Aug

26

Street Sense Professional Score in Travers

by Barry Roos
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Carl Nafzger is one of the best big race trainers of our time. In the twilight of his career, he still has the knack for getting one to peak at the right time. He uses races as preps and gets them geared up for the big race in perfect form. Nafzger all but said Street [...]

Aug

11

Maryland’s Raffetto Innovates with 11.4% Average Takeout

by Barry Roos
August 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Tracks typically take a giant chunk out of your winnings. Called “Takeout”, it should be called highway robbery. Saratoga takes 15 bucks out of every 100  dollars you win (win betting). Philly robs 30 dollars out of any 100 you are lucky enough to win in a trifecta. Now it should be mentioned, that the [...]

Aug

5

Any Given Saturday Easy Score in Haskell

by Barry Roos
August 5, 2007 | 2 Comments

The Haskell on paper looked amazing. Preakness Winner Curlin was facing off against a top notch field including Kentucky Derby Runner up Hard Spun, Dwyer victor Any Given Sunday, and Imawildandcrazyguy 4th in the Derby. Add to the top 4 the undefeated Cable Boy, and Xchanger who was 2 for two at Monmouth Park. On [...]