Wed, 01/04/2023 - 16:51

TimeformUS horses in focus for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

By David Aragona

RACE 5: ANEJO (#1) 

Wed, 01/04/2023 - 14:08

Breakout Beyers: Banishing relegates rivals

By Marcus Hersh
Benoit Photography
Faustin was bet down to 4-5 like a can’t-miss Bob Baffert firster, but stylistically didn’t run like one.

Each week in this space, the top Beyer performances by maiden winners will be featured and analyzed. Click here for a complete archive.

Tue, 01/03/2023 - 13:55

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, January 4, 2023

By DRF Staff
Barbara D. Livingston
Gulfstream and Santa Anita will host a combined 15 graded stakes on March 5.

12:10 GP 1st RICH GIFT ran well behind class dropping winner despite taking up briefly on final turn of similarly conditioned event going a mile in 2yo finale. May be knocking on door now with this kind. -Mike Welsch | Get PPs for this race

Thu, 12/29/2022 - 13:56

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Mr. Prospector, Robert J. Frankel, Joe Hernandez

By Marcus Hersh
Coady Photography
There is a possibility the pace in the Mr. Prospector melts down, which would benefit Steal Sunshine, shown above winning the one-mile Ellis Park Derby.

Final Weekend GamePlan of 2022. Some fallow periods in this space, for sure, but decent priced winners popped up regularly and the enterprise has finished the year flourishing. I sincerely hope that’s been beneficial to someone, somewhere.

Here’s hoping, also, that the rain stays minimal at Santa Anita on Friday into Saturday. As of Thursday, it looks like a showery Saturday morning and the prospect for a good turf course; anything softer and the opinions expressed below become more . . . watery.

Mr. Prospector

Tue, 12/27/2022 - 13:54

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, December 28, 2022

By DRF Staff
Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos
Gulfstream is one of many tracks featured in the DRF Playbook for Wednesday.

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook; something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day's action.

Wed, 12/21/2022 - 14:24

Breakout Beyers: Tapit Trice has room to grow

By Marcus Hersh
Tapit Trice took a while to make the races and finished third in his debut, but he put it together in his second start, this neck win Dec. 17 at Aqueduct, and looks like a colt with a future.

Each week in this space, the top Beyer performances by maiden winners will be featured and analyzed. Click here for a complete archive.

Tapit Trice

Tue, 12/20/2022 - 14:21

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, December 21, 2022

By DRF Staff
Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos
First post for Gulfstream racing is scheduled for 12:40 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Daily Racing Form has served as the most trusted source of news and information about the sport since 1894, and moving forward we have decided to provide a free daily playbook; something that both hardcore horseplayers and casual observers can reference to get informed of each day's action.

Sat, 12/17/2022 - 10:45

Horses in Focus at Aqueduct for Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022

By David Aragona

RACE 5: WATASHA (#8) 

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