Handicappers Debate: 2023 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds

Fri Feb 17 2023TwinSpires Staff

New Orleans is the destination for this week’s debate, as handicappers Alastair Bull and James Scully offer different opinions in Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds.
The Jury: Bets and fades for Feb. 18

Fri Feb 17 2023TwinSpires Staff

The Jury reconvenes to deliberate on an excellent day of racing from coast to coast, highlighted by Louisiana Derby Preview Day at Fair Grounds. 
Catching My Eye: Morning Breezes Ahead of Louisiana Derby Preview Day

Thu Feb 16 2023Kevin Kilroy

As the three-year-old campaigns build momentum and with Louisiana Derby Preview Day on Saturday, the morning workouts at Fair Grounds have been heating up.
Derby Report – Stakes debuters continue to strike in Davis, Withers; Risen Star gets big field

Thu Feb 16 2023James Scully

Hit Show and Litigate became the latest first-time stakes performers to win a qualifier, jumping on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with respective wins in the Withers (G3) and Sam F. Davis (G3) on Feb. 11.
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Feb. 16, 2023

Thu Feb 16 2023Jason Beem

Jason starts a new series for the Thursday column called the "Six Secrets of Unsuccessful Bettors."
Racing Roundtable: Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks trails

Tue Feb 14 2023TwinSpires Staff

James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson take a look at the latest developments along the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) trails in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Pedigree notebook: Gulfstream turf sprint double for Uncaptured

Tue Feb 14 2023Kellie Reilly

Gulfstream Park staged two stakes on Saturday, and progeny of Uncaptured won both.
The Heart That Wears the Crown: Sir Barton

Mon Feb 13 2023Jennifer Kelly

Thoroughbreds are fast and powerful athletes and the most elite are the ones whose names become a part of our collective consciousness, but, like familiar faces like Tom Brady and Michael Jordan, they were living, breathing beings who interacted with the world around them and left a distinct impression on those who cared for them. 
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem for Feb. 13, 2023

Mon Feb 13 2023Jason Beem

Jason writes about the Suncoast Stakes and how there's never a sure thing in horse racing.
Saudi Cup Day prospectus: Country Grammer, Taiba, Elite Power among probables

Sun Feb 12 2023Kellie Reilly

Now that the projected fields for the Feb. 25 Saudi Cup Day extravaganza have been announced, let’s get a head start on the handicapping! Here are the key contenders in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) as well the five Thoroughbred stakes on the undercard.
Racing Roundtable: Holy Bull and Robert B. Lewis

Tue Feb 07 2023TwinSpires Staff

James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson look back at last weekend's classic preps and other three-year-old doings in this week's Racing Roundtable.
Catching My Eye: Fair Grounds Feb. 2-4

Tue Feb 07 2023Kevin Kilroy

Yes, 11 of the 38 in Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 are trained by Brad Cox, but don’t think for a second that’s all he’s got.
Pedigree notebook: Earls Rock built upon legends ancient and modern

Tue Feb 07 2023Kellie Reilly

Earls Rock's pedigree curates a multiplicity of strains of Northern Dancer, and his female line traces to an all-time great racemare.