TweetA competitive betting race in the El Camino Real. Enterprising was bet down from morning line of 5/2 to finish the as the favorite. The odds drifted up on I’ll Wrap It Up 30/1 and Puppy Manners 18/1. The post parade was a clear look at the horses. Dance With Fate impressed with a bowed Read the full article…
TweetA large field has gathered for the Southwest Stakes for 3 year olds in Arkansas. The Grade 3, $300,000 race is the second prep in the local series followed by the Grade 2, $600,000 Rebel on March 15 and the Grade 1, Arkansas Derby. Strong Mandate is the “class” of the field with a G1 Read the full article…
TweetGolden Gate’s road to the Derby has been reduced to a synthetic preamble to the Bluegrass Stakes. Since going to the synthetic surface, few runners have impacted the Triple Crown Trail. Several horses have had long careers after running in this race. Long gone are the days of Casual Lies! Dance With Fate has prepared Read the full article…
TweetAnother rousing edition of Down To The Wire this week with Cappingwithcandice. We review the Withers Stakes and Sam F. Davis. In the preview of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes we talk about how pace could influence the outcome of the race. Derby Futures talks and some possible bets and chare889 goes into a rant Read the full article…
TweetPool 2 wagers for the 2014 Kentucky Derby open this Thursday and the windows will remain open through Saturday before the Robert Lewis Stakes is run. Below is a Horse an analysis of the 23 entries and the field. Bobby’s Kitten was listed in pool 1 of the futures. Bobby is very intriguing, because he Read the full article…
TweetOn paper the pace for the Withers figured to be controlled by the two dominating speed horses in Samraat and Uncle Sigh. The race did not disappoint. The race was run like a match race and evolved into a match race with Uncle Sigh using the rail to take the lead and Samraat stalked and Read the full article…
TweetThe Smarty Jones Stakes kicks off the Triple Crown Trail in Arkansas. Oaklawn Park has designed a series of 3 year-old preps for horses of all levels and distances and usually a few shippers from the west coast spice up the fields in the Rebel and Arkansas Derby. Coastline enters off a disappointing effort in Read the full article…