OnTrack with George, Rob and Bob. ASD Horse Racing.
Art of finding the extraordinary within the ordinary takes work, but worthwhile by Rob Handicapping in the 21st century has become a game that is devoid of easy money. Long gone are the days of the $2 bettor. Now the competition is between the educated versus the educated. There is still an edge to be [...]
Rob’s ASD Picks, Analysis and Longshots for May 10-12, 2013 by Rob The first full weekend of racing at ASD brings together a set of three cards that make up one of the most competitive sets of 24 races I can remember in a long time. Of course, I don’t remember much horse racing before [...]
Best Bet, Longshot, for opening day at the Downs, horse-by-horse analysis of the 139th Kentucky Derby by Rob It’s opening day at Assiniboia Downs on Sunday, May 5 and what better way to precede it than with a Kentucky Derby the day before that features a horse out of a Manitoba-Bred mare, Goldencents! Northern Dancer, [...]
by Rob The 2012 racing season drew to a close, leaving memories and moments that were incredibly exciting. Balooga Bull dominated over all comers, Portales nailed Tigger Town at the wire in the Winnipeg Futurity and Miss Victoriana made it three years in a row in the Matron. Personally, I enjoyed a great year. And my [...]
by Rob This last weekend closes the door on another live race meet at Assiniboia Downs. Just for something a little different, I’d like to give my opinion on a few things before I get into what everyone wants, the picks and analysis. Most Impressive Performances of the Meet NOT by a horse sired by Flashy [...]
by Rob The second last weekend of live racing will highlight four of the final five stakes races of the year. These four races will determine divisional honors and will stamp some of our equine athletes as horses for the ages. These $50,000 races are the Matron, the Gold Cup, the Winnipeg Futurity and the J. [...]
by Rob Using workouts in your handicapping can help you to spot three types of horses ready to run well: first time starters, horses coming off a freshening and stakes horses. First time starters are working themselves into shape to run their first race, horses coming off layoffs are also working their way back into form, [...]
by Rob Last weekend was filled with short-priced favourites, stakes races and impressive performances. Balooga Bull romped home in an allowance race, Red Rebellion won a Maiden Special Weight race and the five stakes races were won mostly by the Sayler family (Da Hoot, She’s Copacetic, Arstar and Two Barrel Tootie) along with the cinch that [...]
by Rob There are five stakes races this weekend at ASD featuring the best horses on the grounds, including Manitoba Derby winner Balooga Bull, who will face seven rivals in a prep for the Gold Cup on Saturday. The Distaff, Debutante, Osiris Plate, C.T.H.S Sales Stakes and Jack Hardy are all races that are interesting and [...]
by Rob Modern handicapping is so heavily focused on speed, how fast a horse ran and numbers, that people often forget about another important basic form of handicapping. Class handicapping puts heavy emphasis on what level a horse runs at and what kind of company it has been keeping in its races. A crucial part of [...]
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