The racing kicks off on Tuesday at Churchill Downs to commence Kentucky Derby week. A nine-race card is on the slate led by the $115,000 Champions Day S. I am intrigued by…
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Saturday’s Cross Country Pick 5 is comprised of graded stakes from Belmont Park and Delaware Park. The wager is a 50-cent minimum and post time for the first leg, the Delaware Oaks…
Eight will go postward in the $200,000 Suburban Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park on Saturday. Suburban Analysis #2 Parsimony, #4 Mr. Buff, and #5 Joevia will all flash speed in the early…
The Grade 1 $1 million Pennsylvania Derby annually is a rich and important race, but never has it been as important as it is this year with the sophomore division still lacking a clear leader.
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…
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…
While the winner of the Kentucky Derby (G1) is not expected to take part in the third jewel of the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Belmont Stakes (G1) has attracted…
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,…
The $1 million Blue Grass Stakes (G2) will be run on Saturday as race 10 at Keeneland going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt. The field might not have a superstar in…
Fourteen three-year-olds will square off in the $1 million Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland and all need points, with none ranking among the top 20 on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. One of…
The $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) will be run at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles. It is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1)…