http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 jnchapel@gmail.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/_QrEUF-aghM/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - From Dick Powell: Cornelio Velasquez has been winning 16 percent of his turf starts but because he attracts little wagering attention, he shows a flat-bet profit of +0.52. One of my favorite jockey plays: Cornelio, longshot, turf. ]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:13:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/_QrEUF-aghM/ http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/06/nomination-is-in-june-26-2010-belmont.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - The end of June. The Triple Crown season came to a merciful end and Northern United States and Ontario... ]]> Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:02:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/06/nomination-is-in-june-26-2010-belmont.html http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/06/channeling-ward-cleaver.html EquiSpace - Was there a better TV dad than Ward Cleaver? Don't even think about Mike Brady. I'll give ya Fred Sanford, but not Tom Bradford. Ward was all about discipline. Wally and Beav couldn't get away with anything without going through Ward. Dad's are pretty cool. Mine taught me how to… ]]> Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:15:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/06/channeling-ward-cleaver.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/06/04/brians-belmont-stakes-preview/ Brooklyn Backstretch - We’ve arrived at the end of the end of the road: the Belmont Stakes. Belmont’s spring showcase and the final leg of the Triple Crown gives us a deep field of 12 looking to add... ]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/06/04/brians-belmont-stakes-preview/ http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-race-analysis-for-race-day-may-31.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - It was a great holiday weekend for the Turk, closed out by a workmanlike Pick Three win at Belmont. ]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 17:23:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-race-analysis-for-race-day-may-31.html http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/nomination-is-in-may-31-2010-belmont.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - That fine looking horse in the Sarah K. Andrew photograph is Quality Road, the best Dirt horse training in the world right now. The Met Mile is one of those races that just screams... ]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 05:48:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/nomination-is-in-may-31-2010-belmont.html http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/nomination-is-in-may-15-2010-grade-ii.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - I love to remember Champions in their radiant glory and none to me are more glorious then Barbaro walking into Pimlico a day before his tragic final race. I try not to think about the big fella and what could have been but I found myself today with that horrible… ]]> Sat, 15 May 2010 12:12:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/nomination-is-in-may-15-2010-grade-ii.html http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/talking-preakness-with-alex-brown/ The Rail - Alex Brown talks about the Preakness with two other exercise riders, Andy Durnin and Bob Hatfield, and a guest handicapper, Lisa Grimm. ]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 09:58:00 -0700 http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/talking-preakness-with-alex-brown/ http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/14/brians-preakness-preview-2/ Brooklyn Backstretch - One down, two to go. Super Saver relished the slop and the rail-and Calvin Borel-and dominated what was thought to be a wide-open Kentucky Derby. Can he do it again two weeks... ]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2010/05/14/brians-preakness-preview-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/tpL4w80dYw4/ Jessica Chapel / Railbird v2 - Mike Watchmaker, post-Derby (DRF+ sub req): Finally, nothing I saw in this Derby made me want to change my mind that horses who have raced exclusively on synthetic tracks aren’t at a disadvantage when they race on dirt for the first time in the Derby. This is being close-minded to… ]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 08:41:00 -0700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Railbird/~3/tpL4w80dYw4/ http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-race-analysis-for-race-days-april.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - Readers of the Turk have heard me prattle on before about base handicaps and bet constructions, and it's weekends... ]]> Sun, 02 May 2010 05:23:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-race-analysis-for-race-days-april.html http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/nomination-is-in-kentucky-oaks-turf.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - So I had it all planned out. This Turk's been happily wearing his Mine That Bird hat... ]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:02:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/nomination-is-in-kentucky-oaks-turf.html http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/after-26-derbys-he-still-doesnt-know/ The Rail - By now, I should be pontificating on why my Kentucky Derby selections will be in the trifecta and yours will finish the race at some point on Sunday. ]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:35:00 -0700 http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/after-26-derbys-he-still-doesnt-know/ http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/handicapping-history-in-the-kentucky-derby/ The Rail - History still provides a guide to picking a Derby winner. ]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:30:00 -0700 http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/handicapping-history-in-the-kentucky-derby/ http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/post-race-analysis-for-race-day-april_18.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - That good looking sire to the left is an A.P. Indy son, father of Pashito the Che and yesterday's Distaff Handicap winner... ]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:12:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/post-race-analysis-for-race-day-april_18.html http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/nomination-is-in-april-17-2010-aqueduct.html The Turk: Horses, Handicapping and Hijinks - The are several nice stakes races going on today: Keeneland's Lexington Stakes, The Charles Town Classic... ]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:45:00 -0700 http://theturkandlittleturk.blogspot.com/2010/04/nomination-is-in-april-17-2010-aqueduct.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=918 Brooklyn Backstretch - You know how every week I remind you that you can check out Brian’s handicapping for NYRA races at Horseplayernow.com? That he participates in a live chat about three-year-olds every... ]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=918 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=873 Brooklyn Backstretch - Oaklawn may not have gotten Zenyatta and Rachel Alexandra Friday in the Apple Blossom, but they did get a pretty solid renewal of the Arkansas Derby. The newly minted Grade I has a trio... ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:34:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=873 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=867 Brooklyn Backstretch - Don’t forget to activate your power horses for this week’s preps, and if you want a little more of Brian’s handicapping, he talks about the NYRA races every Friday at Horseplayernow.com. ]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/?p=867 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/04/nickel-and-diming.html EquiSpace - Not sure why I named the post as such, but since I had this cool picture of a Buffalo Nickel, I figured I'd share. Pretty cool, huh?There will be no nickel and diming this weekend... ]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:23:00 -0700 http://equispace.blogspot.com/2010/04/nickel-and-diming.html