The Breeders' Cup is behind us, and winter racing is here. Ed runs through the riders and barns to play at each circuit, and how to ease into a new meet.
Ed's six turf spot plays for Breeders' Cup Friday and Saturday at Keeneland, from a 15-1 European juvenile sprinter to the Mile's defending champion.
Forever Young drew post 5 as the 2-1 Classic favorite, Englishman is 4-5 from the far outside in the Sprint, and Ombudsman is out of the Turf. All nine fields and what we're watching for October 31.
Hughes drew post 5 at even money in the Juvenile, and Sun Goddess meets Green Empress again in the Juvenile Fillies Turf. Full fields and what we're watching for October 30 at Keeneland.
The Breeders' Cup returns to Lexington. Ed covers how Keeneland plays, the short-stretch finish line that trips up handicappers, and the wagers where the value lives on the big days.
WinningPonies' Horstradamus® AI rating engine has had its biggest upgrade yet, live now and in time for the Breeders' Cup. Here are the results behind it.
Halloween brings the best horses in the world to Keeneland. Ed shares the angles he uses for eight Breeders' Cup Saturday races, from the Turf Sprint to the Classic, plus his first lean in each.
Breeders' Cup Friday at Keeneland is almost here. Ed shares the angles he uses to handicap the Juvenile Fillies Turf, Juvenile Fillies, and Juvenile, plus his first leans in each.
Ed fills in on the call on a perfect autumn afternoon. It's a day of mixed feelings: a memorial for a friend's late wife, and a long-overdue reunion with his old River Downs partner, John Engelhardt.
Keeneland is back. Ed shares his plays in three Grade 1s, the Breeders' Futurity, First Lady, and Coolmore Turf Mile, plus the Woodford and the Thoroughbred Club of America.
Ed thought Kentucky Downs' $5 win-place-show minimum wouldn't matter much. After watching the meet and his 83-year-old dad sit it out, he's calling himself out for forgetting the $2 bettor.
The faces in the crowd are what stay with you. Ed remembers Otto, a familiar figure on the apron who became a friend over years of nods, program talk, and trading handicapping info.
Kentucky Downs' one-of-a-kind European-style turf course hosts a stacked Saturday card. Ed shares his plays in the Turf Sprint, Kentucky Turf Cup, Nashville Derby, and Ladies Turf.
