 |
Eric Wing: It's Still Only The First Saturday In March
Union Rags' 2012 comeback in the Fountain of Youth was about as nice a seasonal debut for a Derby contender as one could hope for. But a lot can change between now and Louisville.
I'll ...
| Posted on: Friday, March 02, 2012 | |
Comments (6) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (1536) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Breeders' Cup Analysis for All 15 Races
If you like to bet horse races, this is the best weekend of the year -- by a lot. Let's dive right into all fifteen of this year's edition of the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill ...
| Posted on: Thursday, November 03, 2011 | |
Comments (10) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (2677) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Thoughts on Entry Day
Today's Breeders' Cup Post Position Draw offered more tricks than treats for Bob Baffert. Things started out well with 6-5 Juvenile Sprint favorite Secret Circle drew perfectly in post 6. But ...
| Posted on: Monday, October 31, 2011 | |
Comments (0) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (1801) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Thoughts on Pre-Entry Day
Pre-entries were in but hadn't even been announced yet when we learned that this year's Breeders' Cup had already suffered its first major defection in Tizway, who would have been one of the top five ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | |
Comments (3) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (2196) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Future Tense
It's been a rather strange year in terms of Kentucky Derby future wagering so far. With pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager set to open on Friday, only four horses have dropped off the ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 | |
Comments (9) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (4356) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Breeders' Cup Analysis
I'm not sure there has ever been a Breeders' Cup more anticipated than this year&'s. With no disrespect meant to Goldikova and the others, this is all because of Zenyatta and her quest for ...
| Posted on: Thursday, November 04, 2010 | |
Comments (13) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (7124) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Art Doesn’t Always Imitate Life
My brother-in-law, Bob, is a man of many passions, but art is not one of them. He thinks that a perfect painting is one that, as much as possible, resembles a photograph. He’s a big ...
| Posted on: Monday, October 04, 2010 | |
Comments (1) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (4641) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Summer Road Trips
One of the ironies for me of working in horse racing is that I now spend a lot less time at Saratoga than when I wasn't working in the sport. This isn't necessarily an unpleasant development. ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 | |
Comments (3) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (5118) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Claiming Crown analysis
It’s time again Saturday for one of my favorite handicapping days of the year—the Claiming Crown. It’s like a blue-collar Breeders’ Cup, run on a very fair-playing dirt ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | |
Comments (1) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (5681) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Wing Tips: Summer Love Edition
With summer now fully upon us, it's time to handicap the field of possible celebrity love affairs.
I'll start with an unlikely addition to the single ranks: Al Gore. A politician by ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | |
Comments (4) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (4920) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Prepping for Belmont
Last week I made my annual (sometimes semi-annual) pilgrimage to Yonkers Raceway for a night of harness betting with my childhood friend Lou, who prefers the trotters to the runners. Despite ...
| Posted on: Thursday, June 03, 2010 | |
Comments (6) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (7274) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Movin' On Up
I'm playing Monmouth Park this weekend -- on principle. For me and I'm sure a lot of other people, the weekend after the Preakness is typically a catch-your-breath time when we might take a ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | |
Comments (3) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (7241) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Wing Tips: Summer Odds
This edition of Wing Tips finds us with two legs of the Triple Crown already in the books. The first two legs were won by the second choices in the betting -- Super Saver in Louisville and ...
| Posted on: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 | |
Comments (0) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (5751) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: Getting My 'Aik' On
Though some in print have disagreed, I admit to really liking Pimlico's "Get Your Preak On" advertising campaign this year. It's a phrase that has been on everyone's lips down here in ...
| Posted on: Saturday, May 15, 2010 | |
Comments (3) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (6193) |
|
|
|
|
Eric Wing: The Luck Turns In The Derby
Just looking at the speed figures, it's clear that not a lot separates this year's Kentucky Derby field. Actually Blind Luck would have the highest figure (104) were she in the Derby and not ...
| Posted on: Friday, April 30, 2010 | |
Comments (1) | |
Rating |
|
| Views (7024) |
|
|
|
Official Partner
