Back to Basics
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comSometimes it's useful to observe the body language of trainers. Somebody with a chance to win is attentive.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Racing 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, 2009Best ever?
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comClearly, November 7 was one of the greatest sports days in history.
Story | Conversation | November 07, 2009Thinking funny
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comBreeder's Cup weekend makes Lake Wobegone look like Siberia.
Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009Take a few for the Industry
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comAll right, people, listen up.
Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009Stop losing and win
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThis one is about the continuing search for some handicapping relief.
Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009They're almost off
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comToday's track condition: Frizzy.
Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009Sanity check
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comSome 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, 2009Assumption junction
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comToday's piece is about number 4 on the list of ways to improve horse racing.
Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009Faking it
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comRemington 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, 2009Reality checks
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThe recent soup at Saratoga caused many expert handicapper picks to come up short and drippy.
Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009Bad mood rising
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comThis one is aimed at showing the importance of a mental state in horse race handicapping.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009Literacy among sports
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comNot to brag, but I have the best readers of all of the games.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009Tote bag
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comWho 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, 2009It's all good
Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.comEvery 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, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "track" make the list?
