2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
The seven furlongs Hopeful Stakes has been downgraded to a Grade 2 race due to the weakness of its recent winners. No fear; a streak of good wins can get the historic race back to where it was in a hurry. This year’s field looks perfectly capable of getting the ball rolling. #1 Show Some [...]
The Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes will help set the stage for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita. The seven furlong race saw last year’s winner, Grace Hall, turn in a second place effort at the World Championships. This year’s field looks to have even greater potential. #1 Teen Pauline (Tapit x Effectual by [...]
The Grade 1 Woodward Stakes has delivered undeniable excitement in recent years. Two of the last three editions were annexed by fillies, one of which became the first three-year-old filly to do so. That filly was of course the unforgettable Rachel Alexandra. The 2012 version of the race has gathered a compact, but competitive field [...]
The Personal Ensign Handicap is named after one of the greatest fillies of the modern era. Personal Ensign retired undefeated after winning the Breeders’ Cup Distaff over Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors in what was one of the most thrilling stretch drives in the history of racing. Let’s take a look at the group of [...]
The Midsummer Derby, better known as the Travers Stakes, boasts a purse of $1 million. The 1 ¼ miles race has what appears to be a depleted field after the defections of Bodemeister, Hansen, Union Rags and Paynter. Nonetheless, 11 stalwarts of the three-year-old division are ready to stake their claim to the throne. Speightscity [...]
The seven furlongs Grade 1 King’s Bishop Stakes is the premier sprint race of the year for three-year-olds. Notable recent winners include Forestry, More Than Ready, Pomeroy, Lost in the Fog, Henny Hughes and Hard Spun. This year’s field is of tremendous quality and the winner is likely to join the hallowed list of names [...]
**Click here to learn how to get our picks for this race and all of the stakes action this weekend** The seven furlongs Grade 1 Ballerina Stakes could prove to be a harbinger for the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita later this year. 2007 winner Maryfield would go on to take [...]
**Click here to learn how to get our picks for this race!!** The prestigious Grade 1 Alabama Stakes counts names like Royal Delta, Blind Luck, Silverbulletday and Go For Wand among its winners. The 1 ¼ miles dirt race at Saratoga carries a purse of $600k. Each of this year’s seven entrants has a realistic [...]
Looking for a place to play Saratoga? TVG and Twin Spires have lucrative sign up offers. The Grade 1 Vanderbilt Handicap is the premier race for sprinters at Saratoga. The $400k six furlong race has attracted a field of eight horses this year. Notable winners include Speightstown, Pomeroy, War Front, Fabulous Strike and Majesticperfection. Shackleford (Forestry x Oatsee by [...]
Looking for a place to play Saratoga? TVG and Twin Spires have lucrative sign up offers. Grade 1 victories are especially coveted in horse racing and seven three-year-old fillies will vie to score their first one in the six furlongs Prioress Stakes from Saratoga on Saturday. Notable winners include ’89 victor Safely Kept and ’08 champ Indian Blessing. #1 [...]
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