2013 Belmont Stakes picks, odds & analysis.
The Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity is a great race for two year olds going 7 furlongs on the synthetic main track at Del Mar. Recent winners include Breeders Cup Juvenile hero Midshipman and future Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky. Bob Baffert has dominated the contest with seven consecutive wins from 1996-2002 and with 9 [...]
Twirling Candy is an incredibly fast horse. No sane person would deny that fact. The son of Candy Ride owns 7 wins from 10 starts including triumphs in the Malibu Stakes, Del Mar Derby, Strub Stakes and Californian Stakes. He has had three chances to break through and prove himself as the top horse in [...]
The Del Mar Oaks is a wonderful Grade 1 race for three-year-old fillies going 9 furlongs on the grass at, you guessed it, Del Mar. The best winner of the race was Hollywood Wildcat in 1993. You may or may not have heard of this great filly, but she won 12 of 21 lifetime races in a [...]
The Grade 2 La Jolla Handicap is one of the best races at Del Mar for three-year-olds. The 8.5 furlong turf race counts last year’s victor, Sidney’s Candy, as its most notable recent winner. The son of Candy Ride set a course record in his triumph and has gone on to take two graded stakes [...]
I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical to tackle Del Mar this year as it is my first time doing so full time. Thankfully, it’s working out beautifully thus far. Friday July 29 marked our first real breakthrough where the turf meets the surf. Sure, we had done well before that day, [...]