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On the Grounds

Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 8:16 am, 11.05.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , ,

Safely installed at Santa Anita, Nick Luck provides a more complete picture of the European contenders. The gossip and rumor mill is at full steam; here’s how he see things.

Ask BC: The Lasix Question

Ask BC By Editor / 4:31 pm, 11.04.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , , ,

Why 2008 Mile winner Goldikova will run on Lasix for the first time Saturday. Also, where to find value (or a lock) in the Breeders’ Cup. Is Mastery “an absolute banker”?

Betting the Breeders’ Cup

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 3:00 am, 11.03.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged , ,

It’s feast or famine on racing’s richest day. For horseplayers, I’ve learned that you either have it, or you don’t, when playing the Breeders’ Cup.

Ask BC: In Company

Ask BC By Editor / 9:18 pm, 11.02.09 / Comment / Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Trainer Graham Motion on Smart Seattle and Zilva, Chip Woolley on Mine That Bird, and a bit of Breeders’ Cup history.

Ask BC: Your Questions Answered

Ask BC By Editor / 9:59 pm, 11.01.09 / 4 Comments / Tagged , ,

Have a handicapping question about the Breeders’ Cup? We can help you get answers. Ask Breeders’ Cup 360 and we’ll track down what you want to know.

Once Is Never Enough

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 5:41 pm, 10.26.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged , ,

Just because something worked last year does not mean it will work again this year.

Which Europeans Might Be Vulnerable?

Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 4:17 pm, 10.20.09 / 10 Comments / Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We’re little over a fortnight away from the main event; the likely starters are growing clearer: it’s time to consider some serious wagering strategies, and to blow apart some European slam-dunk theories.

Some Trainers Prefer To Be in the Dark

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 6:00 am, 10.16.09 / 4 Comments / Tagged , , , , ,

Don’t be surprised if many contenders put in their final major workouts at home before traveling to California.

Sea the Stars Should Live in the “Now” and Compete

Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 5:10 am, 10.07.09 / 11 Comments / Tagged , , , ,

Sea the Stars after the Arc
Sea the Stars and connections in the winner’s enclosure (AP Photo)

Anyone with a true passion for the sport cannot simply take comfort from the statistical and historical perfection of Sea the Stars’s campaign thus far. Would you rather watch the Classic with him or without him?

Taking Out the Garbage

Lessons By Jeremy Plonk / 3:49 pm, 10.05.09 / 1 Comment / Tagged , , , , ,

Much of what we’ve thought we’ve known about the Europeans at the Breeders’ Cup has been hyperbole and conjecture; don’t get hung up on time-honored “truths.”