Archive for 2010

By Jude T. Feld Queen Elizabeth II enjoys her afternoons at the horse races but won’t make this year’s Challenge Cup (G1) named after her.BBC PHOTO We’ve been clicking right along with some nice winners and a great string of place prices. Our standard wager is one unit to win and two units place, so […]

For our updated Breeders’ Cup contender list click here. By Jude T. Feld Jockey John Velazquez will be sporting the famous Live Oak Plantation colors when he mounts Baron Slew in the first race. 1st) BARON SLEW drops in for a tag for the first time this afternoon. His two-year-old speed figures are equal to […]

1st) Dropping into a maiden claimer for the first time, PAR LADY had a rough break in her last start. If the daughter of Borrego can repeat her second place finish one race back, she could be posing for pictures at a big price. 2nd) FORTHEBOYSATTHEBAR likes Keeneland and has been in sharp form lately. […]

October 12, 2010 – “The people who live in a Golden Age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.” Randall Jarrell

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN LEXINGTON, THURSDAY’S SPOT PLAYS WILL BE POSTED LATE ON THURSDAY MORNING AFTER SCRATCHES AND TRACK CHANGES ARE POSTED BY THE RACING OFFICE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. For our updated Breeders’ Cup contender list click here. By Jude T. Feld Sharp trainer Jevon Crumley and his beautiful wife Darlene, who […]

By Jude T. Feld Keeneland’s Fallstars Weekend is in the books and the two-year-olds have finished their preps in New York. Several contenders from our last list have fallen by the wayside with various ailments and retirements and others have lost their spots to more impressive performances. It is getting close to crunch time with […]

By Jude T. Feld Regular followers of this space should be well ahead on the meeting, as the nine selections posted have produced four winners and eight place horses. If you caught the winner of the Phoenix (G3), Wise Dan, that I tweeted at http://twitter.com/racehorsereport on Friday morning after the Spot Play page was published, […]

By Jude T. Feld Two winners and two seconds made for a profitable day. Toss in the winner of the Phoenix (G3), Wise Dan, that I tweeted at http://twitter.com/racehorsereport and it was super! Let’s hope Saturday brings more of the same. 1st) HONDO SCORES showed speed in a maiden allowance race at Mountaineer in his […]

October 7, 2010 – “Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.” John Lithgow

By Jude T. Feld Fall is here and that means Keeneland! “Fallstars Weekend” will showcase many of the horses headed to Churchill Downs for the Breeders’ Cup in November. Watch the races…pay attention…go to the paddock…give yourself an edge when wagering on racing’s two biggest days, when champions are crowned and the payoffs are life-changing. […]