TweetLos Al substitutes for Hollywood Park, but the Starlet remains a key fixture for 2-year-old fillies at the end of the year. Take Charge Brandi comes in with a chance to secure the 2-year-old filly Eclipse award. A salty field awaits! The big name connections are all represented in this race. Pletcher, Baffert, Hollendorfer, and Read the full article…
TweetGolden Gate kicks off their Juvenile Stakes schedule with the Gold Rush Stakes. This year a small field of six has entered, lacking the “big” names a few horses with some potential add intrigue to the radio. The Skinny: Broughton Kitten – The morning line favorite tries synthetic for the first time. Kitten’s Joy has Read the full article…
TweetDortmund with a dominating allowance win to go with a visually impressive maiden victory has entered December as the “Winter Book Favorite” for the 2015 Kentucky Derby. With a possible run coming next at Los Alamitos in the Futurity in December. Let’s examine the pedigree for some insights where this Brontosaurus size colt is getting Read the full article…
TweetThe Top 20 most memorable Juvenile Maiden winners of 2014 follows. Part One focused on Maiden performance #40-#21. To recap from part one. This is not a talent ranking. This will focus on impressive maiden wins. Longer distances count more, bigger tracks are represented and a horse must win. Horses with “tough trips” who did Read the full article…
TweetHorse racing is a what have you done for me lately sport. When evaluating maiden winners – some are flashy wins and they develop into future stars. Others show promise in debut and for a variety of reason never develop. The horses below flashed above average talent in their “Maiden” wins. This is not a Read the full article…
TweetNashua winner Blofeld skips this race taking a breather for 60 days before getting back in training down in Florida. Several visually impressive maiden winners and some sharp winners of fast races will compete at 9 furlongs. 14 horses filled up the field with post position draws affecting the landscape of the race. The Skinny: Read the full article…
TweetOne Million Dollars in the Bayou has attracted a diverse field. Key fact to remember this is a bull ring with a short 660 foot stretch. Must be within 2 lengths of lead entering the stretch and horses who can “slingshot” to the lead do best, not grinding type of speed. With 90% chance Read the full article…
TweetA quick turn of foot, quality bloodlines and visually impressive win at the Big A, has put Frosted as one to watch moving forward in a fall stakes race. Frosted opened his career at Saratoga losing to runaway winner Bayerd that day. Bayerd had already raced once and opened up going into the stretch. Frosted Read the full article…
TweetThe Hollywood Prevue is no more with the closing of Hollywood Park. This year the Bob Hope takes center stage. Polytrack for the final time and 7 furlongs the distance. Several promising maiden winners with recent workouts passed on this race. Bronze Star, Dortmund, Punctuate, Lord Nelson all waiting for other spots. The Skinny: Sebastian Read the full article…
TweetAn eye-catching victory at the Pea Patch in Kentucky may have launched the career of Eagle. A second win at Keeneland marked him as one to watch moving forward. Eagle opened his career coming off the pace, ridden very confidently from the start. Eagle broke in mid pack, chased the lone speed, took the Read the full article…