Tag Archives: Handicapping

Schaefer City

Posted on April 29, 2021 by turfcapper

Louisville may be the River City, or Falls City, or even the Derby City – but 48 hours before post time I feel like I’m sitting in Schaefer City . . . If you aren’t old enough to remember, Schaefer … Continue reading →

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You Must Be Present to Win

Posted on April 2, 2021 by turfcapper

How many times have you heard that, whether for a 50-50 ticket at a high school basketball game, or for a door prize at a raffle or golf tournament. The same is often true with horse race handicapping. You must … Continue reading →

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Handicapping the Handcapper

Posted on March 10, 2021 by turfcapper

How many things is too many ?  I think I found out on Saturday. I was leading the NHC free qualifier after one race.  It got worse – much worse –  from there.   I don’t love the ‘pick and … Continue reading →

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Monomoy, Mystic Shake Up Handicap Division

Posted on March 4, 2021 by turfcapper

The handicap horse division gets a bit of a shakeup off of this weeks Razorback and Bayakoa.   Mystic Guide ran a tremendous race In winning the Razorback on a very sloppy track, posting a reported 108 beyer.   That number vaults … Continue reading →

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The Derby Trail Heats Up, March 2, New Shooter ?

Posted on March 2, 2021 by turfcapper

Plenty of notes from a busy weekend of stakes action, we will start with the 3-year-old rankings, which have been updated. Essential Quality did little to hurt his number one ranking, winning well, taking his act on the road, and … Continue reading →

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Pegasus Day 2021

Posted on January 23, 2021 by turfcapper

Good card for today’s Pegasus at Gulfstream. In the title feature, Knicks Go is the clear leader on paper, likely to be on the lead, and Mike McCarthy pulled this move a couple years ago with City of Light. Needs … Continue reading →

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Breeders Cup Recap, What’s Next

Posted on November 11, 2020 by turfcapper

The 2020 Breeders Cup at Keeneland was not particularly kind to me. Despite a couple of strong opinions (and short prices) there were a couple races where I was dead wrong. The walk-the-dog scenario played out for Authentic, and my … Continue reading →

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Breeders Cup Saturday – November 7, 2020

Posted on November 7, 2020 by turfcapper

FILLY AND MARE SPRINT I wrote a while back on class.   What is class – simply put, the ability to run fast in a variety of situations, and against other fast horses.  In this case, I think SERENGETI EMPRESS … Continue reading →

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Breeders Cup Friday – Nov. 6, 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by turfcapper

What do Orlando Noda, Frederic Rossi, Valerie Lund, Victor Garcia, Joe Orseno, Mark Glatt, Kevin Attard and Paulo Lobo have in common ? Well, they aren’t all household names as trainers for the casual player, but don’t be shocked if … Continue reading →

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Everyday Hustlin’

Posted on October 16, 2020 by turfcapper

Ground out a couple hundred dollar profit today, one winner and two dirty, dirty photo-loss place finishes. Fortunately we paid $5.30 and 9.30 in the middle. In the irony of ironies, Stunning Sky (an old playback) nailed new playback 14-1 … Continue reading →

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