TweetSeveral “New Shooters” invade for the Preakness Stakes with the “Tight Turns” and short stretch of Pimlico. Every cliché will be in play as American Pharaoh attempts the wheel back on two weeks rest. The Skinny: American Pharoah ran a solid Kentucky Derby. Was wide and tracked every step of the way. Was hard pressed Read the full article…
TweetThe Fountain of Youth shaped up as a 4 horse race on paper. The established stakes horses Frosted and Upstart taking on the up and comers Itsaknockout and Gorgeous Bird. The scene that unfolded was strange visually and hard to really have a firm opinion after so many horses throughout the day seemed affected by a Read the full article…
TweetOcean Knight backed up his visually impressive win at Aqueduct in November with another win at Tampa Bay. The margin of victory was just a head, but Ocean Knight was clearly the best horse in the Sam F. Davis. Ocean Knight may have broken a slight step slow and was 4-5 wide through the first Read the full article…
TweetCloudy skies and 10-15 mile an hour wind for most of the afternoon. An early morning rain shower, seemed to add some stickiness to the track and the surface was listed as fast, but times were noticeably slower than on Friday. Outside moves and pressers dominated the day. No cheap speed horses were able to Read the full article…
TweetA fast track, 64 degrees and cloudy most of the afternoon for the Smarty Jones card. Mr Z chased a fast pace set by American Sailor for the first 6 furlongs while running 2 wide, he was forced to make a couple of runs before the turn. Opening up quickly when shooting for the lead. Read the full article…
TweetInternational Star took the rail trip to the stretch, angled out and powered away in the LeComte Stakes to capture 10 Kentucky Derby Points and improve his total to 21 points on the Trail. This ties him with El Kabeir and staying sound, pretty much ensures him a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate. Read the full article…
TweetCalculator justified the hype and 3/5 odds with a defining 4 length win victory in the Sham Stakes over Rock Shandy. The start was clean and Calculator was forced 5 wide out of the gate with several horses showing speed and establishing position. Calculator continued to be fanned wide going into the turn and actually Read the full article…
TweetQuick hitting no-filtered reactions on Super Saturday. Santa Anita, Belmont. Kelso Stakes: Bridgejumper on IMLD. IMLD had perfect trip last 2 races, but visually he was all out in the Whitney and Woodward. Contested a solid pace set by River Rocks. Not much IMLD could do. River Rocks would have wired with no pressure. IMLD Read the full article…
TweetTonalist was a horse that captured my attention back in January with an impressive Maiden Victory at Gulfstream Park. His late move in a maiden race – capture my eye. Below is a quick compilation of Tonalist conversation since then: Tonalist Maiden Win was written about here Tonalist was included in my Pool 2 Future Read the full article…
TweetSunny skies, a light wind and temperatures in the 70’s most of the day for a great card at Belmont Stakes. Some quick reaction to all the stakes action. Brooklyn Handicap: Ground Transport set moderate fractions. Micromanage with a 3 wide move approaching the turn, a late run by Norumbega took the money right at the Read the full article…