Sun, 05/29/2022 - 16:15

Horses in Focus at Belmont Park for Monday, May 30, 2022

RACE 4: WHISTLER’S HONOR (#2) 

Sat, 05/28/2022 - 15:34

TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Sunday, May 29, 2022

RACE 4: VINTAGE HOLLYWOOD (#1)

Thu, 05/26/2022 - 16:34

TimeformUS horses in focus for Friday, May 27, 2022

RACE 3: DREAM FLY (#3) 

Thu, 05/26/2022 - 13:36

Weekend GamePlan for May 28, 2022: Picks for Soaring Softly, Melair, Oak Brook

Benoit photo
Ouraika was given a Beyer Speed Figure of 72 for Saturday's victory in the Sweet Life Stakes.

The big day for North American stakes action this weekend is Monday, and the Saturday calendar, which includes several Cal-bred stakes, is shallow. But here we go, nonetheless.

Soaring Softly

This seven-furlong turf contest for 3-year-old fillies is deep, but the local forecast is cause for some concern. It looks as of Thursday like there won’t be enough rain to move the Soaring Softy to dirt, but DRF’s David Grening reported likely favorite Derrynane will be scratched if trainer Christophe Clement deems the course too soft.

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 15:58

Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of May 23, 2022

QUEEN OF POMPEII

Trainer: Carla Gaines

Last race: May 20, race 3

Finish: Sixth by seven and three-quarter lengths

Beyer: 57

Recent maiden sprint winner expected to set pace in Cal-bred allowance turf mile, but reared when gates opened, broke last, stayed there. Toss this race, follow vs. similar.

 

HOUNDSTOOTH

Trainer: Steve Miyadi

Last race: May 20, race 5

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 14:59

Breakout Beyers: Pricey yearling buy Nabokov pays off with 91 maiden win

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Nabokov cost $775,000 as a yearling, and showed promise with this 3 1/4-length maiden victory May 15 at Belmont Park.

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

Nabokov

May 15, 1st race Belmont, MdSpWt87k

Beyer: 91

1 1/16M 1:42.48 – 1st by 3 1/4 lengths

b. c. 3, Uncle Mo – Peppy Rafaela, by Bernardini

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 12:20

CHRB proposal to award stallion shares to jockeys is misguided

Deb Roma
Super Quick earns a Beyer Figure of 107 for winning the Allaire duPont Stakes at Pimlico last Friday.

ARCADIA, Calif. – While frustrated chalk players maintain that underlay favorite Epicenter was best while finishing second in the Preakness (they’re right), the weekly notebook has filled up again. Time to dive in …

A questionable proposal