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We all enjoy the challenge of picking winners. Improving handicapping skills makes the challenge even more exciting. Handicappers' Corner is designed to help you do just that. Since so much new information is available to us, the handicappers at Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance have taken on the task of bringing us insights into the knowledge used by successful handicappers.

We wish for you a growing tool bag of skills and a few more winning tickets!    
But, if you're betting over your head instead of with it you may have a problem. Begin to get help here.

Please note handicapping is provided according to the schedule below.

   CURRENT HANDICAPPING

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  • The Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan
    05-15-2012 -- Valerie Grash, Foolish Pleasure
    Val loves following the fillies and she takes her best shot at figuring out the handicapping puzzle that is the Black-Eyed Susan on Preakness weekend for ThoroFans.

   HANDICAPPING SCHEDULE

RACE DATE RACE PLACE HANDICAPPER FOCUS
01/07/12 San Pasqual Stakes Santa Anita The Turk Grade 2 - 9 furlongs for older horses
01/07/12 Sham Stakes Santa Anita Rob Fundter 3yo prep for SA Derby - track playing
01/14/12 San Fernando Stakes Santa Anita Chris Hernandez 9 furlongs for older horses
01/21/12 Lecomte S. Fair Grounds Tony Bada Bing 3yo 1 mile 40 yds
01/28/12 Sunshine Millions Turf Gulfstream Park Turf Queen 9 furlong turf race
01/29/12 Holy Bull S. Gulfstream Park Brock Sheridan 3yo going a mile
02/04/12 Sam F. Davis Tampa Bay Downs Laurie Ross 3yo Derby prep
02/04/12 Withers Stakes Aqueduct Robert Marks 3yo prep - 9 furlongs
02/11/12 Donn Handicap Gulfstream Park The Turk Older horses - first major race of season
02/11/12 Gulfstream Park Turf H Gulfstream Park Derek Brown 3yo Turf race
02/19/12 San Vicente Santa Anita Paul Mazur 3yo, 7 furlongs
02/25/12 Risen Star Fair Grounds Brian Zipse 3yo Derby prep
02/25/12 Rachel Alexandra S. Fair Grounds Lisa Johnson 3yo Oaks prep
02/26/12 Fountain of Youth S. Gulfstream Park Tony Bada Bing 3yo, 2 turns
03/03/12 Canadian Turf S Gulfstream Park Turf Queen 4+, going mile
03/03/12 Santa Anita Handicap Santa Anita Rob Fundter 4+, 1 1/4 miles, The Big Cap!
03/10/12 San Felipe S. Santa Anita Chris Hernandez 3yo Derby prep
03/10/12 Honeybee S. Oaklawn Park Valerie Grash 3yo fillies
03/17/12 Rebel S. Oaklawn Park Brock Sheridan 3yo Derby prep
03/24/12 Spiral S. Turfway Park Derek Brown 3yo Derby prep - polytrack
03/31/12 Fair Grounds Oaks Fair Grounds Brian Appleton 3yo Oaks prep
03/31/12 Gulfstream Oaks Gulfstream Park Valerie Grash 3yo Oaks prep
03/31/12 Florida Derby Gulfstream Park Tony Bada Bing Major 3yo Derby prep
04/01/12 Louisiana Derby Fair Grounds Stephen Alicknovic Major 3yo Derby prep
04/06/12 Transylvania Stakes Keeneland Dylan J. 3yo Turf race
04/07/12 Wood Memorial Aqueduct Robert Marks Derby prep - historical significances
04/07/12 Santa Anita Derby Santa Anita Rob Fundter Major 3yo Derby prep
04/07/12 Illinois Derby Hawthorne Paul Mazur Major 3yo Derby prep
04/14/12 Arkansas Derby Oaklawn Park Dylan J. Major 3yo Derby prep
04/14/12 Bluegrass Stakes Keeneland Steve Munday Logical longshots/Exotic wagers/synthetics
04/21/12 Lexington Stakes Keeneland Gene Kershner Two weeks to Derby, synthetic angles
04/28/12 Derby Trial S. Churchill Michael Amo 7 furlong sprinters
