Ellis Starr’s Blog
Gio Ponti Stakes – Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 2:44 PM Eastern Analysis & Top win contenders:Churchtown gets the ground saving rail, just missed by a neck in a nearly identical turf route stakes race when last seen,...
Smart Halo Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 2:41 PM Eastern Analysis & Top win contenders:Dissolute appears to be the speed of the speed and from the outside can clear any other horse and jockey who might...
Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint – Race 3 at Keeneland – Post Time 11:50 AM Eastern Analysis & Top win contenders:The early pace will be hotly contested, and HOT, because Slammed (on the rail) has good early speed and...
Race 5 at Keeneland – Post Time 3:08 PM Eastern Top win contenders:General Jim fits this first allowance condition perfectly coming off a win on grass in his second career start, first on turf. Saez rides back and he gets...
Perryville Stakes – Race 6 at Keeneland – Post Time 3:40 PM Eastern Although Gunite may be the horse to beat, with three straight huge efforts in stakes, two of those graded including a win in the Amsterdam Stakes, and...
Sands Point Stakes – Race 9 at Aqueduct (Belmont at the Big A) – Post Time 4:58 PM Eastern Spirit and Glory opens at 8 to 1 and may actually be the horse to beat, with 5 to 2 morning...
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes – Race 7 at Keeneland – Post Time 4:10 PM Eastern Slammed has won eight of 11 races, the first nine in New Mexico, but most of those were stakes races. To determine how good...
Santa Anita Sprint Championship – Race 6 at Santa Anita – Post Time 6:08 PM Eastern/3:08 Pacific Trainer Sanchez sends out an uncoupled entry consisting of Super Ocho (10/1 morning line) and Todo Fino (4/1 morning line) and those are...
