Fri, 01/08/2021 - 16:43

TimeFormUS horses in focus for Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021

RACE 5: WAILIN JOSIE (#5)

Fri, 01/08/2021 - 10:56

BreezeFigs Quick-Pix Saturday, January 9, 2021 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore

Got the New Year off right but we certainly didn’t expect our Pick Breakfastatbonnies to bury her field at Aqueduct like she did, but we’ll take it at $6.80 anyway! She was one of 11 newly-turned 3-year-old BreezeFigs maidens to win during the week, with six of them coming at Gulfstream (including a BreezeFigs exacta). The other solos came at Fair Grounds, Laurel, Tampa and Turfway. Add four stakes winners and it was a pretty good start to what will hopefully be a better year.

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 16:19

TimeFormUS horses in focus for Friday, Jan. 8, 2021

RACE 3: OUT FIRST (#2)

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 15:56

Weekend GamePlan for Dec. 9, 2021: Picks for Tropical Turf, Las Cienegas, La Canada

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Frostmourne easily wins his comeback race in early November at Churchill Downs. He will likely go to the lead in the Tropical Turf on Saturday.

Next Saturday, Jan. 16, comes the first semi-important card of 2021, the Road to the Derby Kickoff Day at Fair Grounds, a multi-stakes extravaganza featuring the Lecomte Stakes, the two-turn debut for the promising Juddmonte Farms homebred Mandaloun.

This weekend comes a minimal national stakes schedule, with just a handful of black-type races on the North American menu. Still, the three graded stakes all hold some degree of appeal.

Tropical Turf

Wed, 01/06/2021 - 17:30

Breakout Beyers: Zaajel’s talent better than Beyer Figure

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Zaajel wins a Dec. 20 maiden race at Gulfstream.

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

ZAAJEL

Wed, 01/06/2021 - 17:15

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Jan. 7, 2021

RACE 1: SWINGING STICKS (#4)

Wed, 01/06/2021 - 09:34

Free: Santa Anita horses to watch for week of Jan. 4, 2021

CANDY FURY

Trainer: Victor Garcia

Last race: Jan. 1, race 5

Finish: 4th by 4 1/4

Beyer: 58

Older special-weight maiden ran best race since he was gelded last spring. Broke from rail, dueled inside on fast pace, tired. Would be tough in $50k maiden-claiming sprint.