Sat, 11/27/2021 - 18:27

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Sunday, November 28, 2021

Benoit Photo
Del Mar will race 31 days from July 16 to Sept. 6. After two three-day weekends, racing will be held four days a week for most of the season.

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, 11/27/2021 - 17:05

Horses in Focus at Aqueduct for Sunday, November 28, 2021

RACE 5: DREAMPOINT (#9) 

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 17:40

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Nov. 27, 2021

RACE 7: SY DOG (#3)

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 11:32

BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday, November 27, 2021 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore

“Rookie mistakes” by our Pix last week resulted in disappointment except for a superfecta finish at Golden Gate. Otherwise it was another banner week for BreezeFigs 2-year-old maidens with 19 of them chalking up wins at: Aqueduct (two, including a BreezeFigs exacta); Churchill (four), Del Mar, Delta, Fair Grounds, Gulfstream (five, including a BreezeFigs exacta), Laurel, Parx and Woodbine (two). A couple of 3-year-olds won at Aqueduct and Golden Gate.

Thu, 11/25/2021 - 15:00

Weekend GamePlan for Nov. 27, 2021: Picks for Hollywood Derby, Long Island, Central Park

Emily Shields
Subconscious, a winner of three straight, including the Twilight Derby (above), has enough speed to work out a clean trip from post 12 in the Hollywood Derby.

Coast to coast, a very nice late fall holiday weekend of racing awaits, with multi-stakes Saturday cards at Aqueduct, Laurel Park, Del Mar, and Churchill Downs. At Churchill, which hosts an all-juvenile card, I’m interested in Howling Time in the Kentucky Jockey Club, which drew a huge, competitive field, but the three races under consideration come from New York and Southern California.

Hollywood Derby

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 15:41

Breakout Beyers: Well-bred Empire Gal turns on afterburners in snappy debut

Barbara D. Livingston
Empire Gal looked a little green in this maiden win at Del Mar, but responded well late to win by over two lengths.

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

Empire Gal

Nov. 20, 6th race Del Mar, MdSpWt72k

Beyer: 76

6.5f 1:17.45 – 1st by 2 1/4 lengths

b. f. 2, Empire Maker – Double Tapped, by Tapit

Noteworthy siblings: Majestic Eagle (Medaglia d’Oro) – graded-stakes winner, $387K earnings

Auctions: None

Owner: Bridlewood Farm

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 09:33

Free: Del Mar horses to watch for week of Nov. 22, 2021

CALIFORNIA KOOK

Trainer: Peter Miller

Last race: Nov. 19, race 2

Finish: 4th by 4 1/2

Beyer: 82

Allowance filly keen and unrelaxed in dirt route, got shuffled on backstretch, never comfortable, this was a toss. Likely to start next for Miller assistant Ruben Alvarado.

FLY THE SKY

Trainer: Steve Knapp

Last race: Nov. 19, race 4

Tue, 11/23/2021 - 17:40

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Friday, November 26, 2021

RACE 4: PLATINUM PAYNTER (#6)