51 Results for track

Back to Basics

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Sometimes it's useful to observe the body language of trainers. Somebody with a chance to win is attentive.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Racing after the Cup

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

...An average post parade simulcast camera shot is of the backsides of ten horses riding up the track. Occasionally the camera work during the post parade is reminiscent of a boat whose driver took a...

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Best ever?

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Clearly, November 7 was one of the greatest sports days in history.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009

Thinking funny

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Breeder's Cup weekend makes Lake Wobegone look like Siberia.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Take a few for the Industry

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

All right, people, listen up.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Stop losing and win

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

This one is about the continuing search for some handicapping relief.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

They're almost off

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Today's track condition: Frizzy.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Sanity check

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Some people frequently lose a lot of money at the horse races. Every so often horse players need to think about that.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Assumption junction

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Today's piece is about number 4 on the list of ways to improve horse racing.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009

Faking it

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Remington Park in Oklahoma City was the first major track in this country to install an artificial racing surface that over time could have wound up on the government's hazardous site list.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Reality checks

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

The recent soup at Saratoga caused many expert handicapper picks to come up short and drippy.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Bad mood rising

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

This one is aimed at showing the importance of a mental state in horse race handicapping.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Literacy among sports

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Not to brag, but I have the best readers of all of the games.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009

Tote bag

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Who among us hasn't seen the numbers change as they turn for home: not the numbers of the horses leading the race, the odds.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2009

It's all good

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Every once in a while you find a horse that couldn't lose if it stopped to shake the mud off its ear.

Story | Conversation | August 03, 2009