Mon, 07/03/2023 - 12:23

Belmont Analysis for Tuesday, July 4, 2023

By Marcus Hersh
Barbara D. Livingston
Belmont Park's Independence Day card features the $125,000 Port Washington Stakes for New York-bred fillies and mares.

Race 1:

Mon, 07/03/2023 - 07:43

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Monday, July 3, 2023

By DRF Staff
Barbara D. Livingston
Belmont Park continues racing with a nine-race Monday card.

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.

Thu, 06/29/2023 - 14:15

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Highlander, Selene, Stephen Foster

By Marcus Hersh
Smile Happy, ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., wins the Alysheba Stakes by two lengths over Art Collector on Friday at Churchill Downs.
Barbara Livingston
Smile Happy earned a 110 Beyer for his win in the Alysheba Stakes. Corey Lanerie picks up the mount for the Stephen Foster.

Canada has been sending smoke to the continental U.S. for a good part of this summer. Woodbine has the first major race card of its 2023 season. Might the Canadians be kind enough to send us a couple of winners?

Highlander

Tue, 06/27/2023 - 16:51

Gulfstream Park mandatory-payout Rainbow 6 play for June 30, 2023

By Michael Hammersly
Sonny Hughes/Coglianese Photos
Gulfstream Park will have a mandatory payout of the Rainbow 6 on Friday. The pool for the jackpot is expected to be more than $1 million.

RACE 3: SHALL RETURN (#4) loomed before ending up fourth here June 10 versus more expensive on synthetic. She drops and moves to dirt. MABEE LUCKYNWILD (#1) has been knocking on the door. SHE’S OUTTA HERE (#5) comes off a game win here May 13 and may be peaking. (3)

Tue, 06/27/2023 - 10:29

Brad Free's Southern California horses to watch from June 16-25, 2023

By Brad Free

SANTA ANITA
BRUNCH WITH AMY
Trainer: Michael McCarthy
Last race: June 16, 2nd
Finish: 3rd by 1 3/4
Beyer: 45
Promising debut by 2-year-old filly, who was outrun early, lagged off pace, picked up steam into lane, finished well, and galloped out with run. Bernardini filly wants farther than five furlongs.

Sat, 06/24/2023 - 17:11

Sunday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Silken Dollar getting back to appropriate distance

By David Aragona

Belmont | Race 7 | Post Time 4:16 p.m. (ET)

TimeformUS PPs are now available on DRF.com. Go to PPs

Sat, 06/24/2023 - 12:04

Saturday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Mo Damorninggrouch due for a better trip

By David Aragona

Belmont | Race 10 | Post Time 5:51 p.m. (ET)

TimeformUS PPs are now available on DRF.com. Go to PPs

Thu, 06/22/2023 - 16:33

Friday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Into Happiness drops to appropriate level

By David Aragona

Belmont | Race 4 | Post Time 2:38 p.m. (ET)

TimeformUS PPs are now available on DRF.com. Go to PPs

Thu, 06/22/2023 - 14:15

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Ohio Derby, Wild Applause, Ballade

By Marcus Hersh
Bishops Bay wins a maiden race over stablemate First Mission on Feb. 18 at Fair Grounds.
Hodges Photography
In his last start, Bishops Bay was beaten a head by eventual Belmont Stakes winner Arcangelo in the Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park.

A rainy Saturday looks possible from New York to New Jersey and much farther west to Ohio, and if the weather forecasters are correct, we’re looking at turf rain-offs and the chance of a sloppy track for the biggest race of the day, which comes in North Randall, Ohio. Let’s hope the meteorologists are mistaken while the predictions here prove prescient.

Ohio Derby

Wed, 06/21/2023 - 15:46

Thursday TimeformUS Highlight Horse: Thrill of It better than last result

By David Aragona

Belmont | Race 7 | Post Time 4:16 p.m. (ET)  

TimeformUS PPs are now available on DRF.com. Go to PPs

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