field of 12 with four on the AE list.  And before you start planning your wagers and tournament plays, just erase from your mind all hopes and dreams centered around getting anywhere remotely close to the 15-1 morning…

Sneaky Breeders’ Cup Classic Longshot?

By Justin Dew | September 5, 2018

While nothing is etched in stone, Good Magic missing the Breeders’ Cup seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.  And with his poor effort in the Travers, his Chad Brown barn mate Gronkowski doesn’t appear quite as live as he did, say, immediately after the Belmont. He’ll get another chance to prove he can…

Digging deeper into the PPs

By Justin Dew | September 4, 2018

Let’s go back in time to August 11th at Saratoga.  Race 1.  I had decided the night before that Bootlegger was going to be the play that started off the day for me.  But in listening to Gabby Gaudet’s pre-race analysis, I happened to catch her comment that Bootlegger didn’t run particularly well over a…

Tourney Talk- Being “right” has never felt so awful

By Justin Dew | September 3, 2018

This website has been up and running for about 10 days now.  I still don’t know where I plan to take it.  It’s part personal blog, part handicapping resource, and hopefully someday part community meeting place.  I’ve been playing the horses for over 20 years, and like you I love this game.  And as I…

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LoneSpeed Play of the Day

By Justin Dew | September 3, 2018

Whether you are playing in the BCBC and/or NHC contests on Horseplayers, or just trying to make a few bucks on your day off, there is a horse you might want to pay extra attention to in the 7th race at Woodbine. Call Me Wally ran a ho-hum 4th at this class level on the…

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What did we miss with Sippican Harbor?

By Justin Dew | September 2, 2018

Just because Saturday was another winning day for LoneSpeed readers does not mean we can’t try to learn from our mistakes and figure out why we missed what we missed, right?  Let’s dig in. The costliest mistake of the day was missing Sippican Harbor in the Spinaway.  I may not have used her had I…

Saturday Pick 4 at Saratoga

By Justin Dew | August 31, 2018

When you try to get the kids to do just ONE more video, and 20 takes later you realize it’s 7:00pm on a Friday and they are ready for the movie and popcorn you promised them, and then you realize you haven’t shaved in four days and shouldn’t be on camera, this is the result.