DRF Plus handicapping reports for Sunday, April 26
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DRF StaffApr 25, 2015
Download DRF Plus handicapping reports for Sunday’s races, including DRF Bets GamePlan, the Positive ROI Report, and Key Race Report.
Some of harness racing’s biggest stars, including five Dan Patch Award winners, were in qualifier action Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack, where they were greeted by an unseasonably cold morning and stiff headwind in the stretch.
Legendary steeplechase jockey A.P. McCoy climbed out of the saddle for the final time at Sandown Park in England on Saturday, ending his career with two third-place finishes on an afternoon that celebrated his career.
American Pharoah has been racing and training with a plate covering part of the sole of his left front foot, and on Saturday, trainer Bob Baffert said he would keep that plate in place for the Kentucky Derby, in which American Pharoah is expected to be the favorite.
Champions Father Patrick, Pinkman, Market Share and Artspeak—among others—were the official story on the track during qualifying action at the Meadowlands on Saturday morning. However, 2014 Horse of the Year JK She’salady was also in attendance going an uncharted training mile.
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Ten potential Kentucky Derby starters worked on Saturday, with only two of those breezes coming at Churchill Downs.
Beginning with Carpe Diem well before dawn at Keeneland and concluding with Dortmund later in the morning three time zones away at Santa Anita, a total of 10 prospects for the May 2 Kentucky Derby worked Saturday at seven different locales.
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Bayern, unraced since winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic last November, recorded a sharp six-furlong workout at Santa Anita on Saturday that left trainer Bob Baffert pondering which lucrative stakes to try at Churchill Downs next weekend.
Only eight races will be run Sunday at Santa Anita, instead of the nine races that were scheduled.