Rampellini: Oaklawn Park horses to watch for week of April 4, 2019
Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of April 4, 2019.
Mary RampelliniApr 04, 2019
Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of April 4, 2019.
The end of the Kentucky Derby prep season is in sight and on Saturday we move a major step closer to the conclusion with three critical final preludes – the Grade 1, $1 million Santa Anita Derby, the Grade 2, $1 million Blue Grass at Keeneland, and the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.
Brad Free's horses to watch at Santa Anita for the week of April 3, 2019.
Trip notes by Michael Hammersly for stakes races run on March 30-31.
Handicapping notes and upset candidates for Sunday at Santa Anita, where four of the nine races are hillside turf sprints including three stakes.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Sunday at Aqueduct.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Sunday's card at Aqueduct.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Saturday at Aqueduct.
It’s nice to be racing at Santa Anita again, especially on a Saturday filled with stakes action. I’m going to focus on a midcard pick-three sequence comprised of three graded stakes races: the Grade 1 Kilroe Mile, Grade 2 San Carlos, and Grade 3 Santa Ana.
While four graded stakes attract the most attention Saturday at Santa Anita, the undercard races might offer the best wagering value.