Ellis Starr’s Blog
Shakertown Stakes – Race 8 at Keeneland – Post Time 4:30 PM Eastern Barraza is a horse who didn’t try sprinting on grass until last October and who has won ALL FOUR turf sprints since then, in three of them...
Gulfstream Park Oaks – Race 12 at Gulfstream Park – Post Time 5:17 PM Eastern I think either heavy morning line favorite Kathleen O (4 to 5) or Catiche (6 to 1) can win this year’s Gulfstream Park Oaks. I...
Santa Ana Stakes – Race 7 at Santa Anita – Post Time 7:12 PM Eastern I see one of three fillies and mares winning this race among nine entered – Keyflower, Queen Goddess or Going to Vegas. The first two...
Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes – Race 8 at Laurel Park – Post Time 4:15 PM Eastern Galerio is a standout in this race but that’s fine because there is money to be made in doubles from race eight to...
Challenger Stakes – Race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:49 PM Eastern The forecast is for rain, perhaps heavy at times, so among the stakes races on the Tampa Bay Derby card I’m sticking with those scheduled...
Mac Diarmida Stakes – Race 11 at Gulfstream – Post Time 5:10 PM Eastern We kick off a great sequence of three stakes with this annual 11 furlong turf marathon and a field of 11. There are four horses which...
Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 3:57 PM Eastern Zoomer leads the field with nine career wins, three at Aqueduct with the last two at this one mile trip. Claimed last out for $50K from a win over...
Lightning City Stakes – Race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:48 PM Eastern Mamba Wamba is a standout even in this 12 horse field. She is the only horse which ships across the state from Gulfstream Park...
