Horse Racing: E. P. Taylor Stakes

The $400000 Long Island Stakes runs at Aqueduct on Saturday and trainer Christophe Clement could have a mortgage on the race. Headlining horse racing betting markets are La Dragontea and Mutamakina, who hail from the Clement stable. They have taken most of the money, but with the likes of Orglandes and Luck Money in the field, it's wide open. The…

Finding value when betting on horse racing is all about finding an angle others might have missed or zigging when other bettors are zagging, because in a pari-mutuel wagering pool it is your opinion against the other gamblers. That's the focus in mapping out a strategy for the Grade 1 E. P. Taylor Stakes on Sunday at Woodbine. The worst-kept secret…

Frankie Dettori has certainly had better days at the office than he did at Newbury last month when he was unseated from Chaldean leaving the stalls in the Greenham Stakes not long after finishing a tailed-off last on Soul Sister in the Fred Darling Stakes earlier in the afternoon. But, leaving those performances well behind, those same two horses…

Rougir was full of run late to take top prize in the Grade 1, $751900 E.P.?Taylor?Stakes Saturday at Woodbine. The well-travelled 4-year-old chestnut filly's first appearance at Woodbine turned out to be equal parts impressive and dramatic. It was Adventuring, riding a two-race win streak, who went to the front in the 1 ¼-mile turf race for fillies…

If you have a confident opinion on which filly or mare will prevail in Saturday's $750000 E. P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine, then let me offer a hearty round of applause. Either through handicapping acumen or sheer bravado, you have found confidence where most bettors are likely to proceed with caution. Let's face it: the Grade 1 E. P. Taylor is…