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The Dosage Index; An Effective Handicapping Tool?

I’ve always thought that the dosage index was a pretty underrated tool for handicapping a derby horse, but when Bruno de Julio started singing its praises I began to pay even more attention to the dosage index. The following is … Continue reading

Horseplayers a New Series on Esquire Channel

Somewhere along the way, corrupt trainers took the mantle away from lovable wiseguy handicappers as the face of the industry. This changing of the guard certainly hasn’t done the sport any favors. I was at a dinner party when I … Continue reading

Why Confirmation is So Important When Evaluating Juveniles

They run an opening quarter in 24, and the half mile went in 47 and 3, the lead horse is an experienced grade two racehorse who is getting everything her way- it’s her race to lose. Even with the tepid … Continue reading

A Day at the Races – You May Enjoy Yourself

The most important racehorse in training right now is Shared Belief. He may not be the best, but few can argue that he is the most important. How important is he? I have never seen social media light up over … Continue reading

Breeding a True Thoroughbred

“The Thoroughbred exists because its selection has depended, not on experts, technicians, or zoologists, but on a piece of wood: the winning post of the Epsom Derby. If you base your criteria on anything else, you will get something else, … Continue reading