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The Pennine Ridge

Eight three-year-olds are scheduled to race a mile and an eighth on the grass at Belmont in The Pennine Ridge. As we often see in these grass races, especially in New York the pace of lack of is a mystery. We won’t even talk about the timing issues. Let’s just look at the field and see what shakes out. Lachaise breaks from the rail and makes his three-year old debut. This is a tough spot

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday June 3rd, 2023

Royal North Stakes – Race 7 at Woodbine – Post Time 4:16 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: There’s little doubt Our Flash Drive will be the favorite in this race based on her six for 15 overall record and the fact she won the Whimsical Stakes (on the main track) a few weeks ago, following six months off. She’s won twice on the Woodbine turf but the last of those wins was 22 months

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The Soaring Softly Stakes

On Saturday at Belmont Park they will run The Soaring Softly at 7 furlongs on the turf. The field is small, but I think I found a spot I like. Lady Beth moves to the grass from a synthetic (Tapeta) debut at Gulfstream Park back in February. It looks like after that first our route win, not the easiest thing to do, that she was pointed for and targeted this spot. She gets Prat, is

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Key Races & Bets for Saturday May 27th, 2023

Cliff Hanger Stakes – Race 7 at Monmouth – Post Time 3:26 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Morning line favorite Big Everest appears to be a “lone front runner” in this seven horse field and could add to his six for 11 career record, all on grass, as he seeks his fourth win in a row and sixth in his last seven races going back to last June. However, in his most recent race

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The Preakness Stakes 2023

Saturday they will run the second jewel of The Triple Crown. The Preakness at a mile and three sixteenths is always an interesting race and there have been some classics. Afleet Alex almost falling and still winning comes to mind. Who can forget Sunday Silence and Easy Goer throwing it all down throughout the stretch. There are just so many. This year looks like an intriguing race to me. Most are calling it a four-horse

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