Saratoga Slim

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: Classic & Sprint Stars Running Soon

Welcome back to the second part of this week’s Breeders’ Cup Skinny. If you missed it, here is my article on the upcoming “Win and You’re In” (WAYI) events for […]

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: “Win and You’re In” Action Heating Up

With only a little more than five weeks left until the 2019 Breeders’ Cup, time is ticking. The next two weeks are the final preps for many of the big […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: Start with the Classic

For handicappers and bettors, the Breeders’ Cup is the final exam of the year. Whether your profits are up for the year or down, the Breeders’ Cup can sway that […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Top 10 Horses of Saratoga 2019

The ebbs and flows of the Saratoga season began way back in April when the brisk chill of early spring mornings greeted the new batches of thoroughbreds arriving at the […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Shug Stars on Travers Day

After a tornado almost hit Saratoga last week, and the skies opened above the track with devastating rain and lightning on multiple occasions, the weather for Travers Day couldn’t have […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 396: Travers Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s running of the $1,250,000 Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course with special guest Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire picks […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: McGaughey, Code of Honor Seeking Historic Triumph in 150th Travers

Horse racing’s rich history defines its essence. When a sport has races that have been run since 1864, amidst a country deeply immersed in the middle of a Civil War, […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Alabama More Than a Two-Filly Affair

For the third year in a row, the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) winner will not wheel back on four weeks’ rest to contest this Saturday’s Alabama Stakes (G1). In […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Fourstardave & Saratoga Special Top Saturday’s Card

Four weekends down. Four more to go. We’ve reached the halfway point of the 2019 Saratoga season with a lot of memories made in the rear-view mirror and more to […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Big Friday Starts Revamped Whitney Festival Weekend

The Whitney Stakes (G1) this year will be extra special. Marylou Whitney, the Queen of Saratoga, passed a little over a week ago. Her absence from the winner’s circle – […] Read More