It was just last month that SOLE VOLANTE captured the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs with a closing rush to defeat the favored INDEPENDENCE HALL. That was a huge move forward, and he will now attempt the next step in the Grade 2, $400,000 dollar Tampa Bay Derby on Saturday. The Win by SOLE VOLANTE last month did not seem to … Continue reading Tampa Bay Derby Picks
The racing office at Santa Anita really stretched out to find seven contenders for Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 dollar San Felipe Stakes— which regardless of its field size and betting potential is a notable stop on the 2020 Kentucky Derby trail. No fewer than four serious Triple Crown hopefuls will line up in the eighth race of the day, a 1 1/16-mile test allotting Derby … Continue reading The San Felipe Stakes
Earlier in the day, long before the horses broke from the starting gate in the Grade 2, $400,000 dollar Fountain Of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park, an important change was announced. Rather than see his horse break from the outside post in a field of 11, Saffie Joseph Jr. the trainer for CHANCE IT opted for discretion over valor and scratched (as predicted on Friday … Continue reading F.O.Y. Recap
Saturday is the Grade 2, $400,000 dollar Fountain Of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. The race offers 50-20-10-5 points toward the 2020 Kentucky Derby, and has attracted a field of 12. Here then is the Daily Racing Blog analysis of the entrants along with official Morning Line odds. 1. CANDY TYCOON [ML 15-1] Trainer: Todd Pletcher. Jockey: Manny Franco. This colt always worked well last … Continue reading Fountain Of Youth Picks
The Road To The Kentucky Derby runs through South Florida this weekend as Gulfstream Park hosts the Fountain Of Youth Stakes on Saturday. To help you get better acquainted with this race, here are a few facts to help you learn and earn: 1. This year is the 74th edition of the race, which was first run back in 1945. 2. Horses will be competing … Continue reading Finding The Fountain Of Youth
The 2020 Kentucky Derby is ten weeks away. Which is not a long time when it comes to a thoroughbreds preparation. We’ve come up with a very subjective, non-scientific, top twenty horses to watch out for on the Kentucky Derby Trail. Here then in no particular order are the horses to keep an eye on, along with their trainer, racing record to date, earnings, and … Continue reading Tentative Top Twenty
Given the presence of INDEPENDENCE HALL Saturday in Tampa Bay Downs‘ Grade 3, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, this minor 2020 Kentucky Derby Prep Race will receive major attention. INDEPENDENCE HALL created a stir back in November when he Won the Nashua Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct with big speed numbers on both the Beyer Speed Figure and Time-form scale. But some of that luster came off later … Continue reading The Sam F. Davis Stakes @ Tampa
Last year’s Withers Victor, TAX, ran 14th on the first Saturday in May but then went on to Win the Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga. SHOTSKI, after a Win in the Remsen here, returns to the Big A to head a field of eight 3-year-olds in this year’s Withers. The entrants have an opportunity to acquire Derby qualifying points with a top four finish on a … Continue reading Winner In The Withers ?
The 2020 Kentucky Derby trail returns to Aqueduct Park on Saturday for the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers Stakes. The race is held each February at Aqueduct Race Track. It was first run in 1874 at Jerome Park Race Track and had been run at several tracks since, before finding a permanent home at the Big A. It is a 1 1/16-mile race for 3-year-olds that … Continue reading The Withers Stakes
Last week the Daily Racing Blog looked at the top trainers at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. This week we give you the top jockeys to watch for at this eight week meet. Ricardo Santana Jr. He could easily be described as jockey of the decade at Oaklawn, Winning six consecutive riding titles from 2013-2018. In April 2019, he recorded his 1,000th … Continue reading Oaklawn’s Top Riders
