2013 Belmont Stakes picks, odds & analysis.
by Chris Hernandez The Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap is the one of the marquee events of the Santa Anita winter/spring meet. Classic horses such Alysheba, Free House and Lava Man has won this race in the past. This year’s rendition took a bit of a hit when defending champion Game On Dude decided to [...]
The 2011 Pacific Classic from Del Mar is for three year olds and upward going 1 ¼ miles on the dirt for a purse of $1,000,000. This looks like a strong race with 7 of 10 entrants having won a graded stakes race. The race includes 4 Grade 1 winners and 2 others that are [...]
The Hollywood Gold Cup is the marquee event at Hollywood Park. Former winners include Lava Man, Affirmed and Native Diver just to name a few. This year a solid field of eight horses has gathered to compete in the 10 furlong Cushion Track race. The winner will get the lions share of a $500,000 purse. [...]
The Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap, once known as the hundred grander, is one of the finest races in all of thoroughbred racing. It iscontested at the classic distance of 1 1/4 miles for four-year-olds and upward. Greats like Seabiscuit, Round Table, Ack Ack, Affirmed, Spectacular Bid, John Henry, Alysheba, Tiznow and Lava Man are [...]
Bob Baffert has a deep stable of three-year-olds this year. The Program may be his fourth or fifth best sophomore, and he is the likely favorite in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes which is a prep for the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. That really says something about his stable when he is sending out [...]