First Post: Friday, Feb. 18, 2011

So begins the holiday racing weekend…

Not too bad today at Aqueduct or Santa Anita. And, of course, it’s full fields aplenty at the Gulfstream…

Rundown
Aqueduct 7, 8, 9
Gulfstream 4, 5, 9
Santa Anita 5, 6, 7

Nice opportunities also available in the worldwide simulcast network…

Rundown
Laurel 3, 6, 9
Tampa 3, 8, 9
Hawthorne 6, 7, 8
Fair Grounds 1, 2, 6
Oaklawn 1, 5, 8
Turfway 6, 11, 12

Today’s helter-skelter race has to be the fifth at Oaklawn. Take your pick there, provided the odds are on your side.

Track-trends: Don’t forget the stark 2-turn contrast at Aqueduct. …Chas. Town same as it ever was. …Rallies only in turf routes at the ’Gulf. …Incipient WMF 333 at 6f at Hawthorne. …Lovely WMF 207 at 6f at Houston. …Still OK at 6f at Laurel. …Closers only at 1m (T) at Santa Anita, WMF 15. …Turfway’s 6½f remains defiant, WMF 188. …Excellent for those with alacrity at 6f and 6½f at Turf Paradise. …

Thank you, and best luck and good wishes!