Round 3 of the Fairgrounds preps with a rematch of International Star and War Story. Mr. Z looks to get off the Duck and who or What is Fusaichi Flame? The Skinny: Stanford was thoroughly beaten in an overnight stakes race. Struggled late in that race and now runs 9 furlongs against better horses. His best Read the full article…
This week on Down to the Wire with @chare889 we discuss the Bourbonette, the Spiral Stakes and the Sunland Derby. Selections: Candice: Bourbonette – Walking the Kitten Spiral – Royal Son Sunland Derby – Lord Nelson -Scratch – FIRING LINE – New selection Craig: Bourbonette – Sweet Success Spiral – Another Lemon Drop Sunland Derby Read the full article…
The Sunland Derby draws a compact field with Firing Line and Lord Nelson towering over the field. The Skinny: Firing Line enters with a lot of expectations. A sharp turn of speed and has been extremely game in his last 2 races. Takes a class drop and needs a win in this spot. Gary Stevens Read the full article…
A full field of 12 horses for the Spiral Stakes. A mix of turf and synthetic horses come in for the 500K purse. The Skinny: Royal Son is a son of Tiznow who may be getting good at the right time. Has always indicated potential but Sam F Davis flop was a mystery. Went wire Read the full article…
American Pharoah leads a field of 7 horses. Which is really a 4 horse field in disguise. “Pharoah” is 1/2 on the morning line. The Skinny: The Truth or Else has some back races that can compete with this field. His maiden win at Belmont was a fast win. Caught a sloppy track in the Read the full article…
This week on Down to the Wire, cappingwithcandice and I discuss the 3 year old division with the Gotham, the Tampa Bay Derby and the San Felipe. The Gotham came up the weakest of the 3 and Dortmund adds some fire power to the San Felipe. Candice: Gotham – Tiz Shea D Tampa Bay – Read the full article…
The Great Race Place hosts this matchup of top West Coast contenders. Bolo tries dirt, Dortmund puts his perfect record on the line and Ocho Ocho Ocho comes off the layoff with scorching workouts on the tab. The Skinny: Lord Nelson has been miscast as a sprinter. Defeated Texas Red in the last race while Read the full article…
A competitive field for the Tampa Bay Derby has gathered. Ocean Knight adds depth to the field which includes much talk about Carpe Diem. The Skinny: Divining Rod was able to milk the slow fractions in the Sam F Davis. Think he regresses in this spot facing more speed and more class in this race. Read the full article…
The Gotham Stakes has a competitive field of led by the rematch of Classy Class and El Kabeir from the Withers Stakes. A bulky field entered with the defection of Ocean Knight. The Skinny: El Kabeir showed grit fighting hard with Classy Class in the Withers. The 2 of them battled for 54 seconds on Read the full article…
This year the Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool 3, comes in an “off” week with the San Felipe and Tampa Bay Derby a week away. Daredevil and The Great War are the only 2 horses listed in action this weekend. My notes are based on 3 factors. The potential of making the race which accounts Read the full article…