Okay, so we are back for Thursday on both coasts, with our Aqueduct and Santa  Anita Power Page’s and KHSS.   Both cards look excellent.  There are several “Q” horses, a couple of “V” horses and of course our fabulous STAR horses to build some plays around.  First let me discuss the “Q” horse.  It’s really no big deal, YOU SHOULD BE TRYING TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST EVERY FAVORITE!  If you can build a case, then you have something to bet on, if you can’t — then it might be a good idea to PASS THE RACE.   The “Q” is simply a horse with an obvious flaw — maybe the INSIDE POST in a sprint without the requisite speed to get superior position.   Or maybe an horse with medium tactical speed form the far outsite, likely to get hung very wide  In either case, you might be willing to bet on such a horse if the odds are reasonable, but as a heavy favorite – not so much — in my opinion.

As for the “v” horses, I really don’t think they are good win bets, they are simply very long prices that deserve a chance to get into the money — UNLESS THEY ARE LISTED IN THE TOP 3 rated horses.  If they happen to be in the top 3 – I am happy to suggest a win and place wager – so long as the odds stay nice and juicy!

STAR horses are always worth a wager of some kind — IN MY OPINION!   The ROI on STAR horses has been fantastic…

The “Q” has arrived early!

The “Q” has now been added to the “V” horse and will be available on every Power Page starting right now!

The purpose of the “Q” is to help identify a QUESTIONABLE  Morning-Line FAVORITE.   Actually, we should all question all favorites — all the time — trying our best to bet around the favirite is necessary to winning at horse racing.  Using the favorite in your exactas is usually enough use of them – at least as far as my opinion is concerned…  Here is the really important concept to get on the “Q”, they have an actual REAL KNOCK to overcome.  It could be a bad post or a very competitive race or a highly probably negative speed scenerio that makes the low price questionable right from the get go…   I am always avoiding offering an “opinion” that could influence someone negatively on a horse they like.   So if you see the “Q” – it might simply mean they have the bad outside post on the INNER DIRT track at the 1 MILE distance or it might be that the horse has a difficult 1 Post position going 7 furlongs at Santa Anita or maybe there are 6 horses in a 10 horse race that have a PPN withing 2.0 points of each other…   You should be able to note who has the “Q” and then figure out the WHY!