2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
One of our best hits of last year came in the Met Mile, but with a short field of only six in 2012 we are unlikely to replicate that success. You just cant hit big on six horse fields; period. The NYRA should be ashamed that on one of their biggest days of racing they [...]
Fox Hill Farm’s filly Havre de Grace was named Horse of the Year for 2011 marking the third straight year a female has taken the award and ending one of the most mediocre years of racing in recent memory. She took the award over Acclamation who finished a well beaten second with 26 votes compared [...]
2011 was a year of pure mediocrity, but we did see diamonds in the rough. Animal Kingdom ran off to win the Kentucky Derby; Havre de Grace beat the boys in the Woodward; and Hansen stayed undefeated in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. All three of those horses could potential be rewarded with horse racing’s versions [...]
Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Preview (Race 7 — Saturday — Churchill Downs — post time 4:01 ET) As with last year, the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile will be run at a one-turn mile. It will be shown on ESPN as part of the ESPN/ABC coverage. Let’s meet the field of nine coming out of the [...]
By Paul Mazur The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is one of the newer, perhaps less glamorous events on the Breeders’ Cup program. This year’s renewal received a huge boost when Preakness winner Shacklefordjoined the list of possible starters. He was the runner-up in the G1 Florida Derby before annexing the middle Jewel of the Triple [...]
It’s finally here. The race we have all been dying to see; the Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes. The prestigious race is contested over the distance of 7 furlongs for three-year-old colts and geldings. The Factor’s defection makes the race just a tiny bit weaker, but this should still be an event we talk about [...]
The Iowa Derby is a race for three-year-olds going 8.5 furlongs on the dirt at Prairie Meadows. The relatively new race was first contested in 1999 and counts Captain Steve, Duke of Mischief and Concord Point as its most notable winners. This year’s field is pretty solid. Let’s take a look and try to [...]
The Arkansas Derby has been a very strong prep for the Kentucky Derby in recent history. Winners of the Run for the Roses to exit this one include Sunny’s Halo and Smarty Jones. This race has also proved to be a great prep for the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Afleet Alex took both of those [...]
Oaklawn Park has been a hot bed for Kentucky Derby contenders in recent years. Their prep races have produced names like Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex, Curlin, Lawyer Ron and many more. The first prep is the Southwest Stakes and it will be contested on today at the distance of one mile. Let’s take a look [...]