Weekend Warrior for July 23
The Osunitas Stakes at Del Mar is appealing because Turning Top, who is sure to be well backed at the windows because of the massive class drop she’s taking, is vulnerable.
DRF StaffJul 21, 2011
The Osunitas Stakes at Del Mar is appealing because Turning Top, who is sure to be well backed at the windows because of the massive class drop she’s taking, is vulnerable.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday July 16th
The older female division has been one of the strongest all year. On Saturday, we have a tremendous matchup between the two top members of this group – Havre de Grace and Blind Luck – in the Grade 2, $750,000 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park.
Night School weekly lessons for any racing fan who wants to learn more about the game and include both novice and advance-level fan education. This week, Turf Handicapping with Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Graham Motion.
There is a lot of quality to be found on Saturday’s national stakes schedule. Multiple Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti seeks a return to the winner’s circle in the Grade 1, $600,000 Man o’ War Stakes at Belmont Park, while Twirling Candy, currently the top older male in the country, will be a heavy favorite in the Grade 1, $500,000 Hollywood Gold Cup at Hollywood Park.
The 2011 version of Zenyatta lives on in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia.
Three graded stakes races will be offered at Belmont on Sunday, and all of them seem playable with contenders worth keying on top in the exotics.
This weekend begins a series of Super Qualifiers for the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship, the year-long program that will culminate with the finals at the Treasure Island in January 2012, when an expected 500 horseplayers will shoot for a record $1 million first-place price out of a record $2 million purse.