All eyes will be on Belmont Park today, the epicenter of racing in the golden ages of the 1970’s when the great Secretariat, Seattle Slew and Affirmed took down racing’s most illustrious prize. Its been 36 years and 11 failed attempts, but Cali Chrome will look to avenge the luck of his predecessors today in […]
While it is quite possible that Cal Chrome makes a mockery of the Preakness field today, and takes one step closer towards the elusive triple crown, I will be making a stand against him from a wagering perspective. He likely will go off at odds of 1 to 2 and there is no value in […]
This year’s derby comes down to whether California Chrome either: A, likes the CD surface and B, can work out a trip. If the answer is yes on both fronts, the race is pretty much over and you can look to find value underneath in exotics. With the speed signed on in the race – […]
While it’s doubtful we will be able to duplicate 2011 results, we will look to improve off a disappointing Derby. Overall, Whitey has had the most success in the Belmont and confidence is high. This year’s Belmont took a hit when the race favorite was scratched yesterday. What we are left with is a bunch […]
Whitey’s Derby Breakdown Welcome to the 3rd online version of my Kentucky Derby Field Analysis and Picks… For several years, myself and fellow capper Dave Halpren published our Derby picks via spreadsheet. I have included Dave as a guest capper on this blog to keep the tradition alive, and his picks are included at the […]
Belmont Picks After two disappointing legs of the Triple Crown, Whitey will try and redeem himself. Whitey’s Top 5 2 – Stay Thirsty – 20-1- I said before the Derby that he would be my Belmont pick and I am not wavering. I predicted he would get better with distance and time and he should […]
Whitey Preakness Analysis Given the fact that my Derby picks will go down in history as the worst picks ever and the fact that I haven’t had much time to cap the Preakness due to work demands, I’m demoting myself in the batting order and will Gave Dave Halpren center stage for this blog entry. […]
Welcome to the 2nd online version of my Kentucky Derby Field Analysis and Picks… For several years, myself and fellow capper Dave Halpren published our Derby picks via spreadsheet. I have included Dave as a guest capper on this blog to keep the tradition alive, and his picks are included at the bottom of this […]
While Uncle Mo is garnering all the attention leading up to this year’s official derby trail, there is another horse – ironically owned and trained by the connections of Uncle Mo – that has the potential to make a big splash in his 3 YO debut this Saturday in The Grade 3 Gotham. His Name […]
Welcome to the Belmont Stakes Field Analysis and Picks… I have included my analysis as well as Dave Halpren’s analysis below. 2010 Belmont Stakes Post Time – 6:32 Race Overview This year’s Belmont features a pretty weak field and won’t capture a big TV audience due to the defections of both the derby and […]
