Gierkink's preview: Chicago invaders in town for Matron
Raiders from the Windy City have fared well here this year, and there are two accomplished Arlington shippers in the Grade 3 Ontario Matron: My Option and La Tia.
Ron GierkinkJul 25, 2014
Raiders from the Windy City have fared well here this year, and there are two accomplished Arlington shippers in the Grade 3 Ontario Matron: My Option and La Tia.
DRF Plus graded stakes analysis for the Amsterdam at Saratoga on Saturday, July 26.
Tonalist and Wicked Strong, who were less than two lengths apart when first and fourth in the Belmont Stakes, clash again in Saturday’s Jim Dandy, the traditional local prep race for the Travers on Aug. 23.
DRF handicapper Matt Bernier takes a closer look at juveniles running at Del Mar.
DRF handicapper Dan Illman takes a closer look at juveniles running at Saratoga.
I might wind up trying to be a bit of a wise guy on turf and dirt during the second half of Friday’s card.
The median win payoff this meet on turf is $11.80. That makes race 3 starter Contributor, 5-1 morning line, a candidate to win his California debut in the $40,000 claiming race for 3-year-olds at a mile on turf.
BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday, July 26, 2014 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore
DRF Plus Graded Stakes analysis for the Sand Diego Handicap at Del Mar on Saturday, July 26.
Skipping the first race, where I have no strong opinion among a group of lightly raced or unraced juveniles, the first play of the day comes in Race 2 on Southern Sunrise (No. 9).