The 4-5 morning line on Good Cheer in the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2) at Fair Grounds on Saturday is like the watering-hole mirage in the sunbaked desert. It’s more wishful thinking than reality. Many handicappers would gladly accept an 80-cent on-the-dollar return for this standout. Just don�...
Can California Burrito steal another race at Turfway Park in Saturday's $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) and wind up with a chance to win the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) in six weeks? Or will closers such as Poster (the 3-1 morning-line favorite), Final Gambit, or Flying Mohawk stage a winning rally to p...
No matter who’s in and who’s out of the $250,000 Virginia Oaks on Saturday, there are valuable qualifying points available for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) on May 2.
Trainer Kenny McPeek entered a pair of 3-year-old fillies in the 1 1/16-mile Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs, but his morning-line favo...
Betting $100 on the Virginia Derby (G2), March 15, Colonial Downs In the weeks leading up to the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 3, the USRacing handicappers will lay out $100 worth of betting options on selected races. PRIME CONTENDERS #6 GETAWAY CAR Apparently, this is a test Ge...
Betting $100 on the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), March 8, Tampa Bay Downs In the weeks leading up to the 2025 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 3, the USRacing handicappers will lay out $100 worth of betting options on selected races. PRIME CONTENDERS #7 Patch Adams The 2-1 favorite aims to mak...
Which is why San Felipe winner Journalism earned 37.5 points rather than 50, giving him a total of 47.5 points to rank fifth on the leaderboard. The Michael McCarthy-trained colt earned 10 points with his win in the Los Alamitos Futurity in December....
The pace picks up on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Oaks (G1) this weekend with a trio of point qualifiers in Florida, New York, and California. The $215,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the $200,000 Busher Stakes at Aqueduct are Saturday, and the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at S...
The weather should be perfect Saturday at Gulfstream Park for the $415,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2)—temperatures in the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies. We who are north and west can only look on in envy as we continue to dig out from a challenging winter. The Fountain of Youth is the Nex...
As is the case in many important races in California, the biggest decision facing horseplayers is which Bob Baffert horse to bet on. On Saturday, this scenario occurs in the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita, when Baffert sends out unbeaten Barnes as the even-money favorite and Rodrigue...
It seems fitting that a couple of New York-bred colts would be favored in Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct – especially when they have a combined record of 7-for-7 with their four stakes wins coming at the New York City track. Sacrosanct, owned by Lady Sheila Stable, Net Birdie...
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