05/04/12 Kentucky Oaks Churchill Valerie Grash Premier 3yo Filly race
05/05/12 Kentucky Derby Churchill Chris Hernandez The Run for the Roses
05/12/12 Peter Pan Stakes Belmont Brock Sheridan Belmont prep?
05/18/12 Black-Eyed Susan Pimlico Valerie Grash 3yo fillies
05/19/12 Preakness Pimlico Stephen Alicknovic Classic - Triple Crown (horses running back)
05/28/12 Met Mile Belmont The Turk Distance - Mile
06/09/12 Belmont Stakes Belmont Brian Zipse Test of a Champion
06/16/12 Stephen Foster Hdcp. Churchill Brian Appleton Older Horses - layoffs, etc.
06/xx/12 Iowa Derby Prairie Meadows Quinella Queen Betting a quinella
06/24/12 Queen's Plate Woodbine Keith McCalmont Canadian TC race - polytrack
07/01/11 United Nations Monmouth Turf Queen Turf angles
07/09/11 Hollywood Gold Cup Hollywood Rob Fundter Older horses - Synthetic surfaces 
07/16/11 American Oaks Hollywood Chris Hernandez Fillies 3+, Grade 1
07/16/11 Virginia Derby Colonial Downs Valerie Grash Turf Angles
07/24/11 Sanford Saratoga The Turk 2 year old colts
07/30/11 Jim Dandy Saratoga Robert Marks Travers prep
07/31/11 Haskell Invitational Monmouth Stephen Alicknovic 3yo Colts Maturing
08/06/11 West Virginia Derby Mountaineer Quinella Queen 3yo Colts Maturing
08/06/11 Whitney Handicap Saratoga Tony Bada Bing Prep for Breeders Cup
08/13/11 Sword Dancer H. Saratoga Turf Queen Turf - 12 furlongs/BC Prep
08/13/11 Arlington Million Arlington The Turk Turf - Foreign horses
08/20/11 Alabama Stakes Saratoga Laurie Ross 3 yo fillies
08/27/11 Travers Stakes Saratoga Robert Marks Midsummer's Derby - Daily Double
09/03/11 Del Mar Debutante Del Mar Rob Fundter 7f baby race
09/10/11 Presque Isle Masters Presque Isle Downs Valerie Grash G2, Tapeta, Older F&M
09/17/11 Northern Dancer Turf Woodbine Keith McCalmont Woodbine turf course
  Kent Stakes Delaware Park Patrick Patten  
  Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Brian Zipse  
  Monmouth Cup Monmouth Laurie Ross  
10/16/11 Pattison Intern'l Woodbine Valerie Grash  
  Raven Run S. Keeneland Lisa Johnson  
09/24/11 Kentucky Cup Classic Turfway Park Lisa Johnson Synthetics, 1 1/8 miles
10/01/11 Jockey Club Gold Cup Belmont Robert Marks First time 3yos with older (BC Prep)
10/01/11 Norfolk Stakes Santa Anita Laurie Ross 3yo fillies
10/08/11 Oak Tree Mile Stakes Santa Anita Chris Hernandez BC Prep Race
10/15/11 Pattison Intern'l Woodbine Keith McCalmont $2M turf race - Euro invaders
10/29/11 Bold Ruler S. Belmont Stephen Alicknovic 7f, 3+ horses
11/04/11 BC Juvenile Fillies Churchill Laurie Ross Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/04/11 BC Ladies Classic Churchill Valerie Grash Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/04/11 BC F&M Turf Churchill Brock Sheridan Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/04/11 BC F&M Sprint Churchill Rob Fundter Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Turf Churchill Turf Queen Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Juvenile  Churchill Robert Marks Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Mile Churchill Tony Bada Bing Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Dirt Mile Churchill Brock Sheridan Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Sprint Churchill Rob Fundter Breeders' Cup Championship race
11/05/11 BC Classic Churchill The Turk Breeders' Cup Championship race

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