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…
TweetThis time of the year “value” and Odds on the Kentucky Derby start getting hashed around on Social Media. Many times a good story gets in the way of some of the facts. Let’s take a closer look at recent years and progression of Kentucky Derby Odds betting in recent years. The modern Kentucky Derby Read the full article…
TweetA Valentine’s edition of Down to the Wire this week when CappingwithCandice and I discuss multiple stakes races and the enigmatic allowance race with Bayern and Tap It Rich. We also start the show by recapping the Robert B. Lewis. Candice was impressed with Candy Boy’s effort on the Dirt. My complete preview Read the full article…
TweetThe San Vincente does not carry any points on the Derby trail, but has been a raced used over the years by sprinters to win a stakes races and proven routers to sharpen the speed before stretching out. Kobe’s Back will probably eventually be a sprinter. Has shown talent from his first start debuting with 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…
TweetThe post parade was impressive for the Robert. B. Lewis. Cool Samurai looked on the muscle and has really filled out. Candy Boy had a shiny coat and Diamond Bachelor stood out on looks. The pace was projected to be fast and the racetrack on Friday was very speed favoring. Saturday the track was playing 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…
TweetA moderate field of 7 has gathered for the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita a traditional prep for the San Felipe run at the two turn distance of 8.5 furlongs. Cool Samurai has been working a whole in the wind since his maiden score at Santa Anita. The maiden victory was impressive, coming 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…