One week after Galileo was celebrated for siring a record-equaling fourth Epsom Derby (G1) victor, Tapit seeks to tie the Belmont S. (G1) record with his fourth winner. Morning-line favorite Tacitus is…
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by Noel Michaels Notwithstanding the victory in 2018 of Triple Crown winner Justify, the Belmont Stakes (G1) is truly one of the great unheralded graveyards for favorites in all of horse racing.…
The field for the 151st Belmont Stakes was drawn Tuesday evening and Grade 1 hero Tacitus has been installed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite from the far outside post 10. Just to…
The two leading contenders for Saturday’s Belmont S. (G1), War of Will and Tacitus, are using different training regimens for the 1 1/2-mile “Test of the Champion.” That’s as it should be,…
A $2 million-guaranteed Late Pick 4, encompassing the most important and historic stakes held at Pimlico on Preakness Day, is a good sequence we’re hoping doesn’t chalk out. Here’s how we’ll play…
The dozen contenders expected in Saturday’s Preakness (G1) bring notable pedigrees into the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. Although none is by a Preakness winner, three are grandsons of champions who’ve…
For the first time since 1951, the principals from the Kentucky Derby (G1) are all absent from the Preakness (G1). But if the Middle Jewel doesn’t lend itself so much to a…
As has become more often the case in recent years, “new shooters” will outnumber Kentucky Derby (G1) participants when the field for the $1.5 million Preakness (G1) takes to the track at…
The 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby series is now complete and the field is somewhat set. Now comes the wait for final works and possible defections, among other things. Here are…
After a Kentucky Derby Championship Series of preps that propelled a few under-the-radar types into the spotlight, the cutoff to make the Derby 145 field currently stands at 40 points – the…
The Florida Derby (G1) and a force-out of the Rainbow 6 Jackpot carryover of more than $2.6 million highlight the racing action Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park. Here’s how I’ll be playing…
A field of 11 sophomores will run 1 1/8 miles on the Gulfstream Park main strip in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (G1). The Road to the Kentucky Derby points race attracted…