I've been handicapping since the mid 1980's and I've posted over 725 blog entries here since 2008. What I am not is a horse racing insider or someone who even remotely gets caught up in the news or the personalities. I don't want racing coverage with the sound up (except the race calls) and I don't read about the races in advance. I handicap off of what I see on DRF Formulator PPs (not sponsored!) and from Youtube race videos. These days I'm much more likely to be making theoretical bet, as I seldom gamble anymore. I don't do this for monetization, and quite frankly, I'm not doing it for views, as very few people actually read long form blogs anymore in the horse racing space. Take it for what it's worth, but when I'm handicapping consistently I have a positive ROI.
Work takes up a lot of my time. When I retire, my plan is to take the blog in new directions, data scrapping from API feeds to improve my analysis and product. For now, I blog to stay fresh, as handicapping is a muscle that needs exercise.
I generally like to handicap 4 YO and Up going greater than 1 mile. Beggars can't be choosers these days, with fewer tracks and less races. I wasn't even sure why Saratoga was running this weekend and I understand they have a 4 July Holiday mini-meet before the main meet opens late next week. Fine with me, it fills a gap where I would have been handicapping Arlington in the past, or even Belmont.
I settled on the G3 Kelso for my effort this week. The weather should be good and the turf firm. You'll find track conditions and Scratches and Changes here. My handicap is only for turf and if it moves to main track, while unlikely, ignore this post.
I didn't have a lot of video I wanted to look at. I'm frustrated with finding Churchill Downs video again.
Hall of Fame G2, SAR, 1 Mile Firm Inner Turf. 2 August 2024. Neat.
Poker G3, SAR 1 Mile Firm Inner Turf. 5 June 2025. Intellect (FR), Donegal Momentum
5 July 2025: The Kelso G3; 1 Mile on Inner Turf at SAR for 4 YO and Up
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