For those who want to bet the field in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, or simply want to hedge a little by playing some tickets in the wagering after backing a few separate interests, here’s a quick look at 10 leading prospects offered among the “all others” option.
Gulfstream Park will be the center of attention Saturday with a pair of Grade 1 races and two Grade 3 races on its card. The Grade 1’s are the $500,000 Donn Handicap and the $300,000 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, which features an appealing match up between Point of Entry and Animal Kingdom. The other graded stakes Saturday is the Grade 2, $150,000 San Marcos at Santa Anita.
Michael Hammersly's A's, B's, and C's for the February 9, 2013 race card at Gulfstream Park, which begins with Race 9. Included in the sequence is the Donn Handicap.
Bob Baffert and Todd Pletcher have dominated the Derby landscape thus far in 2013, but you can never count out a Steve Asmussen-trained performer, especially one that is moving forward with each race.
Michael Hammersly's weekly "Trip Notes" report, which includes all of the graded stakes races from the previous weekend. This edition includes recaps of a trio of Kentucky Derby prep races: the Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs, the Robert B. Lewis at Santa Anita, and the Withers at Aqueduct.
While Flashback may be playing catch-up to some degree when he makes his second career start and stakes debut in Saturday’s Grade 2 Robert Lewis, you don’t have to flash back far to see the possibilities. Last year, his stablemates Bodemeister and Paynter did not win their maidens until Feb. 11 and 18, respectively. Read more on the Lewis, the Sam F. Davis, the Withers and the entire 3-year-old scene.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore.
The Robert Lewis has a short field but several story lines, including Flashback carrying the weight of favoritism, Little Jerry trying for a faster start, and He's Had Enough looking for a clean trip.
A week after the Holy Bull was the showcase stakes race of the day, another top Derby prep – the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs – is among the most intriguing stakes races this Saturday.
Multiple stakes cards seem to be the rage all over the country on Saturday, with more than one stakes scheduled for Santa Anita, Aqueduct, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream, and Fair Grounds.
