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The Nomination Is In: The Preakness Super High Five
"My Trip to Old Hilltop was A-OK"The Turk Clan, and friends, had a good Black Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico.…
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Wire Players "Dirty" Derby Dozen and betting the Derby "Tiznow" Style
The Staff at Turk Central working on Oaks HandicapSome of the brightest minds in horse racing come together every year…
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The Nomination Is In: The Kentucky Oaks-Kentucky Derby Double
Close Hatches Winning the G2 Gazelle 4/6/13I don't know what it is about the Oaks-Derby double that I enjoy so…
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The Nomination Is In: The 139th Kentucky Derby Grade 1 Super High Five
Well, everybody who has ever taken a tough test knows you reach a point and you have to put your…
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Post Race Results for The Beaumont Grade 2 at Keeneland
"Past Performance is NO promise of future performance" said the bald handicapperMy last blog focused on a completely bias free…
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The Nomination Is In: The Beaumont Grade 2 at Kee and Remembering Maram
Readers of the Turk know that one of the key things I preach is not to allow outside influences, horse…
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The Turk and Little Turk at 500 Posts
500 Blog Posts! Sometime in the late summer of 2008, I was sitting in the Chicago Airport, a Friday evening,…
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The Kentucky Derby Standings and Race by Race Results
"....and they're off!" With this weekend's Stake Races, the Arkansas Derby and the Blue Grass Stakes, we will have come…
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Wire Players Kentucky Derby Derby Poll Volume 5 and Video Recap of Key Races
Revolutionary winning The WithersFriends, we are getting to about that time: With 23 days and 20 hours to go until…
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The Nomination Is In: The 100th Edition of the Louisiana Derby
What a finish! The Risen Star Stakes horse racing fans, run at the Fair Grounds in late February was one…
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The Nomination Is In: The Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby and The San Felipe
The Kentucky Derby Point Race should take on some interesting dynamics today, as several presumptive favorites take the dirt in…
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Derby Dozen Poll Results and Current Derby Point Leaders
I love horse racing; I love the mental challenge of handicapping, I love the thrill of the wager. I love…
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The Nomination Is In: The Fountain of Youth and The Kentucky Derby Point Race Update
The Kentucky Derby Prep Season is over and today begins the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. My criticism of the current…
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The Wire Players Derby Dozen Poll Volume 1 PLUS The Derby Point Standings and Prep Race Results
We are back. I'm not sure what the popular demand is, but Steve and the team at Wire Players have…
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The Nomination is In: The Donn Handicap Grade 1 at Gulfstream Park
Welcome friends and readers of The Turk and Little Turk, and a special welcome to the readers of the Thorofan…
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Kentucky Derby Point Race Standings
Like it or not, the 20 spots in the starting gate for the 139th Kentucky Derby will not be based…
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The Nomination Is In: The Lecomte at Fairgrounds: 10 Point Kentucky Derby Prep Race
I wasn't sure I was going to talk about Lance Armstrong today, but I think it's important to tell my…
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The Nomination Is In: The Grade 3 Sham Stakes (10 Point Derby Prep) at Santa Anita
Happy New Year from the Turk and his little buddy, the aptly named Little Turk. New Year's always brings to…
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The Nomination Is In: The Bayakoa Grade 2 at Hollywood Park
Beautiful, energized, driven Bayakoa. If there was anything to get me to end my self imposed end of the year…
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The Nomination Is In: The Breeders' Cup Classic Super High 5
I'd like to start by saying that it is an honor and privilege to be able to write the handicap…
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Breeders' Cup Homework: Clockers Corner Digest
Handicapping involves taking multiple bits of information and then applying a final grade (or odds )to each horse. Information should…
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Breeders' Cup Homework: The Classic
2008 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita minus the fake dirtThe Turk likes to start his homework with a video review…
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Post Race Analysis Hoosier Park Late Pick 4
Neck 'n Neck: Photo by Hearald BulletinThe Turk spoke at length yesterday about choosing your betting targets carefully, and I…
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The Nomination Is In: The Hoosier Park All Stakes Pick 4
Bourbon Courage: Lynn Roberts, Hodges PhotographyIn my last blog post, a post celebrating the fourth anniversary of "The Turk and…
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Happy Fourth Anniversary Turk and Little Turk Blog
Four years ago, during my endless business travel across country, I sat in the Chicago O'Hare Airport and surfed mindlessly while a rain…
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The Nomination Is In: The Presque Isle Downs PID Masters Grade 2
We all have our racing traditions, and a fairly new one for me over the last few years is to…
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The Nomination Is In: The Washington Park Handicap at Arlington Park
With the end of traditional summer nearing, comes the close to the Saratoga and Del Mar meets, and a feeling…
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The Nomination Is In: The Travers Day Late All Graded Stakes Pick 4
The list is legion: I'll Have Another, Bodemeister, Paynter, Union Rags, Hansen. I'm not as disappointed about this year's remaining…
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The Nomination Is In: The Sky Classic Grade 2 at Woodbine
The dapper gentleman to the left is George W. Strawbridge Jr., owner of Augustin Stable's and Smart Bid, The Turk's…
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Post Race Analysis of The Arlington Million Pick 5
I dreamed last night that my losing tickets were shredded and used as confetti on my "loser parade". Yeah, I…
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