2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
by Chelsey Burris **Learn about ALL of the 2012 contenders by getting our Kentucky Derby Guide** Liaison (Starts: 7 Win: 3 Place: 0 Show: 1 Earnings: $487,560) Trainer: Bob Baffert (21.8%) Jockey: Martin Garcia (15.2%) THE CONNECTIONS: Liaison is one of two entrants for Hall Of Fame trainer Bob Baffert in the 2012 Kentucky Derby (the [...]
Many thought of Drill (Lawyer Ron x Cat Dancer by Storm Cat) as a top Kentucky Derby contender after he took the Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. It’s been mostly downhill since then. He returned from his Grade 1 win to finish second in the Grade 1 Norfolk, but was then 10th in the Breeders’ Cup [...]
There is nothing quite like the feeling of watching a horse loose on the lead reeling out slow fractions before kicking off to a win. This feeling only comes when you bet that horse though. If you are any other horse panic rises up in your chest as you realize your charge is too far [...]
Some call it the biggest race in the world, or perhaps the most important. The winner is more often than not named Horse of the Year. The race is the Breeders Cup Classic, and the stakes are clearly high. I covered the race extensively for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association last year. My top pick, Quality Road, [...]
Bob Baffert and Martin Garcia have hooked up to win yet another graded stakes event. This time it was the Grade 3 Iowa Derby at Prairie Meadows with Concord Point. Martin Garcia has had quite the hot hand lately and this race was no different. He stalked the early pacesetter and drew off to an easy 8 [...]
Lookin At Lucky lived up to his name for the first time in a long time when he took the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes by 3/4 lengths under steady right hand urging from new jockey Martin Garcia. He dueled for a short while with long shot First Dude before kicking clear. First Dude held second [...]
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