Tag Archives: Kentucky Derby

Derby Weekend Wrap Up – 9-8-2020

Posted on September 8, 2020 by turfcapper

Well, after four long extra months, the Kentucky Derby is now in the books. Authentic was not my top pick to win the Derby, but he was on my short list of horses that could win.  I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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Who Ya Got? Kentucky Derby 2020 edition . . .

Posted on September 3, 2020 by turfcapper

Win Candidates:  Tiz the Law, Honor AP Don’t be Too Shocked if they Win Candidates: Thousand Words, Authentic, NY Traffic, King Guillermo So it’s finally time to Run for The Roses.  Where has a three-month delay gotten us ?   About … Continue reading →

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Weekly Update 7-1-2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by turfcapper

It was an entertaining weekend of racing for the ‘capper, albeit not a profitable one.   Took a beating at the windows, as I had a ton of multi-race sequences but couldn’t squarely connect. Most Impressive- Tom’s D’Etat – right now … Continue reading →

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Up Is Down, Black is White !  Work in Progress Kentucly Derby Rankings, Part 2

Posted on June 18, 2020 by turfcapper

Well #2020 applies here, as the jumbled up triple crown trail has opened and closed many doors for contenders. Continue reading →

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‘Work in Progress’ Kentucky Derby Rankings

Posted on May 6, 2020 by turfcapper

With four full months to the Kentucky Derby, here’s my new ‘Work in Progress” Derby rankings.  Eventually I hope to expand this to several other categories, including Handicap, Distaff, Sprint, Turf, and 2-yo rankings, that I’ll update as the big … Continue reading →

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Florida Derby

Posted on March 28, 2020 by turfcapper

Have done less advance work on the card than planned, but in the Flordia Derby I’ll be taking a shot at Gouvenor Morris, if we get 6-1 or better. On paper, Tiz The Law should be the best, but with … Continue reading →

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Quarantine Thoughts

Posted on March 27, 2020 by turfcapper

It’s been a weird few weeks in the world, and as a handicapper it’s also an odd time amid the indictments of Servis and Navarro, and the spate of track closures.  We don’t know day to day who is running … Continue reading →

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Tough Way to Earn Pizza Money

Posted on June 17, 2019 by turfcapper

I ate the chalk big time this weekend on something I don’t normally do – I fired it in in the show pool on Maximum Security to earn pizza money. I was more nervous than Jason Beem when the big … Continue reading →

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2019 Preakness Recap

Posted on May 21, 2019 by turfcapper

Interesting Preakness day for me as I was at a baseball tournament for most of the afternoon. I caught a couple of races early, enough to see that the rail was pretty good, and that helped me to adjust some … Continue reading →

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Belmont Stakes Day – June 9

Posted on June 9, 2018 by turfcapper

I have some opinions I feel very strong about today. I won’t bury the lead. I’m singling Justify on the end of p4 and Pick 5 play. He’s the best horse. He has the right style. I don’t think his … Continue reading →

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