Woodbine Harness: Friday 2/27 Analysis
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 2/27 card at Woodbine Harness.
Garnet BarnsdaleFeb 25, 2015
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 2/27 card at Woodbine Harness.
Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of Feb. 25.
Download DRF Plus handicapping reports for Thursday's races, including DRF Daily GamePlan, the Positive ROI Report, and Key Race Report.
A fire at Chanteclair Farm in Versailles, Ky., best known as the birthplace of champion Royal Delta, killed six horses Wednesday morning.
A pair of group stakes with likely heavy favorites highlight Thursday’s seven-race card at Meydan in Dubai. Local Time is 2 for 2 in her brief dirt career and will be an odds-on favorite to win her third race of the winter in the Group 3, $250,000 UAE Oaks, while Safety Check appears formidable in the Group 2, $250,000 Zabeel Mile.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 2/27 card at Yonkers Raceway.
Bold Conquest, who was fourth in Sunday's Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park in his first start since October, is being pointed for the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes on March 14, trainer Steve Asmussen said Tuesday.
Bayerd, the winner of the $255,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park in December who finished an uncharacteristic eighth in the Southwest Stakes on Sunday at Oaklawn, will cut back in distance for his next start, said trainer Steve Asmussen.
Daredevil was assigned post 1 for his much-awaited seasonal debut in the $200,000 Swale Stakes, one of three graded stakes for 3-year-olds Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
Mr. Z is being pointed for the Louisiana Derby, with Corey Nakatani to have the mount, said trainer D. Wayne Lukas.