2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
By Robert Boswell This year the thoroughbred racing scene as a whole has lacked a bit of clarity and the male sprint division was no different. Just take a look back; there have been eight Grade 1 sprint races on the main track for 3-year-olds or older, producing eight different winners. Just when one sprinter [...]
Opening day for Keeneland arrives tomorrow and I couldn’t be happier. While I will only be there in spirit on Friday, I plan to spend my entire Saturday and Sunday at the most beautiful track on Earth. Saturday will be fairly casual for me and I’d be glad to meet up with any fellow racing [...]
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 Grade 3 Jersey Shore Stakes is a six furlong sprint for three-year-olds at Monmouth Park on July 3. A very strong field of seven colts and geldings will compete for the $90,000 winners share of the $150,000 purse. Typically a field with only seven horses won’t provide much betting value, but when you get [...]
The Florida Derby is perhaps the best prep race available for the Kentucky Derby. The purse is fat at $1,000,000, the distance is perfect at 9 furlongs and the 5 weeks away from the Run for the Roses is excellent timing. The last winner in the Kentucky Derby that the Florida Derby produced was Big [...]
Can Soldat run well on a fast dirt track? I said he could and made him my top pick to win the Fountain of Youth Stakes. He proved me right by drawing clear to a 2 length wire to wire victory over Gourmet Dinner. The son of War Front covered the 1 1/8 miles distance [...]
The Grade 2 Hutcheson Stakes came up as competitive as any of us could have hoped. Every single one of the 10 entrants have a shot of taking home the win. The 7 furlong race is a prep for the Florida Derby. Some notable graduates include Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Spectacular Bid as well [...]