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Watchmaker Watch: Weekly divisional ratings
Weekly Thoroughbred racing divisional ratings by Mike Watchmaker, national handicapper for Daily Racing Form. Horses must have at least one start in North America. Full Story >>
YESTERDAY June 18, 2013
Dick Jerardi: Parx-based Evening Show shows signs of becoming special filly
In Evening Show, trainer Kathleen Demasi said she thinks she might have a filly capable of winning Pennsylvania-bred stakes or even open stakes.
June 17, 2013
Trip Notes: Vanity, Stephen Foster, Pegasus, and more
Michael Hammersly's weekly "Trip Notes" report, which recaps all of the previous weekend's graded stakes. This edition includes the Pegasus at Monmouth, among others.
June 14, 2013
Steve Klein: Itsmyluckyday best option in Pegasus
A speed bias could change things, but I would rather choose Itsmyluckyday to win Sunday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park based on his strong form on fast tracks, than hope that Verrazano rebounds strongly enough to beat him.
Breeze-Figs Quick-Pix for Saturday, June 15th
Breeze-Figs Quick-Pix for Saturday, June 15th by Bob Fierro and Jay Kilgore.
June 13, 2013
Brad Free: Hollendorfer filly's big brother Palace Malice does good
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer was not aware the Belmont Stakes on June 8 would be personally significant. As it turned out, he has closer ties to the Belmont winner than he knew.
Weekend Warrior for June 15: Picks for Stephen Foster, Centaur, Matt Winn
I’m giving Fort Larned another chance when he runs in the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.
June 11, 2013
Dick Jerardi: Charles Town star Lucy's Bob Boy headed to Salvator Mile
Trainer Sandra Dono says she thinks it is now time for Lucy’s Bob Boy to head out of town and find out just how good he really might be. She plans to run Lucy’s Bob Boy in the July 6 Salvator Mile at Monmouth Park.
March 15, 2013
Countdown to the Crown: Week 11 - March 15, 2013
A $600,000 purse, perfect calendar placement for a follow-up prep and Grade 2 status of Saturday’s Rebel Stakes all conspired to produce the deepest field of 3-year-olds I’ve seen so far this year. The lineup of 11 includes horses that have been graded ...
January 10, 2013
National Handicapping Championship Tour title goes to California man
Mark Streiff, a 56-year-old financial consultant from Mission Viejo, Calif., has been awarded $75,000 as the top points earner in the National Handicapping Championship Tour after distancing his rivals in the yearlong series.
February 29, 2012
Jerardi: Union Rags the latest Kentucky Derby contender to have Pennsylvania ties
The way Union Rags looked in the Fountain of Youth, Pennsylvania may have a connection to another Kentucky Derby winner.