Horse Racing Picks

Bing Crosby Preview: C Z Rocket Back Out West

DEL MAR, CA – Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar drew a solid field of 9 runners and giving us the best stakes of the meet so far. The event, which also…

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BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) at Saratoga, then give rapid-fire selections for the remaining stakes action this weekend at Saratoga and Del Mar, including the $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1), a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series event for the Sprint. Featuring your… Read More

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The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview

The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets for Wednesday’s Late Pick 4 at Saratoga, a sequence featuring 3 graded stakes including Essential Quality in the Jim Dandy (G2). The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward and Mike Somich is the ultimate horse racing show covering the… Read More

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Jim Dandy Preview: Will the Graveyard of Champions Claim Another Victim?

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) returns to its normal place on the racing schedule this Saturday at Saratoga and drew a field of six runners, including Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Essential Quality. The Jim Dandy is set for race 9 on a fantastic card with… Read More

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Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on Saturday at Saratoga in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1), which drew a competitive field of 9 runners. Sharing the card is the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and Bowling Green Stakes (G2), which should provide us with several memorable… Read More

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First Captain Seeks To Maintain Perfect Record In Curlin

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – First Captain has stamped himself as a rising star through a perfect 3-for-3 record and will try to keep winning ways intact when racing outside of Belmont Park for the first time in Friday’s 12th running of the $120,000 Curlin for sophomores going 9 furlongs at… Read More

Race Recaps

Foolish Ghost Gives Spirited Performance To Capture John Morrissey

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Ken Russell and Richard Newman Racing’s Foolish Ghost splashed to a sharp 3 3/4-length victory in Thursday’s $100,000 John Morrissey, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for New York-breds 3-years-old and up at Saratoga Race Course. With Joel Rosario up for trainer Ray Handal, the 6-year-old son of… Read More

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Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 7/28/21: Jim Dandy Weekend Looms Large

Welcome to the 2021 Divisional Rankings! Each week, we rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Let’s take a look at the rankings, including my latest vote in the NTRA Top 10 Poll: Overall Rankings Here are my overall rankings as seen in the latest NTRA… Read More

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Step Dancer Finishes On The Double To Overtake Dreamer’s Disease In Cab Calloway

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Step Dancer used a strong stretch-drive finish from the outside to run down pacesetter Dreamer’s Disease in the final jumps, edging his rival by a neck to capture Wednesday’s $150,000 New York Stallion Stakes Series (NYSSS) Cab Calloway over Saratoga Race Course’s inner turf. Step Dancer,… Read More

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Bell’s The One Headlines Honorable Miss

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Lothenbach Stables’ Bell’s the One, a multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire, leads a talented field of nine in Wednesday’s $200,000 Honorable Miss (G2), a 6-furlong sprint for fillies and mares 3-years-old and up at Saratoga Race Course. Trained by Neil Pessin, Bell’s the One, who boasts a… Read More