Jerardi: Beholder likely to get back to best Beyers in Vanity
Eight horses came out of the Kentucky Derby starting gate with triple-digit Beyers.
Dick JerardiMay 07, 2015
Eight horses came out of the Kentucky Derby starting gate with triple-digit Beyers.
Will they bounce? That’s the question handicappers must ponder when they examine a trio of Ohio-bred 3-year-olds coming back in three weeks or less after their Beyer Speed Figures suddenly rose between 22 and 34 points. Gliding Alone, Alliseeisgold, and Unbridled Graduate all improved dramatically last time out. Whether any of them can repeat that performance in Saturday’s $75,000 Tall Stack Stakes at Belterra Park is hard to gauge. The 6 1/2-furlong race for Ohio-bred 3-year-olds drew a field of nine, including a three-horse coupled entry from trainer Bob Gorham.
Bee A Magician earned over $400K during her four-year-old campaign and ended the year on a high note capturing the Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands. The five-year-old daughter of Kadabra returns to the scene of that triumph on Saturday night in a $50,000 Prep for the Arthur J. Cutler Memorial that will be contested on May 16.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at The Meadowlands.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Wednesday approved a 24-hour threshold level for furosemide, a move that was made necessary by the commission’s decision earlier this year to allow tracks to write races that would include as a condition of entry a prohibition on the race-day administration of the drug.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 5/8 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends for April 30 to May 3, 2015.
A group of 16 four-year-old pacers will go postward Sunday (May 10) at Flamboro Downs in a pair of eliminations for the $200,000 (added) Confederation Cup on Sunday, May 17.
Download DRF Plus handicapping reports for Thursday's races, including DRF Bets GamePlan, the Positive ROI Report, and Key Race Report.