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On the Grounds
Euro Luck By Nick Luck / 8:16 am, 11.05.09 / Comment / Tagged Blogs, Contenders, Euro Luck, Europeans, International, Santa Anita
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 Ask BC, Ballydoyle, Blogs, Conduit, Goldikova, Lasix, Wagering
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 Blogs, Lessons, Wagering
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 Ask BC, BC History, Blogs, Chip Woolley, Graham Motion, Handicapping, Mine That Bird, Smart Seattle, Zensational, Zilva
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 Ask BC, Blogs, Handicapping
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 Blogs, Lessons, Sprint Division
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 Blogs, Classic Division, Conduit, Dar Re Mi, Delegator, Euro Luck, Filly and Mare Turf Division, Goldikova, Mastercraftsman, Midday, Mile Division, Turf Division, Twice Over
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 Blogs, Lessons, Pro-Ride, Santa Anita, Statistics, Synthetic Surfaces
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 Blogs, Euro Luck, Europeans, International, Sea the Stars

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 Blogs, Europeans, International, Lessons, Santa Anita, Statistics
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.”

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