There are horses who make their own luck and those who are dependent on it. And Ever So Clever, a 6-1 shot in Saturday's Pippin Stakes at Oaklawn, seems to fall into the luck-dependent camp as a closer who needs a contested pace to be at her best.
It’s rare to see January prep races come up as strong as this year’s edition of the Grade 3 Lecomte on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona provides his Highlight Horse for Thursday's card at Aqueduct.
Mike Watchmaker analyzes the Silverbulletday Stakes, the La Canada Stakes, and the Marshua's River Stakes.
TimeformUS handicapper David Aragona highlights some contenders on Thursday's card at Aqueduct.
TimeformUS Speed Figure Report for week ending Jan. 7, 2018
Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Jan. 8
Trip notes by Michael Hammersly for stakes races run on January 6-7.
McKINZIE was placed first after a disqualification in the Los Alamitos CashCall Futurity last month, but there was no debate following the Sham, in which McKinzie ran the best race of his career and took significant steps forward in terms of speed figures and deportment.
Selections for Sunday's card at Sha Tin.
