Kentucky Derby BLINKERS OFF 492: Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap Previews and Kentucky Derby/Oaks Buy/Sell
Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Rock Your World With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 1 month away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Rock Your World Trained by John Sadler and owned…
Race Recaps Brandothebartender Serves Up Victory In Sensational Star ARCADIA, CA – Flawless Racing, Brian Flanagan, and Michael Jarvis’ Brandothebartender served up a strong rallying victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Sensational Star Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Umberto Rispoli piloted the Craig Dollase trainee from the far outside post 7 as the 5/2 second choice and sat off the early… Read More
Race Recaps Quick, Hermaphrodite Bring Home Barn Exacta in Astra ARCADIA, CA – The Hronis Racing-owned and John Sadler-trained pair Quick and Hermaphrodite, separated by the slimmest of margins on the wire, brought home the barn exacta in Sunday’s $100,000 Astra Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Quick (the 8/5 favorite under Umberto Rispoli) and Hermaphrodite (the 4/1 second choice with… Read More
Race Recaps Scintillating Sanenus Scores in La Canada ARCADIA, CA – Matriarca’s Chilean homebred Sanenus broke through with a scintillating performance to earn her first North American score in Saturday’s $200,000 La Canada Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. With jockey Umberto Rispoli in the irons for the first time on race day, Sanenus settled comfortably in third heading… Read More
Race Recaps Smooth Like Strait Cruises in Mathis Brothers Mile ARCADIA, CA – Cannon Thoroughbreds homebred Smooth Like Strait cruised home victorious in Saturday’s $200,000 Mathis Brothers Mile Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Smooth Like Strait broke well from post 5 as the 4/5 favorite under Umberto Rispoli and settled just off Storm the Court‘s right hip through opening fractions of :23.02… Read More
Race Recaps Maxim Rate Much the Best in Goldikova ARCADIA, CA – Slam Dunk Racing and James Branham’s Maxim Rate proved much the best in Sunday’s $200,000 Goldikova Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. The 2/1 second choice in the field of seven, Maxim Rate and jockey Umberto Rispoli broke from post 2 and settled toward the rear while the… Read More
Race Recaps Smooth Like Strait Stretches Out Strongly in Twilight Derby ARCADIA, CA – Cannon Thoroughbreds homebred Smooth Like Strait strongly stretched out to the longest distance of his career and won Sunday’s $200,000 Twilight Derby (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking well from post 6 as the 6/5 favorite under Umberto Rispoli, Smooth Like Strait sat in second and watched the… Read More
Race Recaps Galilean Surges Late to Win California Flag ARCADIA, CA – Trainer John Sadler’s Galilean surged late to nail Ultimate Bango on the wire and win Sunday’s $100,000 California Flag Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Mikes Tiznow burst to the lead from the gate and set the opening tempo, posting fractions of :22.71 and :45.09 while Galilean (wearing blinkers for… Read More
Race Recaps Just Grazed Me Defends California Distaff Title ARCADIA, CA – Nick Alexander homebred Just Grazed Me successfully defended her title in Saturday’s $100,000 California Distaff Handicap at Santa Anita Park. Just Grazed Me was the 1/2 favorite as she broke so alertly from post 4 under Umberto Rispoli that she was on the lead without intending and soon… Read More
Race Recaps Into Chocolate Slips by Late to Win Chillingworth ARCADIA, CA – Pam and Martin Wygod homebred Into Chocolate tipped out at the 1/8 pole and slipped by the front-runners late to win Friday’s $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Into Chocolate broke from post 3 under Umberto Rispoli at 8/1 odds and settled into a stalking position, racing… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 492: Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap Previews and Kentucky Derby/Oaks Buy/Sell The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 265: Oaklawn Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 264: What We Learned (Final Kentucky Derby Preps) The Magic Mike Show guys review their tickets from last… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 491: Final Kentucky Derby Preps Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes recap preview the Road to the Kentucky… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 263: Oaklawn Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Apple Blossom Preview: Monomoy Girl, Swiss Skydiver Set to Throw Down HOT SPRINGS, AR – Superstars Monomoy Girl and Swiss Skydiver… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 492: Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap Previews and Kentucky Derby/Oaks Buy/Sell The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 265: Oaklawn Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Gulfstream Park, Keeneland and Oaklawn Park Picks for April 16, 2021 Ricky’s Rockets🚀 kicked off a brand new week of racing… Read More
Papa Dudes Free Picks For Oaklawn Park 4/16/21 After the exciting Arkansas Derby (G1) last week, we hop… Read More
