Fri, 03/22/2019 - 14:32

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Saturday, March 23, 2019

Race 7: Thefinalcrazydude (#8)
Runs best with the early lead, and the Pace Projector is predicting that he is fast enough to outrun his rivals early.
His recent triple-digit TimeformUS Speed Figures suggest he is just as fast as his seemingly classier rivals.
DRF Formulator Fact: Over the past five years, Charlton Baker is 9 for 31 (29 percent, $2.64 ROI) first off the claim in dirt sprints.
8-1 on ML

Fri, 03/22/2019 - 11:10

BreezeFigs Quick-Pix for Saturday, March 23, 2019 by Bob Fierro & Jay Kilgore

Our Pick last week, Firecrow, was used too early but at least he managed to complete the super, if you were so inclined. On the other hand, on the same card at Tampa Bay the three maiden races in which there was a BreezeFigs horse were won by a BreezeFigs horse—in two of them the only one in the field. Otherwise it was a fairly typical week for this time of year—the 10 BreezeFigs maiden winners popped up at Aqueduct (two), Charles Town, Parx, Sam Houston (two) plus another one at Tampa Bay.

Fri, 03/22/2019 - 08:46

McGee: Tampa Bay Downs pick four play for Saturday, March 23, 2019

I’ll be taking a run at the late pick four at Tampa Bay Downs with the standard strategy of mixing in the most likely winners with a few potential price plays. Here’s the layout:

Race 7: This bottom-level N2L race at seven furlongs provides a touch of class relief to likely favorite Road to Damascus (7), with Gray’s Image (10) and Money Broker (11) eligible to trip out nicely from their outer posts.

Thu, 03/21/2019 - 10:36

Weekend Warrior for March 23-24: Picks for Louisiana Derby, New Orleans Handicap, Sunland Park Derby

Coady Photography
Sueno has improved in every one of his starts.

The New Orleans route to the Kentucky Derby concludes Saturday at Fair Grounds with the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby. The Louisiana Derby heads a stakes-packed card that also includes three other Grade 2 stakes – the $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks, the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap, and the $300,000 Muniz Memorial.

The Grade 3, $100,000 Hutcheson at Gulfstream is Saturday’s only other graded stakes.

Louisiana Derby

Thu, 03/21/2019 - 07:42

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Friday, March 22, 2019

Race 4: It’s a Shaw Thing (#1)

Was put in a difficult position chasing a loose speedball in her return on Feb. 15.

Showed improvement in her second-place finish last time when overcoming a slow start to lead through fast fractions.

Her speed could make her especially dangerous in this spot, depending on what the firsters do.

9-2 on ML

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Wed, 03/20/2019 - 16:30

Rampellini: Oaklawn Park horses to watch for week of March 20, 2019

DESSMAN
Trainer: Bob Baffert       
Last race: March 16, 4th   
Finish: 2nd by 1 1/2       
Beyer: 81

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:36

Peck: Tampa Bay Downs horses to watch for week of March 18, 2019

MULLED WINE

Trainer: Aldana Gonzalez

Last race: March 15, 4th

Finish: 3rd by 9 1/4

Beyer: 42

Continues to run well in defeat, including in this sprint, where he rallied with interest to get the show behind a wire-to-wire winner. Can run down the right group given a quick, contested pace up front.