Warren Eves | February 8, 2013
By Warren Eves A maiden first time starter named Jan’s Perfect Star caught my attention on Thursday at Oaklawn. She breezed to the lead off the top of the turn and Alex Birzer had her wrapped up before the wire. Jan’s Perfect Star is by Imperialism, [...]
Warren Eves | January 11, 2013
By Warren Eves A new star in the making? Ken McPeek had to be elated with a colt named Our Double Play opening day at Oaklawn. It was the seventh race on the day. It was only a maiden special weight race but McPeek’s colt graduated [...]
Warren Eves | August 12, 2012
By Warren Eves A filly won with awesome fashion on Sunday’s under card at Saratoga. Spacious Precision won the featured Saratoga Special but many were still talking about the filly who won earlier on the card. It happened in race six. Live Oak Farm’s Seasoned Warrior [...]
Warren Eves | May 6, 2011
By Warren Eves And whole truth is? We intentionally held off sending out my suggested Kentucky Derby plays to “Horses To Watch” subscribers Thursday. I thought the Uncle Mo scratch might be coming. Give owner Mike Repole credit. He managed to squeeze every ounce of pub [...]
Warren Eves | March 26, 2011
By Warren Eves There’s a new shooter in the Derby race–and nobody saw it coming. As soon as the field crossed the finish line in the Louisiana Derby I began my process of finding out why. Anybody who spends enough time at this [...]
Warren Eves | March 22, 2011
By Warren Eves What in the world are these high paid stewards looking at? Day after day we see clear cut evidence that those hired to enforce the rules of race riding are failing to do so. Take the first race at Gulfstream Park Saturday, March [...]
Warren Eves | March 6, 2011
By Warren Eves Sunday’s last race at Santa Anita Park is focus No. 1. The bettor be damned! Friday’s third race at Gulfstream and a horse named Punter is focus No. 2. Just when Santa Anita publicity man Mike Wellman was bragging about how the first time [...]
Warren Eves | February 26, 2011
By Warren Eves No doubt about it–this is the strongest sophomore class in many years. Major players for the Kentucky Derby at this hour are Brethren, Dialed In, Mucho Macho Man, Sway Away, and Saturday’s Fountain of Youth winner Soldat. And that group doesn’t even include the pre-Derby favorite–Breeders Cup [...]
Warren H. Eves | February 22, 2011
By Warren Eves Mucho Macho Man and Rogue Romance exit the Risen Star as major players on the Kentucky Derby trail. Team Valor has announced a game plan for their import Crimson China. Here are some thoughts we gathered after review of three-year-old fixtures the [...]
Warren H. Eves | January 7, 2011
By Warren Eves This is not lobbying from the court of excuse. If you are going to cash more tickets than you rip up you must pay attention to the racing surface. Porto Bermuda was a “playback” off my Horses To Watch list in race four [...]
