In the James Lynch Memorial eliminations Stacia Hanover put in the best race of her 11-race career. One week later she will need a repeat performance to top a tight-knit group in the $300,000 final for 3-year-old pacing fillies at Pocono Downs.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends for June 25 to June 28, 2015.
Ahmed Zayat, the owner of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, has confirmed that his 3-year-old colt will run next in the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Aug. 2.
Racing close to the lead has its advantages at Los Alamitos. Magic Mark sustained his effort and won the first stakes of his career in Thursday's Bertando Stakes for California-bred milers.
There will be a pick-six carryover of $114,554 at Belmont Park on Friday after the wager went unhit for a second consecutive card. The pick six begins on race 4, which on Friday isn’t until 4:33 p.m. Eastern since first post is 3 p.m.
DRF handicapper Matt Bernier provides analysis of a pick four wager on Saturday's program at Belmont Park.
Control of up to $15 million in bets made offtrack and online is now under the control of three horsemen’s groups following a Virginia Racing Commission meeting held Wednesday.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Saturday 7/4 card at The Meadowlands.
It’s hard to believe it has been 37 years since we had a T-bred Triple Crown winner. In that time there have been two trotters and four pacers who have won harness racing Triple Crowns. I get that our Triple Crown is broken. Owner Myron Bell says it’s unfixable and wants to replace it with a series of his own aggregation. Respectfully, I disagree.
Matt Rose's analysis of the Saturday 7/4 card at Yonkers Raceway.
