With the spring meeting around the corner, now is a good time to address the best way to handicap Belmont Park. The meet starts on Friday April 28 and the 54-day stand will offer fans a variety of handicapping challenges. Nearly $10 million will be on the agenda in the 18 Graded stakes carded highlighted […] More
The Gotham Stakes will be run for the 65th time Saturday at Aqueduct and a full field will line up with Kentucky Derby aspirations overflowing. The Grade 3 fixture offers a $300,000 purse and the winner will earn 50 points toward running at Churchill Downs in about two months. Traditionally, the Gotham Stakes is a […] More
The Ft. Lauderdale Stakes is on tap January 14 at Gulfstream Park and the Grade 2 event has lured some quality turf runners. The $200,000 mile and a sixteenth fixture brings together twelve speedballs and closers seeking the 62% portion of the purse to the winner. Trainer Brian Lynch is hoping for that déjà vu […] More
The inner strip style dictates success at Aqueduct and for those that are trying to pad that Christmas bankroll, they have to get on board early and often. Recently it has not mattered what the track surface has been as the inner strip style has been consistent throughout. On December 7, the surface at Aqueduct […] More
Trainer Jorge Abreu is branching out, and racing fans throughout the country should put a ring around his name because he has the pedigree to excel. When a coach, or trainer, or player learns from one of the best around, that individual has a shot to shine and that is the case here. Trainer Jorge […] More
The Hopeful Stakes closes the curtain on the Saratoga stand on Monday and a progressing field of 7 will try to take that first step toward possible glory in next year’s Kentucky Derby. The Hopeful Stakes, aptly named because of what the future may bring, is a ‘win and you’re in’ part of the Breeders’ […] More
The Travers Stakes is shaping up as a brawl at Saratoga on Saturday and it should be a flat-out extravaganza. No fewer than 14 horses are entertaining the idea of entering this fixture. Although Bob Baffert tasted defeat in this race last year with American Pharoah, he has a pair of contenders that must be […] More
Turf marathoners get a chance to shine in the Bowling Green Saturday at Saratoga and the contentious 5-pack offers something for everybody’s taste. With the champion mare Beholder holding all the aces in the Clement Hirsch Saturday at Del Mar, the Bowling Green is a better wagering race and has more options to get paid. […] More
