Dan Illman

Leading 3-year-olds To Honor and Serve and Soldat square off in the Fountain of Youth, a major Kentucky Derby prep.  But, if that race doesn't tickle your fancy, there are plenty of other stakes races to analyze.  FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH - Gulfstream - Race 10

Today's HandiGambling 222 exercise is the eighth race at Gulfstream, an entry-level allowance for fillies and mares at one mile on turf.

Let's get down to business. One of our commenters recently wondered if RUNFLATOUT's clocking of 1:07.70 was the fastest six-furlong debut time in history.  As far as I can tell (and our IT crew, particularly SQL guru Duane Burke, did their research), Runflatout's time eclipsed Rail Trip's 1:07.94 for his debut win over the Hollywood cushion track on November 7, 2008.  *** Here are the top 25 winning Beyer Speed Figures from last week's races (2/14/11 - 2/20/11):

There are quality stakes races from coast to coast this weekend.  Let's talk about them. SAN LUIS OBISPO - SANTA ANITA - RACE 3:

Today's HandiGambling 221 exercise is the seventh race at Santa Anita, a $62,500 optional claimer with a 'n2x' condition for fillies and mares at seven furlongs.