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2019 Secretariat international scouting reports: Never No More and Van Beethoven
With its distance trimmed to a flat mile, the character of the Secretariat (G1) has changed, but Aidan O’Brien ensured that the Arlington Million Day […]
2019 Beverly D. international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Fleeting, Awesometank
Aidan O’Brien, still in search of his first win in the Beverly D. (G1), could be double-handed as he tries to halt the Chad Brown […]
2019 Arlington Million international scouting reports: Magic Wand, Hunting Horn, Intellogent, Pivoine
Four European shippers are entered in the Arlington Million (G1) Four European shippers are entered in Saturday’s 37th running of the Arlington Million (G1) […]
McKinzie surges to top of Breeders’ Cup Classic division
Watson, Weitman and Pegram’s McKinzie moved to the fore in early stretch and powered home a convincing 1 3/4-length winner of the $980,000 Whitney S. […]
Powell’s Handicapping Insights: It’s Hot All Over
Horse racing is an outdoor, entertainment business. Like the Saratoga County Fair, located a few mile away from Saratoga Race Course, its success often comes […]
Maximum Security returns to form as compelling Travers awaits
With Saturday’s victory in the $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), Maximum Security showed who’s boss in the three-year-old division. He rebounded smartly from a second […]
Marylou Whitney: The driving force behind Saratoga
There’s an old joke and it goes like this: A horseplayer from New York City gets up early every August morning, catches a bus and […]
Scully’s Saturday Spot Plays
Here are some horses of interest today at Monmouth Park and Del Mar: Monmouth Park 9th Race, Wolf Hill: Regal Image (#1) (8-1 m/l) has […]
Classic a better fit for Elate than Distaff
Elate loves a 1 ¼-mile distance and has never been better than she was in the July 13 Delaware Handicap (G2). Fifth entering the far […]
Opening day price plays at Saratoga
Saratoga opens Thursday with a 10-race program and I’ve tabbed three candidates to outperform their double-digit morning line odds. Race 4 – Bemma’s Boy (12-1 […]