BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, March 15th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore

Our apologies for no column last week - we were traveling during deadline time to the OBSMAR sale in Ocala where many nice horses breezed and many were sold well. Next week we will be off to FTFMAR on the same time schedule, so we might not be able to meet deadline again. Meanwhile, it was a very good week for BreezeFigs maidens - 12 of them scored their initial victories to add to the half dozen the previous week. One of those last week resulted in a BreezeFigs exacta of $254 when Demander ($63) beat out Sassicaia at Gulfstream last Saturday. Oaklawn led the way during this time period with five BreezeFigs maiden winners, followed by two each at Gulfstream, Parx and Santa Anita. Solo winners popped up at Aqueduct, Calder, Delta, Fair Grounds, Penn National,, Turf Paradise and Turfway - that's spreading the money around, eh? Today’s card is loaded with opportunity, so let’s get going, 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://static.drf.com/PDFs/breezefigs/BreezeFigs2009Sales.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://static.drf.com/PDFs/breezefigs/StrideLengthStudy-1.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:
Gulfstream Park, 3rd Race, Maiden Special Weight, 7 ½ Furlongs (Turf)
This race is full of first-timers including the lone BreezeFigs entrant, My Fashion. This filly chalked up a four-over-Par Group 1 rating at OBSAPR last year with a 23.75 foot stride length, three-quarters of a foot longer than average for fillies that day at one furlong. She’s been training on the weeds and is in a clever barn, so the 8-to-1 morning line may not hold, but she looks like a decent bet all around. Good luck!