2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
Don’t write off Keeneland’s Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes as just another meaningless Poly Track event. The race hasn’t been effective as a Kentucky Derby prep since it produced 2007 winner Street Sense, but with a star studded field of 13 lined up to compete for the $750k purse this could be the year that [...]
The fields are set for the final pair of major Derby preps! The Arkansas Derby, a $1 million test at Oaklawn Park, and Keeneland’s $750,000 Bluegrass Stakes, both on April 14, will feature large fields overflowing with colts who’s connections are dreaming of roses. Starting at Oaklawn, we have the 1 1/8 miles Grade 1 [...]
With only a few more preps remaining before the Kentucky Derby, the majority of contenders know if they are in or out for the big dance. However, a few “bubble” horses will be affected by two more preps this weekend; the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby and the Grade 1 Bluegrass Stakes. (The Coolmore Lexington Stakes [...]
The dust is settling after a weekend full of upsets. The good news is that most of the contenders seem to have come out of their races in good order. Union Rags, Take Charge Indy, and Reveron all came back to the barn fine after Saturday’s Grade 1 Florida Derby and the trio will be [...]
The lead story today was Hero of Order‘s win in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby for Russian immigrant trainer/owner Gennadi Dorrochenko. Click here to read more. Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club winner Gemologist breezed five furlongs in 1:00.44 at Palm Meadows. Trainer Todd Pletcher was reportedly happy with the work and is very high on [...]
Hero of Order (Sharp Humor x Ocean Sprite by Ocean Crest) shocked us all in Fair Ground’s Grade 2 $1 million Louisiana Derby at odds of 109.40-1. Hero of Order broke second under jockey Eddie Martin Jr, before inheriting the lead from the fading Comisky’s Humor as the field turned for home. He stayed on [...]
If someone said the name “Mark Valeski” about six weeks ago, most racing fans would probably have wondered if that was the name of a new trainer or owner they hadn’t heard of yet. However, the name happens to belong to a bay 3-year-old colt by Proud Citizen, who introduced himself to racing’s center stage [...]
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