Tag Archives: Rob’s ASD picks

A look at the weekend’s 2-year-old races at ASD

  [caption id="attachment_2573" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Janine Smith winning the final leg of the ASD Pick-4 on Wednesday aboard Got Zip. The pool was over $29,000! A $2 ticket paid $736.90."][/caption] Rob's ASD Pick and Analysis for the July 26 weekend by Rob This weekend of racing features three races restricted to Manitoba-bred 2-year-olds. On paper…
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High class racing at a premium on Mother’s Day weekend

  [caption id="attachment_1927" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Muted Word (horse) whispers sweet nothings to Tori Gandia, who rides him in the first race on Sunday. Jennifer Reid (left) and Curtis Gamble also pictured, but not in on the secret."][/caption] Rob's ASD Picks, Analysis and Longshots for May 10-12, 2013 by Rob The first full weekend of racing…
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Balooga Bull highlights Championship Weekend at ASD

[caption id="attachment_1623" align="alignright" width="270" caption=""You go this way an I'll go that way and I'll meet you at the finish." Crazy things can happen on Championship Weekend!"][/caption] 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…
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Workouts: Transferring morning glory to the Winner’s Circle

[caption id="attachment_1583" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Tannat. Sleeper in the Pick-5?"][/caption] 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…
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Don’t forget class in your handicapping

[caption id="attachment_1449" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Plus Ultra should be tough in the fourth race on Saturday"][/caption] 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…
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Handicapping Manitoba Lotteries Derby Weekend 2012

[caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Friday ASD Longshot: Sweet Margi"][/caption] by Rob Monday, August 6, is Manitoba Lotteries Derby Day. It’s our biggest day of live racing and it’s shaping up to be incredibly exciting! The four stakes races carded for Derby Day should all have large competitive fields with no clear cut favorites – which…
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Handicapping the Visual: Going Beyond the Past Performances

[caption id="attachment_599" align="alignright" width="270" caption="Danger Rules heads Gold Strike Mile"][/caption] by Rob When beginners come out to the races one of the first things they do is go down to the paddock, pick out the prettiest horse in the race and bet them. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but is there validity to a…
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