
Handicapping Kentucky Derby prep days at Aqueduct, Santa Anita, and Tampa Bay Downs
Handicapping Kentucky Derby prep days at Aqueduct, Santa Anita, and Tampa Bay Downs
Flavien Prat was on fire at Santa Anita last week, and the leading rider has six mounts on Friday’s card
Laurel Park features six stakes on Saturday’s nine-race program. Formidable favorites can be found, with Hello Beautiful topping the Barbara Fritchie S. (G3) and Lucky Stride the top draw in the Nellie…
It’s Super Bowl weekend in Tampa Bay. And before the big game takes place on Sunday, Tampa Bay Downs will offer its Festival Preview Day program on Saturday, a 12-race card featuring…
Turfway Park begins its three-day week with another competitive eight-race program on Thursday. Field sizes have been terrific this winter in Florence, Kentucky, and the Polytrack has been formful, with favorites…
Fair Grounds begins its second week with a nine-race card, and turf racing has been washed off so far in New Orleans. More rain is expected on Thursday.
Saturday’s 10-race program at Churchill Downs features an entry-level turf allowance for fillies and mares (9TH race), and the Late Pick 5 sequence includes a couple of interesting maiden special weight events.…
Tim Holland has a couple of plays for the closing day at Kentucky Downs, as well as picks for Canterbury Park, Remington Park, and Mountaineer.
Kentucky Downs offers an exciting product, with large and competitive turf races, and the Pick 4s are attractive with a 14% takeout. I like to build tickets around a single when possible,…
Live racing continues on Kentucky Derby week with a 10-race program Wednesday. Here are some thoughts on the program: Look forward to playing: #11 Beyond Gone (7-2 morning line) catches a field…
The $1 million Travers Stakes anchors Saturday’s Cross-Country Pick 5. Three races from Woodbine are included in the sequence, along with the Waya (G3).
Handicapper Tim Holland has picks for Saratoga, Finger Lakes, Presque Isle Downs, and Penn National on Wednesday. Saratoga Race 7 #3 Love on the Run (6-1) has not been seen since weakening…