By Rick Francis —- The much anticipated Keeneland Fall meet kicks off today headlined by a pair of Grade 2 contests, the G2 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix for 3-year-olds and up sprinting 6 furlongs followed immediately by the Grade 2 Darley Alcibiades for juvenile fillies. The...
By Rick Francis —- Race 9) 1 Mile. (Inner Turf) Forbidden Apple S. Grade III. Purse $150,000 INNER TURF FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: ( 5:39)/ 4:39/ 3:39/ 2:39 3) Value Proposition (Brown/Ortiz, I.); ridgling out of English sire Dansili last two from Belmont...
By Rick Francis —- SARATOGA Race 8) 5½ Furlongs. (Turf) Quick Call S. Grade III. Purse $120,000 FOR THREE YEAR OLDS Post Time: ( 5:05)/ 4:05/ 3:05/ 2:05 3) Golden Pal (Ward/Ortiz, I.); 2020’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf champ has been prepping for this since...
By Bob Hill, TSV Feature Writer —- This card is loaded with top talent and difficult handicapping challenges. The racing should be exciting on a day with a dry and warm weather forecast. Race 1 – MSW for 2yos – The Pletcher entries (2 and 4), plus the once-raced Rodriguez...
Bob Hill Tracksideview Feature Columnist SANTA ANITA Race 7 – Shoemaker Mile – G! – 1 mile on turf for 3yos and up Smooth Like Straight (2) has lost by a neck twice and a nose once in his last three races in Grade 1 contests. He has been part of the exacta in eight of his last...
By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- There’s an almost limitless opportunity to play stakes races over the Memorial Day weekend, starting on Friday and ending on Monday. In this article, we offer up picks in four stakes races that will be run in the Eastern Time Zone early in...
By Rick Francis —- A group of ten three-year-olds are slated to go in the 146th running of the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes. Partly cloudy skies and mild temps await the field for their one mile and three-sixteenths journey and with a Derby champion in the field it promises to...
By Rick Francis —- A field of twenty three-year-olds are slated to go in the 147th edition of the Kentucky Derby and a case can be made for all to wear the garland of roses, however in looking for a “win” bet I’ve narrowed the group down to the following...
By Rick Francis —- CHURCHILL DOWNS Race 11) 1&1/8th Mile. Longines Kentucky Oaks Grade I. Purse $1,250,000 FOR FILLIES, THREE YEARS OLD Post Time: ( 5:51)/ 4:51/ 3:51/ 2:51 6) Travel Column – caught in the final strides of the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra, daughter...
