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

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

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

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

A Single, Some Favorites, and a Longshot in the Woodward Day All-Stakes Pick 4

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Closing weekend at Saratoga kicks off this afternoon with a terrific card highlighted by four graded stakes races, including the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (gr. I). These four races will comprise an all-stakes Pick 4 that … Continued

Will Arrogate Offer Betting Value in the Pacific Classic?

Photo by Alex Evers/Eclipse Sportswire/Breeders Cup Other races might offer larger and more competitive fields, but for pure excitement and intrigue no race this weekend can match the $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar, in which the … Continued

Keying Divisidero, Keystoneforvictory in the Arlington Million Pick 4

Coady Photography With large, competitive fields filled with potential live longshots, the late Pick 4 this afternoon at Arlington Park is shaping up to be an exciting sequence for bettors. Starting with the American St. Leger (gr. III) and continuing … Continued

Bricks and Mortar Looks Strong in Hall of Fame Stakes

Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Earlier today, Goldikova, Good Night Shirt, Javier Castellano, Victor Espinoza, Garrett Gomez, Thomas Voss, Matt Winn, Ogden Mills Phipps, and John Gaines were inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in Saratoga … Continued

Handicapping a Wide-Open Sanford Stakes

Baffin breaking his maiden at Churchill Downs – Coady Photography Saratoga has long been known for its top-notch two-year-old racing, and on Saturday eight promising juvenile colts will head to the post for the $150,000 Sanford Stakes (gr. III), a … Continued

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