Saturday is the $250,000 dollar Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The mile & 1/16th contest is a Kentucky Derby points race that offers 10-5-3-2-1 qualifying points to the top five finishers. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. UNIVERSE [ML 3-1] Jockey: Joel Rosario. Trainer: Ken McPeek. Ran 2nd in a pair of Churchill Downs Graded Stakes races at this distance in his last two … Continue reading Who Wins The Smarty Jones Stakes?
If NYRA and the New York jockey colony can reach some form of an accord on Thursday, Aqueduct Park has a good card come Saturday. One of the feature races is the Grade 2, $250,000 dollar Remsen Stakes. 2-year-olds will be tested around two turns at a 1 1/8-mile distance with the top five finishers being awarded Kentucky Derby qualifying points. Here is a brief … Continue reading Who Wins The Remsen Stakes?
The $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic is North America’s Thoroughbred Racing Championship event. The results of the Classic are often the determining factor in which racehorse is honored as Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards. Here is a brief look at the Breeders’ Cup feature race on Saturday: 1. FIERCENESS [ML 5-2] Jockey: John Velazquez. Trainer: Todd Pletcher. When this colt is good, he’s really, really good. … Continue reading Who Wins The 2025 BC Classic?
The Daily Racing Blog goes north of the border for this week’s race preview. Three-year-olds take center stage Saturday in the Grade 3, $150,000 dollar Ontario Derby at Woodbine. The race usually draws a mix of Ontario-bred and U.S.-bred colts and geldings and this year is no different. Here is a brief look at this year’s field: 1. HE’S NOT JOKING [ML 8-1] Jockey: Fraser Aebly. … Continue reading Who Wins The Ontario Derby ?
An excellent field of 10 three-year-olds will race 1 1/8 miles at Parx Racing Saturday in the $1 million dollar Pennsylvania Derby (G1). Three of the entrants competed in one or more legs of the Triple Crown series. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. SO SANDY [ML 15-1] Jockey: Kendrick Carmouche. Trainer: Cherie DeVaux. Has improved by leaps and bounds in recent starts. … Continue reading Who Wins The PA. Derby?
The Grade 1, $750,000 dollar Sword Dancer is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The race is a win-and-you’re-in qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Turf November 1st at Del Mar. Here is a brief look at the field of nine runners: 1. EL CORDOBES [ML 4-1] Trainer: Charlie Appleby. Jockey: Flavien Prat. This is his first trip to America. The 4-year-old won a Group 2 at Newmarket … Continue reading Who Wins The Sword Dancer?
The $1 million-dollar, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. It is one of the most important races in the Breeders’ Cup Classic division as well as one of the marquee summertime races in U.S. horse racing. The 1 1/8-mile dirt race is a Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series qualifier for the BC Classic, giving the Winner an automatic berth to the $7 million dollar … Continue reading Who Wins The Whitney ?
The Grade 1, $500,000-dollar Diana Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga. Trainer Chad Brown will try to Win the event for the 10th time in his career. The 1 1/8-mile turf race drew a talented field of six fillies, which includes a pair from Brown’s barn. Brown has Won the last three editions of the Diana along with eight of the last nine, and all nine of … Continue reading Who Wins The Diana Stakes?
It’s not news to racing enthusiasts that the Belmont Stakes will once again be ran at Saratoga. Which means it will be contested at the shortened distance of 1 ¼ miles. Horseplayers that follow track trends need to adjust their handicapping accordingly because Belmont Stakes trends from past editions at Belmont Park– at the race’s traditional 1 ½-mile distance, are rendered insignificant for this year’s … Continue reading Speed & Gate Matter In Belmont @ Saratoga.
