Saturday Breeders’ Cup Selections
Race 4: The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Similar to yesterday’s card, we start out with a race I don’t have a particularly strong opinion about. Not a single runner in the entire field has a previous...
View ArticleTen Memories From Breeders’ Cup 2010
“We sat and heard in silence. What other expression had we that was not meant for such an awful universe of battle?” – Lt Frank Haskell – Gettysburg, PA – July 3, 1863 It’s hard to believe that the...
View ArticleDerby Trail Heats Up – Premier Pegasus and Uncle Mo Romp
With less than two months until the 2011 Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May, the 3-year-old thoroughbred division is starting to take shape as we separate the legitimate contenders from the...
View ArticlePreakness Full Card Selections
It just wouldn’t be Preakness without some picks here at the Aspiring Horseplayer, would it? Much has happened between the last time I had the opportunity to post and now. Most significantly, I...
View ArticleShackleford Not Rusty in Preakness Victory
“There he is – go up and see him!” These were the words of encouragement I spoke to my wife on Thursday morning at Pimlico when we arrived to see the final Preakness workouts. ”He”, of course,...
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