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Complimentary TrueNicks for Preakness
Friday, May 14, 2010 12:00 PM

The 135th Preakness Stakes (gr. I) will be run Saturday, May 15, 2010. Post time is 6:12pm EDT. Click the link for each contender to view a complimentary report. 1 - Aikenite (20-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Aikenite 2 - Schoolyard Dreams (15-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Schoolyard Dreams 3 - Pleasant Prince (20-1) FREE TrueNicks report for Pleasant Prince 4... Read More...

by ITapp | with no comments

Filed under: Handicapping, Race Previews

Before he was a Kentucky Derby winner....
Saturday, May 01, 2010 7:13 PM

Back on the 1st of June 2009, as part of our study on the TrueNicks ratings and how they are calculated each year we ran the complete 2007 crops on a number of proven stallions - Giant's Causeway, Stormy Atlantic, Maria's Mon and Johannesburg, along with some then unproven sires with their first runners in Afleet Alex, Eurosilver and Roman Ruler. The goal of... Read More...

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Filed under: Recent Winners, Validity, Handicapping, 2YOs of 2009 Study

Kentucky Juvenile Stakes Offers Graded Black Type to 2-Year-Olds
Monday, April 27, 2009 5:57 PM

The Kentucky Juvenile Stakes (gr. III) to be run April 30 at Churchill Downs offers the first shot at serious black-type for 2-year-olds, and as such we thought it interesting to have a look at the TrueNick ratings for a field of stakes contenders that have yet to earn black type. Topping the likely runners with an A++ rating is Mission Impazible , a son of Unbridled... Read More...

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Filed under: Racing and Training, 2-Year-Olds, Handicapping, Race Previews

Reader Q&A: Can TrueNicks Be Used in Thoroughbred Handicapping?
Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:09 PM

Question from Tony: I realize that TrueNicks is primarily a tool for breeders but does your group envision developing any tools for handicappers as way to measure the potential of lightly raced horses? Byron's reply : Tony, thanks for the email. The short answer is "yes," the long answer is that it is going to take time to develop and certainly be rigorously... Read More...

by brogers | 6 comment(s)

Filed under: Products, Readers' Questions, Handicapping