Ellis Starr’s Blog

AmWager Key Races & Bets for Saturday, May 4, 2019 Jacques Cartier Stakes – Race 8 at Woodbine – Post Time 4:40 PM Eastern Extravagant Kid missed by three-quarters of a length in last year’s edition of this race, to...

AmWager Key Races & Bets for Saturday, April 27, 2019 Race 7 at Woodbine – Post Time 4:23 PM Eastern Town Classic, a very consistent gelding with 11 first or second place finishes in 21 races on dirt or all-weather,...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, April 20, 2019 Race 8 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 4:28 PM Eastern Although the championship meeting at Gulfstream is behind us and although this isn’t a stakes race, the eighth race at...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, April 13, 2019 Important Note: There is an all stakes Pick 4 at Keeneland on Saturday which starts in Race 7, the Grade 3 Ben Ali Stakes. Because that race is my free race...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, April 6 Shakertown Stakes – Race 7 at Keeneland – Post Time 4:35 PM Eastern Imprimis, as well as the other four listed contenders, will benefit immensely from a very hot and contested early...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 30, 2019 Pan American Stakes – Race 13 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 6 PM Eastern Focus Group actually looks like a standout, or at the least a key in exotic wagers...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24   Cicada Stakes – Race 8 at Aqueduct – Post Time 5:37 PM Eastern   Fangirl won a race that was a KEY Race among Key Races, as...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 16, 2019 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes – Race 5 at Laurel – Post Time 3:12 PM Eastern Unbridled Juan brings his “A” game every time, even last month when third in the...

Key Races & Bets for Saturday, March 9 Challenger Stakes – Race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:45 PM Eastern Killybegs Captain is drawn outside Flameaway, the 3/2 morning line favorite who is a need-the-lead type, but...