2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
The Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes will help set the stage for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita. The seven furlong race saw last year’s winner, Grace Hall, turn in a second place effort at the World Championships. This year’s field looks to have even greater potential. #1 Teen Pauline (Tapit x Effectual by [...]
DerbyWars is the greatest game in horse racing and on Monday they will be offering horseplayers a shot at the $10k top prize in their $30k Labor Day Shootout. The horse racing tournament site is taking the industry by storm and is quickly becoming the most popular thing since speed figures. Monday will see races [...]
The Grade 1 Woodward Stakes has delivered undeniable excitement in recent years. Two of the last three editions were annexed by fillies, one of which became the first three-year-old filly to do so. That filly was of course the unforgettable Rachel Alexandra. The 2012 version of the race has gathered a compact, but competitive field [...]
The Personal Ensign Handicap is named after one of the greatest fillies of the modern era. Personal Ensign retired undefeated after winning the Breeders’ Cup Distaff over Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors in what was one of the most thrilling stretch drives in the history of racing. Let’s take a look at the group of [...]
The Pacific Classic features not just a $1 million purse, but several interesting storylines. The most recognizable one surrounds Richard’s Kid being kidnapped from the Bob Baffert barn in a deal the trainer called shady and unprofessional. The Hall of Famer trainer will counter his former two –time Pacific Classic winning horse with the vaunted [...]
The Midsummer Derby, better known as the Travers Stakes, boasts a purse of $1 million. The 1 ¼ miles race has what appears to be a depleted field after the defections of Bodemeister, Hansen, Union Rags and Paynter. Nonetheless, 11 stalwarts of the three-year-old division are ready to stake their claim to the throne. Speightscity [...]
The seven furlongs Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes is the premier sprint race of the year for three-year-olds. Notable recent winners include Forestry, More Than Ready, Pomeroy, Lost in the Fog, Henny Hughes and Hard Spun. This year’s field is of tremendous quality and the winner is likely to join the hallowed list of names [...]
**Click here to learn how to get our picks for this race and all of the stakes action this weekend** The seven furlongs Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes could prove to be a harbinger for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita later this year. 2007 winner Maryfield would go on to take [...]
The 2012 Keeneland September Sale presents opportunities abound for any person with a couple of thousand dollars and a dream. Buyers and sellers will come from all over the world to participate in what is the best yearling sale in the world. With 11 books and 3604 entrants in the sale, it wont take an [...]
Many so called experts would have you believe that the pilot aboard your horse is of little importance. That simply is not true. While the best jockey in the world cant win when placed on what is clearly an inferior horse, there are riders that move horses up and make them better simply by sitting [...]
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