2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
The Grade 1 Malibu Stakes is a dirt sprint at the distance of seven furlongs for three-year-olds. The Santa Anita race is worth $300k and will go forward at 3:37 PT as the eighth of nine races. Trainer Bob Baffert has always been high on FED BIZ. The son of Giant’s Causeway disappointed when last [...]
The CashCall Futurity is the ninth of 10 races from Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday. The 1 1/16 miles race is the final Grade 1 race of the year for two-year-olds. Bob Baffert has won three of the last four editions of this $750k event and boasts a quartert of runners for the 2012 version. [...]
The Grade 1 HOLLYWOOD STARLET STAKES is worth a whopping $500k. For two-year-old fillies, it is a rare chance to secure a top level victory. Contested at 1 1/16 miles, the Hollywood Park race will is the ninth of 10 races on the card and will go forward at 4:35 PST. PURE FUN broke her [...]
Uncaptured’s Kentucky Jockey Club win solidified him as the strongest challenger to the undefeated Breeders’ Cup winner and Kentucky Derby favorite Shanghai Bobby. The Mark Casse pupil put in a brilliant race and fought back on the rail under Miguel Mena to repel the bid of the inexperienced Frac Daddy. I don’t get too high on juveniles [...]
The GRADE 1 HOLLYWOOD DERBY is the penultimate Grade 1 race of the year for three-year-olds. The 1 ¼ miles turf race has attracted a strong field of 14 contestants. This is a strong handicapping challenge for racing fans. Let’s break it down! BIG BANE THEORY comes to this race with little experience. He has [...]
The Grade 2 REMSEN STAKES from Aqueduct will go forward at 2:51 ET on Saturday. The Kentucky Derby prep race is contested at the 9 furlongs distance and boasts a purse of $250k. VEGAS NO SHOW races for trainer Kelly Breen and jockey Paco Lopez. He has a win going two turns as he won [...]
The CLARK HANDICAP from Churchill Downs has been upgraded to Grade 1 status on the strength of its recent winners. Horses like Saint Liam, Einstein, Blame and Wise Dan have strengthened the reputation of the 9 furlongs race. This year’s race will go forward at 5:35 ET on Friday. POOL PLAY enters this race after [...]
The $1 million Delta Jackpot from Delta Downs is contested at the distance of one and one sixteenth miles for two-year-olds. It will go forward 4:15 CT as race 7 on an 11 race card. The winner of this race will earn 10 points towards an entry in the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday [...]
2011 Japanese Triple Crown winner Orfevre (pronoucned Or-Fev) has returned to the Land of the Rising Sun and will make his next start in the Japan Cup on November 25. When last seen, the Japanese super star finished second in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He made the lead in the final stages of the race [...]
Third crop sire Bernardini will stand at Darley for $150k in 2013 just as he did in 2012. He is the last great son of the prolific A.P. Indy and he boasts a wonderful female family as he is by the Grade 1 winning Quiet American mare Cara Rafaela. He was a classic winner and [...]
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