Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Oct. 14
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of Oct. 14.
Brad FreeOct 14, 2015
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of Oct. 14.
Trainer Paul Holthus saddles Locust Bayou (#9, ML 6-1) in Wednesday's eighth race at Indiana Grand, a 7 1/2-furlong allowance on turf. Since Jan. 1, 2014, Holthus is winning at a 37 percent clip when saddling a horse switching from route to sprint, for a return on investment of $2.93. Check out the Positive ROI report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.
Litfin: Belmont Park Horses to Watch for week of Oct. 12
Ron Gierkink's horses to watch at Woodbine for the week of Oct. 12.
Trip Notes for October 10: Knickerbocker and Queen Elizabeth II by Michael Hammersly.
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In a weekend largely devoid of major stakes activity, the sad news of the tragic fatal breakdown of Grade 1 winner Rock Fall in a training accident Saturday morning at Keeneland and the announcement later in the day of the passing of Grade 1 winner Talco following an arthroscopic procedure, the likes of which we have all come to accept as routine, were first on the minds of everyone in the game.
DRF handicapper Marcus Hersh outlines a pick four play on Sundays program at Keeneland.
Overlay possibilities Sunday at Santa Anita include a claiming filly in race 2, a first-time starter in race 3, and a maiden-claiming longshot in race 5. Those three are the focus of this handicapper’s plan of attack.