BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, December 14 by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore

The week was good: Our Pick, Chitu, won impressively at Hollywood and paid what we thought was a very generous five bucks. There were eight BreezeFigs maiden winners last week spread out across the country, including three BreezeFigs gimmicks. The biggest one involved one Group 1 and two Group 2 horses completing a $557 exacta and a $825 trifecta at Calder—oh, and did we mention the winner paid $93? There was a nice $31 for a buck exacta at Hollywood, and a $69 bomb winner at Gulfstream. The other maiden winners came at Fair Grounds, Golden Gate, Sunray and Tampa bay. Oh, yes, in the stake at Golden Gate, BreezeFigs horses completed a modest five-buck exacta. Today’s card is a little light on numbers, but there’s plenty of opportunity there, see below. Good luck!

Remember to pay attention to two changes we’ve made over the past several years. First, there have been changes in the CLASS EDGE category (at the bottom of the BreezeFigs card) because one sale was eliminated (OBSFEB) and FTFFEB is now in March (FTFMAR), and that moved OBSMAR into a higher class. Also, in the SALE & HIP column: the “HIP” refers to the catalogue number for that horse in that sale. This reference will enable you to go to the website of the sales company involved and easily find the short video of the horse’s breeze at that sale.

The web links for each sale are listed in the NOTES section of the new BreezeFigs Report and you will find all the information as to why we have done this and how you can benefit from this addition to the service by downloading the document which explains it all here: http://www1.drf.com/BreezeFigs/Video_Links_BreezeFigs_for_2009_Sales.pdf. Remember, no other handicapping service can give you the advantages you need from 2-year-old sales, So sign up for DRF-Plus on the front page of www.drf.com and get the BreezeFigs cards.

Our rules still hold about BreezeFigs “qualified” runners: You can get a good idea of what “qualified” BreezeFigs horses are by clicking on BreezeFigs Information underneath the two BreezeFigs links in the DRF-PLUS box in the right hand column on the www.drf.com home page and downloading files there. Remember, keep stride length (SL) in mind when handicapping from the BreezeFigs sheet and take advantage of all the tips that we provide on those sheets as well.

If you click here http://www1.drf.com/BreezeFigs/BreezeFigs_&_Stride_Length_Study_Part_I.pdf you will get a document which details our latest study. The conclusion for those who like to know the bottom line fast is this: When it comes to 2-year-old racing only, horses that earned Group 1 or Group 2 BreezeFigs and had longer-than-average stride lengths at the five major 2-year-old sales of 2006-07-08-09 won more races, won earlier, and earned more black-type, than horses with shorter-than-average stride lengths, regardless of BreezeFigs Group. There’s a lot more to it than that, and a review of this document, which is the first in a series, will strengthen your hand at the windows, or, if you are a buyer, at the sales or claim box. So, download it and absorb.

Also, refer to a study we did which shows that using BreezeFigs for 3-year-old maiden races in just as viable as using them for 2-year-old maiden races. Go to the DRF PLUS box on the www.drf.com home page, click on BreezeFigs™ Information, and then download “2006 Sales Study,” or just click right here: http://www1.drf.com/breezefigs/breezefigs_010507.doc.

If you’d like to learn a little more about how we come up with BreezeFigs, take a look at our new website by clicking here:www.biodatatrack.com.

Here’s Saturday’s Pick:
Aqueduct, 3rd Race, Maiden Special Weight, 6 Furlongs (Inner Dirt)
This card could be snowed out but in case it isn’t, we have a solid BreezeFigs exacta here: Cavu, who is making his second start and Jeremy’s Song, who is making his debut. Cavu was a five-over-Par Group 1 at FTFMAR with a 24.87 SL, more than half-a-foot longer than average for colts that day at an eighth. He was green in his debut in a decent field, and though we concentrate on first-timers, we can’t go past him here, unless Jeremy’s Song is really ready. This one put up a one-over-Par Group 2 profile at EASMAY at the same distance and his 24.58 foot SL was almost three-quarters of a foot above average for colts at the same distance. Both breezed on the dirt. Both were sold for over $200k. If the card goes, go with them. Good luck!