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2009 Breeders Cup FM Sprint Pick

Friday, November 6th, 2009
Ventura wins BC FM Sprint

Ventura wins BC FM Sprint

This appears to be a two horse race with either Informed Decision or Ventura being the logical victoress. Ventura is the reigning queen of this event but Jonathan Sheppard appears loaded for this years BC.

Not sure if Edgar Prado elected to ride Game Face but it seems that Frankie Dettori has but one thing to do with Sara Louise and that’s take back and make one run. If she does she could be right there in the end after her narrow defeat at the hands of the newly retired Indian Blessing.

We’ll use three in here:

Sara Louise, Informed Decision and Ventura

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2009 Breeders Cup Marathon Pick

Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Breeders Cup is here

Breeders Cup is here

Forget the rest. There’s no mistaken real success at the track. If you’re the kind of guy or girl who likes to play the horses then you’re in luck.

We’ve got the Breeder’s Cup picks for you and guess what they’re still free. That’s right. Just like at the Daily Racing Form we’re giving away free picks to our fans. That’s because we want you to be successful at the track, too.

Over the years we’ve honed skills that are developed over time. They’re not just happen stance. If you’ve never won big at the track then take this to the bank — it’s not easy nor cheap.

Learning anything new takes time, patience, and, of course, money. That’s why we’re number one in handicapping the big races. There’s no better day to bet on horse racing then on Any Given Saturday, and the yearly Friday Breeders Cup card as lagniappe.

Let’s get started picking some longshots for the 2009 Breeders Cup races.

Race 1 — Breeder’s Cup Marathon

Interesting race. This newly added race goes 1 3/4 miles for the second time on the all weather surface and the morning line has Mastery at 9-5 with Frankie Dettori. Last years winner, Muhannak, is our pick to win it again.

Mastery is a 3 year old for Godolphin Racing who’s coming off a victory in a marathon race in Europe. He gets Lasix for the first time and has won over $1 million in just three lifetime victories.

Our picks:

1st – Muhannak – we love this kind of longshot
2nd — Cloudy’s Knight – don’t under estimate Sheppard
3rd — Mastery
4th — Man of Iron

Baffert holds the lead and a grudge

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Baffert talks with Jockey Joe Talamo before the first race

Baffert talks with Jockey Joe Talamo before the first race

If it weren’t for the fact that Bob Baffert is a hall of fame trainer that currently holds the lead in the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita he’d be a fool to make the claim “…if we don’t win the Breeders’ Cup, it’s all for naught.”

But since he holds a six race lead over John Sadler for top honors in the trainers standing and a painful memory of the 1999 Breeder’s Cup at Gulfstream.

That year was supposed to be his year. He had eight possible winners, three of which were favorite, in a year when all the Breeder’s Cup races were run on the same Saturday.

It’s been 10 years and Baffert is back with a vengeance towards the Cup. This year he has Always a Princess in the Juvenile Fillies on Friday. And, on Saturday, he runs Lookin at Lucky in the Juvenile, Zensational in the Sprint, and Richard’s Kid in the Classic.

In the Sprint, Zensational is the favorite and working really well for the race. A look at the Breeder’s Cup past performances shows Zensational is five for seven over the synthetic surfaces and looks tough.

In the Juvenile Fillies, Always a Princess will have Garrett Gomez riding and after a fast workout on Saturday looks to be primed but Baffert seems non-committal about her chances and hopes to draw a favorable post and for her sake let’s she gets it too.

On the way to Del Mar

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Today is opening day and the weather is beautiful here in sunny southern California. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Los Angeles and as we travel south the level of excitement grows with every passing mile.


The opening day card features the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds at one mile on grass and the crowd is expected to top 40,000 fans who traditionally open the summer meet at Del Mar.

We’re going to bring you the Del Mar Report throughout the seven-week racing meet. Each day we’ll recap the feature race beginning with today’s Oceanside. Click here to go to the Del Mar Report.