Oxbow’s Preakness resulted in the slowest winning time since 1961. Seemed on the surface like a very weak race. So how did Oxbow earn a Beyer Speed Figure of 106, better than Orb’s highly-praised Kentucky Derby (104 Beyer Figure) and the third highest figure for a Triple Crown race in the last five years?
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday May 18th, 2013
In this latest edition of Jeremy Plonk's Countdown to the Crown, he analyzes the field for the 138th Preakness.
Whether they play Pimlico regularly or not, many horseplayers across the country will make their biggest plays of the weekend on races there Friday and Saturday. And to get an edge in those races it helps to have an understanding of recent track trends.
If you are not at Pimlico on Saturday for the Preakness, you could not find a much better place to be than Delaware Park for opening day.
Michael Hammersly's weekly "Trip Notes" report, which includes graded stakes action from the previous weekend - this edition featuring the Peter Pan and Senorita Stakes.
Kentucky Derby 139 proved to be a memorable race won by a deserving horse and rider. Let’s go through the field, 1 to 19, with a post-script and what the future could hold for each.
Breeze-Figs Quick-Pix for Saturday, May 11th by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore.
An analysis of trips, like so many aspects in handicapping, is subjective.
I like Freedom Child for the upset in Saturday's Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park.
