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In-depth Saratoga trainer capsules (Part 1)
The Saratoga meet is filled with extremely competitive fields and difficult handicapping puzzles. One of the best ways to make your handicapping easier and better […]
Final Kentucky Derby works round-up: notes and quotes from coast to coast
With the exception of Japan Road invitee Master Fencer, who continued his routine exercise at Keeneland, the other 19 Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders turned in […]
Five things to know about the 2019 Kentucky Derby
With less than a week to go before the 145th Kentucky Derby (G1) on May 4, here are five things to know going into what […]
A brief history of and recent betting trends in the Rebel Stakes
If Saturday’s Rebel (G2) is split into two divisions as Oaklawn Park officials expect, each division of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series prep […]
Five things to know for Kentucky Derby preps: Risen Star, El Camino Real, Hyacinth, Southwest
Presidents’ Day weekend features four scoring races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, chief among them Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds. […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Mucho Gusto
The Bob Baffert-trained Mucho Gusto earned 10 points on The Road to the Kentucky Derby with his stylish tally in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes […]
Trainerspeak a tip-off on beaten favorite Coliseum
About 30 years ago, a friend of mine had a horse with a very famous trainer. I talked to my friend and he told me […]
Powell: A vote for Baffert and other Eclipse Award thoughts
With over two full days to spare, I submitted my 2018 Eclipse Awards ballot. That is an upset in itself. The last Grade 1 stakes […]
Why the Preakness is my 2018 Race of the Year
When first thinking about the “Race of the Year” topic, I couldn’t settle on just one. Enable’s historic victory in the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) […]
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Improbable
WinStar Farm, China Horse Club and Starlight Racing’s Improbable moved his sterling mark to three wins from as many outings with an impressive, five-length score […]
Powell: Baffert loaded for 2019 Kentucky Derby
by DICK POWELL After winning the Triple Crown in 2015 with American Pharoah, it took Bob Baffert only three years to do it again with […]