BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, September 13 by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore

Seems we blew it all around with our Pix last week, but the 2-year-old BreezeFigs maidens as whole cleaned up once again during the week There were 18 of them who won: Belmont (3), Churchill, Delaware (2), Gulfstream (2), Kentucky Downs (2), Louisiana Downs, Laurel (2), Penn National, Presque Isle and Remington. In addition, two won stakes at Louisiana Downs, and two others at Kentucky Downs and Finger Lakes. Today’s card is chock full of maiden opportunities, but we found one that’s unusual, 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:
Laurel Park, 5th Race, Jamestown Stakes (Viriginia-Breds), 5 ½ Furlongs (Turf)
There are two BreezeFigs first time starters in this state-bred stakes on the weeds, and one of them could do the trick. Bay Finn posted a six-over-Par, Group 1 profile at OBSMAR on synthetic with a 24.11 foot stride length, almost three-quarters of a foot longer than average for fillies that day at a furlong. She was RNA’d (not sold) for 149k and wheeled back at EASMAY where on the dirt she posted a three-over-Par Group 1 profile with a 24.08 foot SL, .63 feet longer than average for fillies that day at a quarter mile, and was sold for 127k. One thing’s for sure, she has a long stride length. The other BreezeFigs filly in here, Royal Caviar, comes out of EASMAY with a Group 4, five-under-Par profile and a 23.61 foot SL, about a half foot longer than the average for fillies at one eighth that day. She was RNA’s at 19k. There you go. Good luck!