Articles
6 Betting Freshman Stallions
BODEMEISTER
9 Contest Central
The Seventh Annual “CONNY” Aawards
13 East Coast Update
On the Backstretch with Lynn Reardon
15 Midwest Memo
Trainer Larry Rivelli
17 Overseas Report
Dettori had a big 2015
19 Over the Turf
Simplistic Turf Repeaters
22 Standardbred Report
Accurate Big Fish Stories
34 Skeptical Handicapper
Trainer Handicapping (Part IV)
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36 Turf Investor
Finding value in maiden races
38 West Coast Notebook
Q&A with Kosta Hronis
40 Horse of the Month
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24 Horses To Watch
31 Stop Watch and Shed Row
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