Key Races & Bets for Saturday August 5th, 2023
Lure Stakes – Race 7 at Saratoga – Post Time 3:51 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: I get the sense the plan for Ocean Atlantique in the Grade 1 Manhattan on June 10 (his most recent race) was to go for the lead and see how far he could go, given that his best […]
The Jim Dandy, Saturday at The Spa
A field of 5 three-year olds are set to go to post for the traditional Travers prep, a big race on its own, The Jim Dandy on Saturday. Two of the 5. Come out of The Belmont Stakes. 3 of the 5 are trained by Brad Cox who is going into war like mode surrounding […]
The 2023 Haskell Stakes
The Haskell is a cool million-dollar Grade 1 that drew a sharp field of eight three-year olds. It is disrespectful to call it a prep for The Travers but it has somewhat evolved into that while still maintaining a fair share of prestige. This year we have the Kentucky Derby winner and some other fine […]
1st Saturday at The Spa 2023
The first few days at Saratoga are always exciting. Most of us wait for the meet all year long and when it comes, we are more than ready no pun intended. The first stake of the meet, the two-year-old filly fixture The Schuylerville provided an upset as Gary Contessa took it with a maiden first […]
Key Races & Bets for Saturday July 15th, 2023
Prince George’s County Stakes – Race 7 at Laurel – Post Time 3:31 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Royal Patronage is a contender but NOT the horse to beat. He opens at 5 to 2 on the drop from the Grade 3 Arlington Stakes last month when fifth with no excuse at 2 to […]