Terry's Blog
A Salute on Belmont Week
June 10, 2011
One of the most enjoyable aspects of Oaklawn racing has occurred since Charles Cella established the $5 million Centennial bonus in 2004. The purse of the Arkansas Derby was raised to $1 million and in fairly short time the race was returned to Grade 1 status. We've had a great time with the Arkansas Derby since that year and it has attained the status which the Apple Blossom Handicap reached in the last decade. It is a "key" race for the runners in that division. Read More
Waiting for Belmont Week--Cheers
June 08, 2011
Getting ready for Belmont weekend, we took a shot at quickly handicapping the cards for Saturday on the Oaklawn website. We weren't especially sharp, but we haven't been for a few weeks. It's time to make up for our shortcomings of May. Read More
For Better, For Worse
June 01, 2011
Monday turned into a mixed bag for this handicapper. Thanks to some overmatched fields at Lone Star Park, I was able to pick a much higher percentage of winners. But they were so much the better and such solid chalk that they failed to yield a profit. Some helped with pick-3 or pick-4 exotics, but they are the kind of winners which will eventually break and disappoint the player. Read More
Another Strange Saturday for Me
May 29, 2011
Without a major stakes race to attract attention, it was a day to take a few shots and mix them with some seemingly dependable shorter prices to improve my handicapping success. Out of 15 selections, there were four winners and four seconds. There are good and bad things to be said for a day like that. But it's what happens on a strange Saturday in racing. Read More
Star Search
May 27, 2011
Once the great Zenyatta left the racetrack, the search began for the stars who would take her place. The obvious choices were horses which had performed with distinction at Breeders' Cup. Yet somehow we've come through the first quarter of the year and those stars have yet to really surface. I thought we might have enjoyed a breakthrough when Paddy O'Prado finished with a flourish to win a stakes at Pimlico in his first race back. But, alas, he was injured and subsequently retired. Now it's time to resume our search for this year's stars. Read More
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