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Nov 04, 2016

Talking Horses: Best Friday bets including one for the Breeders' Cup

Intricately could give two young members of the O’Brien clan a huge win tonight. And also, there’s Newcastle!Greg Wood will be along in a few hours’ time with some analysis of tonight’s Breeders’ Cup races and what he has to say will be worth reading, as he’s spent almost the whole week picking up information trackside at Santa Anita (UPDATE: Greg’s tips for Friday night’s action are here). But I’ll just start today’s blog by saying that I quite like Intricately (10.50pm) at 13-2 in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf. Continue reading...

Oct 27, 2016

Talking Horses: Arguing over a Breeders' Cup entry plus Thursday tips

Dutch Connection evidently owes his presence in the Mile field to the persistence of Britain’s top handicapperYesterday, I learned what a stramash has to be gone through before your horse gets a run in the Breeders’ Cup, assuming you want him to run in one of the over-subscribed races. An international panel of handicappers has to sort all the entries into order and, boy, do they make a meal of it. Continue reading...

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