Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:50

Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of May 23-26, 2025

LADY RIDER
Trainer: John Sadler
Last race: May 23, 4th
Finish: 2nd by 1
Beyer: 58
Maiden-claiming filly improved while stretching to a route for her second start. Grinding rally behind favorite, finished 12 lengths clear of third. Lady Rider can win next out.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 15:30

Monday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Come Full Circle gets on surface he's bred to handle

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 5 | Post Time 3:06 p.m. (ET)

Annexperience (#7) figures to take money as one of the only runners in this field with solid turf form. He debuted on this surface last summer at Saratoga, making a nice late run up the rail to get into second. I didn't love the field he was facing that day, and he did get a strong pace ahead of him. Yet his 91 TimeformUS Speed Figure makes him competitive here, and he still has upside with routine improvement now that he's a year older.

Sun, 05/25/2025 - 07:09

Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Silsbee should fare better on turf

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 6 | Post Time 3:38 p.m. (ET)

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 09:43

Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Spun and Won in better form than last result suggests

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 5 | Post Time 3:06 p.m. (ET)

Thu, 05/22/2025 - 17:10

Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Frantic still has upside in second dirt start

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 6 | Post Time 3:38 p.m. (ET)

Thu, 05/22/2025 - 14:10

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Paradise Creek, Cliff Hanger, Snow Chief

By Marcus Hersh

Benoit Photo

Supersonic Blue has more than enough speed to wire the Paradise Creek, a six-furlong turf sprint.

The best racing of Memorial Day weekend comes on Memorial Day itself, and North America has zero graded stakes Saturday. Most of Saturday’s better races come on turf, which is where we’re headed.

Paradise Creek

We can leave for another day trying to answer the question of why a turf sprint for 3-year-olds bears the name of a 1 1/4-mile grass horse.

Three Paradise Creek entrants cut back from route races considerably shorter than 1 1/4 miles to this six-furlong dash, and while Clock Tower is not for me, the other two merit mention.

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 09:24

Brad Free's Santa Anita Horses to Watch for week of May 16-18, 2025

By Brad Free

LA VILLE LUMIERE
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: May 16, 4th
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/4
Beyer: 74
Debut 2-year-old sped to lead, worn down by favorite, finished more than six lengths clear of third. City of Light filly galloped out willingly past wire in a promising debut.

CHURCH LADY
Trainer: Phil D’Amato
Last race: May 17, 1st
Finish: 3rd by 3 1/2
Beyer: 69

Sat, 05/17/2025 - 17:28

Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Sailaway gets needed class relief

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 5 | Post Time 3:06 p.m. (ET)

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 18:18

Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Lotsa Trouble's recent form better than looks

By David Aragona

Belmont at the Big A | Race 9 | Post Time 5:14 p.m. (ET)

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 09:37

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Friday, May 16, 2025

By DRF Staff

Michael Burns

First post for Woodbine racing is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET on Friday.

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.

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