Hot Melissa key to the early Pick 4 at Fair Grounds

Sat Feb 01 2020J. Keeler Johnson

The early Pick 4 on Saturday at Fair Grounds features small but competitive fields, with the opener looming as an especially compelling challenge.
Scully: Stakes plays for February 1

Sat Feb 01 2020James Scully

Tiz the Law and Thousand Words will be heavy favorites in the Holy Bull (G3) and Robert B. Lewis (G3), respectively, and neither appears to face deep competition in the early-season Kentucky Derby prep races. Instead of trying to beat them, I will ...
Finding value in Turfway’s closing Pick 4

Sat Feb 01 2020John Mucciolo

A challenging sequence featuring large fields headlines the late Pick 4 at Turfway Park on Saturday. I will take aim at the play with an affordable ticket, which has the potential to yield a big return. Race 5 -- Claiming A dozen fillies ...
Duke of Carthania key to Fair Grounds Pick 3 sequence

Fri Jan 31 2020James Scully

Three-year-olds will contest Saturday’s $60,000 Randy P. Romero S. at Fair Grounds, and plenty of speed is signed on for the one-mile turf affair.
If Smarty Jones winner Gold Street sang karaoke

Fri Jan 31 2020Rowan Ward

If horses could sing karaoke, it would have been no surprise to see Gold Street leave Oaklawn Park, gallop off to the bar, grab the microphone, and serenade the crowd with Garbage's signature anthem—"Only Happy When It Rains."
Picks for three Kentucky Derby preps Feb. 1

Fri Jan 31 2020J. Keeler Johnson

Fans of the Road to the Kentucky Derby have plenty to to be excited about with three preps Feb. 1. Here is who to play.

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Hanson: Spot Plays for the Randy Romero Memorial and Swale

Fri Jan 31 2020Vance Hanson

The three Road to the Kentucky Derby preps rightly take center stage on Saturday, but there are several other interesting stakes across the country with potentially vulnerable favorites. Here are a couple I'll be looking at. Randy Romero M ...
How to bet the Santa Anita all-stakes Pick 3

Fri Jan 31 2020John Mucciolo

A trio of graded stakes races will highlight the Saturday card at Santa Anita. The first two legs of the all-stakes Pick-3 appear to be quite logical, but the closing race is a wide-open event that could yield an upset. Here is how I am attacki ...
Shapiro: Against the favorites in trio of Kentucky Derby preps

Fri Jan 31 2020Scott Shapiro

A busy Saturday of 3-year-old racing features a trio of 10-point races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby . Here are my thoughts and suggested wagers on the three events. Withers (G3) (Aqueduct, Race 8) Coming off his half-length score in ...
Playing Gulfstream’s all-sophomore stakes Pick 3

Fri Jan 31 2020John Mucciolo

A trio of exciting stakes races for sophomores help highlight a huge day at Gulfstream Park on Saturday. I believe the favorite in each leg of the Pick-3 sequence has the potential to get upset, which can make for an excellent value play.   ...
Jason Beem Horse Racing Podcast Jan. 31, 2020

Thu Jan 30 2020Jason Beem

We welcome in the Jury to get their "Big Game" predictions as well as how they did on Pegasus weekend.  Then we look ahead to Saturday's Stakes races including the Holy Bull, the Withers, and the Robert B. Lewis. ...
Quality fillies and mares featured Saturday in Oaklawn stakes

Thu Jan 30 2020TwinSpires Staff

By Sara Dacus On the second Saturday of racing at Oaklawn, the ladies take center stage in stakes action, with the one-mile Martha Washington, the first of the track’s three Kentucky Oaks points races; and the 6-furlong American Beauty for olde ...
Strong maiden race key to Fair Grounds Saturday wagers

Thu Jan 30 2020John Mucciolo

The $60,000 Randy P. Romero Memorial on the turf is the highlight of the Saturday card at Fair Grounds.