Tag Archives: Triple Crown

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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‘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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Hey Hey, It’s A Wild Weekend

Posted on July 22, 2019 by turfcapper

What a long, hot, and almost grueling weekend of capping. Couldn’t have gotten much weirder with the heat cancellations on the East Coast and Monmouth’s disastrous Haskell Delay on Saturday. After all that, I scored out on playback Lostintranzlation in … Continue reading →

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2019 Belmont Stakes Recap and Notes

Posted on June 10, 2019 by turfcapper

Some days are better than others.  My top pick of Tacitus did not quite work out as planned.  He ran well, but was hung wide all the way around and finished second.   The Trakus data below backs this up: (Screengrab … Continue reading →

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It’s Tacitus  . . . . unless it isn’t

Posted on June 6, 2019 by turfcapper

I’ve been waiting to bet-back on Tacitus in the Belmont, almost since before the Kentucky Derby.  I had him pegged as one of the ones for the Derby, but all along I had a sneaking suspicion that Tacitus was on … Continue reading →

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Five Top Winners, But . . .

Posted on June 10, 2018 by turfcapper

Somehow, despite listing five top winners and Sadler’s Joy, who got popped at the wire, I had a very marginal day yesterday as Spring Valley crushed my late Pick Tickets (I used Sadler’s Joy and Hi Happy, who were both … 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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Justify Your Position

Posted on June 7, 2018 by turfcapper

I’ve tried to look at ways to beat Justify in the Belmont Stakes, and listened to the noise about his “declining form,” but I’ll make a couple of counter-arguments for you to consider. The Kentucky Derby and the Preakness were … Continue reading →

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