Tue, 08/30/2022 - 16:11

TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Sept. 1, 2022

RACE 3: RUN FOR COVER (#7)

Tue, 08/30/2022 - 14:13

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Emily Shields
Colonial Downs will race on a Monday-through-Wednesday schedule in 2022.

1:45 CNL 1st Debuting INTO DISCO (#1, 8-1) is the second foal to race (the first, Uncle Ken, won his career debut last summer at CNL) out of Disco Barbie, who was a very good racehorse who wanted just about this 7f trip. No holes in the work pattern since July 4, and trainer D Capuano has two winners during 2022 from three first-time starters in maiden-special-weight races, and over the last five years is a strong 18-6-5-1 in such spots.

Mon, 08/29/2022 - 16:22

TimeformUS horses in focus for Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022

RACE 4: BABY BLYTHE (#2) 

Fri, 08/26/2022 - 15:32

TimeformUS horses in focus for Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022

RACE 1: FOREVER DIXIE (#10) 

Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:50

Weekend GamePlan for Aug. 27, 2022: Picks for Travers, Sword Dancer, H. Allen Jerkens

Debra A. Roma
Cyberknife takes a lap around the track on Thursday. He showed courage and the ability to make two moves in a race winning the Haskell.

Technical Analysis probably wins the Ballston Spa as an odds-on favorite, and Jackie’s Warrior is a universal cinch in the Forego, but the rest of the Saratoga stakes slate doesn’t have to chalk out. Search Results can be included in your Personal Ensign plans, even if she wasn’t quite included in this Weekend GamePlan.

Travers

I don’t think contention runs especially deep in this Travers. Rich Strike will go down as an eternally baffling Derby winner. Ain’t Life Grand has no path to victory. The connections of Gilded Age would heartily celebrate third.

Wed, 08/24/2022 - 16:09

TimeformUS Saratoga Horses in Focus for Friday, August 26, 2022

RACE 6: PATRIA (#2)

Wed, 08/24/2022 - 15:09

Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of Aug. 22, 2022

LORD DRAGON

Trainer: Bob Hess, Jr.

Last race: Aug. 18, race 2

Finish: 3rd by 5 1/4

Beyer: 83

Race shape was against veteran late-runner in $40,000 claiming dirt mile dominated by the one-two pacesetters. Lord Dragon rallied from last in better-than-looked effort.

 

MOR TEQUILA

Trainer: Bob Baffert

Last race: Aug. 18, race 5