Weekend GamePlan for Feb. 1, 2020: Picks for Holy Bull, Withers, San Pasqual
A solid Saturday of winter stakes action across America, with an emphasis on the 3-year-olds.
Marcus HershJan 30, 2020
A solid Saturday of winter stakes action across America, with an emphasis on the 3-year-olds.
David Aragona's TimeformUS Highlight Horse for Thursday, January 30 at Aqueduct.
Peck: Tampa Bay Downs horses to watch for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Rampellini: Oaklawn horses to watch for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Each week in this space, the top Beyer performances by maiden winners will be featured and analyzed.
Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Illman: Laurel horses to watch for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Before the international calendar became saturated with multimillion-dollar stakes for older horses, the handicap division was not typically a hot topic in the month of January. It changed when winter-spring became the new summer-fall. The richest races now are the earliest – the $3 million Pegasus in January at Gulfstream Park, inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup in February in Saudi Arabia, and $12 million Dubai World Cup in March.
Trip notes by Michael Hammersly for stakes races run on January 25-26, including the Pegasus World Cup.
Road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby: Smarty Jones analysis