Sun, 05/30/2021 - 16:36

TimeformUS Belmont Horses in Focus for Monday, May 31, 2021

RACE 1: DEVIL BOY (#6)

Sat, 05/29/2021 - 17:04

TimeFormUS horses in focus for Sunday, May 30, 2021

RACE 4: BELLAMY DOLCE (#8)

Fri, 05/28/2021 - 13:16

Free: Early speed deadly in two-turn dirt races

Benoit Photo
Lady Aces wins a six-furlong maiden race on May 2 at Santa Anita. She is bred to run long and is the lone speed as she stretches out to 1 1/16 miles in the Summertime Oaks.

ARCADIA, Calif. – How much money could a horseplayer make by simply identifying the likely pacesetter in two-turn dirt races this season at Santa Anita?

Pacesetters won more than one-third of dirt routes (40 of 115) through last Sunday, with payoffs that would nearly double a bettor’s outlay ($2 win payoffs totaled $412.40).

It seems like an easy system – comb Daily Racing Form past performances, identify the speed in dirt routes, and let the money flow.

Fri, 05/28/2021 - 12:28

BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday, May 29, 2021 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore

Our Pick last week, Roger McQueen, was given too much to do too early—he’s a big horse not especially suited to 4 ½ furlongs—but he did last to complete the trifecta—tab him back longer. There were two juvenile BreezeFigs winners during the week, and there are more OBSAPR entries showing up. The 3-year-olds had a decent run with a half dozen winning at Arlington (two, including a BreezeFigs exacta), Belmont (two), Indiana and Parx. We have an extra today, one from each card, see below. Stay safe and good luck!

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 15:48

TimeFormUS horses in focus for Friday, May 28, 2021

RACE 2: AMISTAD (#2)

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 14:50

Weekend GamePlan for May 29, 2021: Picks for Pennine Ridge, Audubon, Mr. Prospector

Barbara D. Livingston
The Pennine Ridge will be Sainthood’s turf debut. Trainer Todd Pletcher has worked him twice over the Belmont grass.

Fourteen – that’s the total number of entrants in the three graded turf stakes Saturday at Santa Anita. I went to dive into the past performances and hit my head on the bottom of the pool.

We'll be making stops at Churchill and at rainy Belmont and Monmouth.

Pennine Ridge

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 09:14

Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of May 24, 2021

HARDDIANE

Trainer: Ryan Hanson

Last race: May 21, race 2

Finish: 2nd by 5 1/2

Beyer: 47

Debut 2-year-old lacked speed, raced wide, covered significantly more ground than runaway winner, and finished evenly in solid debut. Filly wants farther than four and a half.