2013 Belmont Stakes picks, odds & analysis.
The racing action will get pretty intense this weekend. Several of the best races will be going down at Santa Anita. Among them are the Santa Anita Oaks, Kilroe Mile and Santa Anita Handicap. I’ve already given my selections for two of those races, but lets recap. A Z Warrior won first out and is [...]
Graded Stakes is a big fan of the gelding Caracortado. He always runs hard and we have cashed many times thanks to him. One of those times came last out in the SunShine Millions Turf where ran past The Usual QT at odds of 3.10-1. Another time was in the Robert Lewis last year where [...]
For the third time in four years Calvin Borel rocketed his mount to the front of the pack in the Kentucky Derby. In 2007 it was aboard juvenile champion Street Sense. He did it on super long shot Mine That Bird in 2009. This time it was on Super Saver. The Cajun jockey held three [...]
The Kentucky Derby is rapidly approaching. Several of the top prep races have already been contested and several of the horses that will be in that gate on the First Saturday in May have already had their final preparatory race. Plenty of others have not so there is still much to be decided. Let’s take [...]
Those who purchased my selections this weekend were rewarded when I correctly picked the winner in 5 of 7 races. I’m hoping to continue handicapping hotly this weekend and I am looking forward to all of the stakes action! Let’s examine the races where I was successful. Robert B. Lewis Stakes: Caracortado ($11)- I had [...]
The Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes has been very strong in recent years. Some of the recent winners include Pioneerof The Nile, Crown of Thorns, Great Hunter, and Declan’s Moon. The race is contested at 8.5 furlongs over the main track at Santa Anita. The field is left short at just 5 horses this [...]
It seems that trainer Eion Harty has yet another fast son of Tiznow in his barn. American Lion closed furiously to take the Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue in his last start at two and will be making his first start as a three-year-old this weekend in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita Park. [...]