Picks and Plays for Saturday Stakes: July 25, 2020

A great day of racing awaits at Del Mar and Saratoga! Here’s who I’m looking to play in the afternoon action: Del Mar Race 9: San Clemente (G2) East Coast turf horses often hold a class advantage over their West … Continued

37 U.S. Horses Nominated to 2019 UAE Derby

Although the $2,000,000 UAE Derby (UAE-II) at Meydan in Dubai has never been won by a U.S.-based runner, the 1,900-meter test offers a total of 170 Kentucky Derby qualification points to the top four finishers, and those precious points are a big … Continued

Vulnerable Favorites at the 2017 Breeders’ Cup

Stellar Wind winning the $100,000 Torrey Pines Stakes (gr. III) on August 30, 2015 at Del Mar. © BENOIT PHOTO When many of the best horses in North American and Europe gather to compete at the Breeders’ Cup, you can … Continued

Princess Warrior Tunes Up for Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Video)

Horses training at Keeneland – Coady Photography/Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release: Evan, Andrew and Matthew Trommer’s Princess Warrior, runner-up in the Darley Alcibiades (G1) on Oct. 6, opening day of Keeneland’s Fall Meet, worked 4 furlongs in :48.60 Saturday morning in … Continued

Lady Aurelia Posts Penultimate Pre-Breeders’ Cup Workout (Video)

Keeneland Photo Keeneland Press Release: Trainer Wesley Ward was excited after Stonestreet Stables and Peter Leidel’s Keeneland-based European champion Lady Aurelia turned in her final Keeneland work Saturday, a day before she leaves for Southern California and her next start in the $1 … Continued

Oscar Performance Headlines Five Breeders’ Cup-Bound Grass Workers at Keeneland

(Photo by Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) Keeneland Press Release: Amerman Racing’s Oscar Performance, winner of the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), worked a half-mile in :49.60 on his own Sunday morning over a Keeneland turf course labeled firm. It was … Continued

Handicapping the Super Saturday Pick 4 at Belmont Park

(Photo by Bob Mayberger/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) The first “Super Saturday” of Breeders’ Cup prep races will be held this afternoon, and Belmont Park in New York has put together a terrific day of racing that includes an all-stakes Pick 4 … Continued

Probable Starters for Super Saturday Breeders’ Cup Preps

Oscar Performance winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita (Photo by Zoe Metz/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup) With the Breeders’ Cup just over five weeks away, a huge slate of key prep races will be held this weekend at racetracks … Continued

Quick Graded Stakes Picks for September 16, 2017

On an exciting day of graded stakes throughout North America, here are a few quick handicapping thoughts on some of the best races… Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs Hollywood Star and Ten City are deserving favorites based off their performances … Continued

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