http://www.raceday360.com/wire/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss R30 dana@superterrific.org http://www.drf.com/blogs/emcee-tops-weekly-beyer-list FormBlog - Dan Illman Here are the top 25 Winning Beyer Speed Figures from last week's racing action (1/30/12 - 2/5/12):read more ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/emcee-tops-weekly-beyer-list http://helloracefans.com/trip-notes/bris-figs-week-of-january-30-2012/ Hello Race Fans! - The handicap division owned the top three ratings this week. ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:04:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/trip-notes/bris-figs-week-of-january-30-2012/ http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/weekend-handicapping-game-on-dude-all.html Horseplayers Association of North America - Yesterday we saw Alpha do what he was supposed to do, dominate the Withers.  He ran a great race, Dominguez set him up perfectly and took him wide and gunned the field.  This will certainly put him up there as one of the Derby contenders.  The stakes schedule nationwide today… ]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:56:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/weekend-handicapping-game-on-dude-all.html http://www.drf.com/blogs/weekend-stakes-opinions-4 FormBlog - Dan Illman Let's take a look at some of the weekend's major stakes races: AQUEDUCT - RACE 3 - TOBOGGAN STAKES: Let's scratch #J J'S LUCKY TRAIN.  Please note that #4 RULE BY NIGHT will race with one bar shoe.read more ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:02:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/weekend-stakes-opinions-4 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/04/brians-derby-preps-the-sam-f-davis-2/ Brooklyn Backstretch - Tampa Bay Downs: The Grade II, $250,000 Sam F. David at 1 1/16 miles 1 State Of Play (4-1 ML): Accomplished turf runner makes his 3yo debut and tries the main for the first time in an effort to see where he stands with the best of his generation. Sire… ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/04/brians-derby-preps-the-sam-f-davis-2/ http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/sam-f-davis-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Gulfstream Park Derby victor Reveron will go to the starting gate today as the 3-1 morning line favorite in the 32nd running of the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs.In five starts, Reveron has never been out of the money. He retains the mount of regular… ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:51:00 -0800 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/sam-f-davis-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/weekend-handicapping-is-it-alpha-day-or.html Horseplayers Association of North America - Last weekend kicked off the Derby run with the Holy Bull at GP and Hansen one of the top 3YO’s had a tough day.  Stumbled at the start and couldn’t hold off a determined Algorithms.   Today we have another 3YO affair the Withers (G3) at Aqueduct.  This race will be… ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:38:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/02/weekend-handicapping-is-it-alpha-day-or.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/robert-b-lewis-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert could tie the record for the trainer with the most wins in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) when he sends Liaison to the starting gate today as the 9-5 morning line favorite of the marquee race which is the sixth race on… ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:14:00 -0800 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/robert-b-lewis-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com/2012/02/derby-preps-and-maiden-races-on.html Foolish Pleasure - As January has passed into February, it’s time to hunker down and get serious—about Kentucky Derby contenders, naturally. With three preps on Saturday (not to mention a couple interesting maiden races), I’m just about fully engaged with horse racing again. If you haven’t done so already,please sign up for Derby… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:38:00 -0800 http://foolishpleasure-valerie.blogspot.com/2012/02/derby-preps-and-maiden-races-on.html http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/withers-stakes-racing-roundup.html Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Alpha, a promising young colt, sired by the 2006 Preakness Stakes (G1) victor Bernardini, will go the to the starting gate Saturday as the morning line even-money favorite in the 132nd running of the $200,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Racetrack.Alpha has been on my watch list since last summer… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:04:00 -0800 http://classicchampionthoroughbreds.blogspot.com/2012/02/withers-stakes-racing-roundup.