This week on Down to the Wire with Cappingwithcandice we start off the show with a review of the El Camino Real, discuss the big victory by Bayern. Hat tip the big victory by Kobe’s Back and have a couple of opinions on the top 3 finishers of the Southwest Stakes. The current week previews Read the full article…
Come on come all for the Fountain of Youth. A full field of 13 horses have cast their lot for the Fountain of Youth stakes at Gulfstream Park. Some horses have been lining this up for 2 months, others have been planning for 5 days, but either way a solid mixture of speed, closers and Read the full article…
An overflow field of 16 horses entered their name in the entry box on Monday for the Risen Star Stakes. Due to the starting gate only 14 horses will go. Several horses have been pointing for this race for well over two months. Vicar’s in Trouble drew the dreaded 14th post position which will force Read the full article…
The highly anticipated Southwest Stakes of 2014 was a wide open betting affair. With several horses picked as potential upsets by a variety of handicappers. In the end the large on-track crowd at Oaklawn Park made Strong Mandate a solid Even Money Favorite and Tapiture the 2nd favorite. Ride on Curlin and Bourbonize took money Read the full article…
A 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…
A 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…
This 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…
A 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…
The 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…
Golden 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…