Before I started this blog in June 2008, I spent about six months compiling statistics on all aspects of Southern California maiden sprint races. From June 2008 to April 2009, I posted picks here in nine of 11 months, earning  a profit in eight...

Joel Rosario harnessed Paddy's Magic's speed then let him loose in the stretch To me, it looked like #1 Paddy’s Magic could have taken a maiden special weight race rather than the $32,000 maiden claimer that he won. Not only did this gelding, who was...

Jockey Joe Talamo took #7 Get My Fix off the pace then rolled to victory in the stretch  Usually, when Bob Baffert starts two horses in a race, one or both of them run huge. In this event, Baffert saddled both #4 The Program, 16-to-1, and #5 Mr...

Trainer Bob Baffert gave a leg up to jockey Rafael Bejarano on 4-to-5 shot Excellent News Almost all of Bob Baffert’s horses are bred to win stakes races, so they can dominate a field of maiden special weight sprinters at any moment. Rafael...

Maiden King conquers So. Cal. maiden races Maiden claiming $32,000, 6-1/2 furlongs Possible overlays                     Morning line #2 Learn the Sport                        7/2 #5 Nanni the...