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/03/brians-derby-preps-the-withers/ Brooklyn Backstretch - The Grade III, $200,000 Withers Stakes at 1 1/16 miles 1 Hakama: Impressed with a front-running score at Laurel to make it 2-for-2 with blinkers and at two turns, and he enters this much tougher spot as the “now horse” from a cozy rail draw. There’s other speed signed on,… ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/03/brians-derby-preps-the-withers/ http://www.drf.com/blogs/handigambling-269-gulfstream-maiden-claiming FormBlog - Dan Illman Thursday's HandiGambling 269 exercise is the eighth race at Gulfstream Park, a $50,000 maiden claimer at 5 1/2 furlongs for 3-year-old fillies.read more ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:38:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/handigambling-269-gulfstream-maiden-claiming http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/02/brians-derby-preps-the-grade-ii-bob-lewis/ Brooklyn Backstretch - Brian’s got his hands full this weekend with three major Derby preps. His analysis of the Grade III Withers at Aqueduct and Grade III Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs will be up later today and tomorrow. ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:30:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/02/02/brians-derby-preps-the-grade-ii-bob-lewis/ http://helloracefans.com/trip-notes/bris-figs-week-of-january-23-2012/ Hello Race Fans! - There were eleven triple digit figs last weekend and all but three were at Gulfstream Park. ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:23:00 -0800 http://helloracefans.com/trip-notes/bris-figs-week-of-january-23-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/aBvWHKUHWH4/aqueduct-wednesday.html Left at the Gate - In the 5th at the Big A, Max's First (5-1) goes second off the layoff for trainer Ben Perkins, who scored with Well Spelled last week, and has been in the money with four of his last six starters. This seven-year old son of Max's Pal (Marquetry) was stepping up… ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:03:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/LATG/~3/aBvWHKUHWH4/aqueduct-wednesday.html http://www.drf.com/blogs/formblogs-nhc-winners FormBlog - Dan Illman On Saturday afternoon, I received a call from one of my "colleagues." "Dan, where is your weekend update?  We need content.  CONTENT." I tried to explain that I wasn't being lazy, and that this weekend wasn't about me, my selections, or even the good races across the country. … ]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:31:00 -0800 http://www.drf.com/blogs/formblogs-nhc-winners http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/01/weekend-handicapping-it-is-all-about.html Horseplayers Association of North America - Yesterday at Sam Houston, our top selection, Papaw Bodie won the John B Connolly at a nice $4.60 price.  I was a bit surprised he went off as the favorite, was thinking Proceed Bee would garner most of the attention.  No matter, as I was taught a long time ago,… ]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:52:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/01/weekend-handicapping-it-is-all-about.html http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/01/28/brians-derby-preps-the-grade-3-holy-bull/ Brooklyn Backstretch - He’s back! Brian Nadeau rejoins Brooklyn Backstretch for the Derby trail, offering insights and race analysis for selected preps on the way to Churchill Downs. This is Brian’s fourth year contributing to BB, and I’m grateful every year when he says that he’s willing to do it again.  You can… ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:06:00 -0800 http://www.brooklynbackstretch.com/2012/01/28/brians-derby-preps-the-grade-3-holy-bull/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IronMaidensThoroughbreds/~3/MXGh_h5FL7g/two-undefeated-colts-vie-in-holy-bull.html Iron Maidens Thoroughbreds - In Florida, a select group of six colts take their first major step on the Triple Crown Trail in Sunday’s Holy Bull Stakes. The one mile contest is the highly anticipated three year old debut of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Champ HANSEN. The speedy colt will try to wire the field,… ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:34:00 -0800 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IronMaidensThoroughbreds/~3/MXGh_h5FL7g/two-undefeated-colts-vie-in-holy-bull.html http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/01/weekend-handicapping-papaw-bodie-likes.html Horseplayers Association of North America - There are a lot of big races today around the country, especially at Gulfstream, so I thought I would do something different and head over to Texas and look at the G3 John B Connally Turf Cup.  It’s a race for 4YO and upwards going a mile and eighth over… ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:30:00 -0800 http://blog.horseplayersassociation.org/2012/01/weekend-handicapping-papaw-bodie-likes.html