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Crist: Spring at NYRA with little in bloom

Spring has sprung, the main track at Aqueduct is open, and Saturday’s $1 million Wood Memorial will be the first Grade 1 race in New York since Private Zone won the Cigar Mile more than four months ago. Before you know it, the racing will move to Belmont and then Saratoga. It’s all cause for hope and happiness, but if you want to stay hopeful and happy, you might not want to pay too much attention to what has been going on with the entity presenting the racing, the New York Racing Association.

Steven CristApr 02, 2015

Keeneland: Stopchargingmaria returns in Madison

Stopchargingmaria comes off extended layoff for Madison

Is she that good? Stopchargingmaria was good enough to win a pair of highly prestigious Grade 1 races at Saratoga last year, but can she win a Grade 1 race at seven furlongs after being sidelined more than six months?

Marty McGeeApr 02, 2015

Gazelle no easy spot for Condo Commando

Condo Commando was “splash-tastic” in the Spinaway and dominant in the Demoiselle. Despite those impressive performances and a gaudy 4-for-5 race record, she still may need to do more to prove herself a bona-fide contender for next month’s Kentucky Oaks.

David GreningApr 02, 2015

Aqueduct: Carter proving ground for 'Beast'

Carter a proving ground for The Big Beast

The Grade 1 Carter Handicap, final leg of a $500,000-guaranteed pick four pool at Aqueduct on Saturday, is carded as race 11 and immediately follows the Wood Memorial.

Jim DunleavyApr 02, 2015

Lovely Maria gives Jones shot in Ashland

Lovely Maria can give Jones first Ashland win

Trainer Larry Jones has won many prestigious stakes for 3-year-old fillies, including the coveted Kentucky Oaks, capturing it in 2008 with Proud Spell and in 2012 with Believe You Can. He also has found success in the major preps for the Oaks, taking the Fair Grounds Oaks and Fantasy three times apiece.

Byron KingApr 02, 2015

Little Alexis returns in Orange Blossom

Five months after having any chance of winning the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint virtually eliminated due to a severe reaction to a routine injection given the previous day, Little Alexis finally returns to the races in Saturday’s $60,000 Orange Blossom Handicap at Gulfstream Park.

Mike WelschApr 02, 2015

Rampellini: Oaklawn horses to watch for week of April 2

Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of April 2.

Mary RampelliniApr 02, 2015

Carpe Diem towers over field in Blue Grass

Saturday will be a day that untold thousands of people in this area will savor and remember forever.

Marty McGeeApr 02, 2015

Sadler high on Stellar Wind in Santa Anita Oaks

Stellar Wind was an unheralded shipper from Laurel Park when she made her Santa Anita debut in late February. The last-out maiden winner snuck up on the locals, posted a decisive Grade 3 victory, and shot straight to the head of the class.

Brad FreeApr 02, 2015

Yonkers: Polak A hopes to stay unbeaten in Levy action

The George Morton Levy series in 2015 has become an even more interesting event week-to-week than it has in past years thanks to the arrival of Polak A. Unknown in these parts, the Australian invader has proven in two weeks that he’s more than just a Saturday night horse at Yonkers.

Jay BergmanApr 02, 2015

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