Sat, 02/18/2023 - 16:38

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Sunday, February 19, 2023

RACE 5: BALDIZAR (#5)

Fri, 02/17/2023 - 17:14

TimeformUS Aqueduct Horses in Focus for Saturday, February 18, 2023

RACE 2: MONDAY MORNING QB (#4)

Thu, 02/16/2023 - 16:49

TimeformUS horses in focus for Friday, Feb. 17, 2023

RACE 2: MARIAH’S FORTUNE (#5) 

Thu, 02/16/2023 - 14:10

Weekend GamePlan: Picks for Razorback Handicap, Royal Delta, Barbara Fritchie

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Law Professor gallops home a 7 1/2-length winner in the Queens County last month. He should get a ground-saving, stalking trip under Jose Ortiz in the Razorback Handicap.

New Orleans takes center stage this weekend, and not because Mardi Gras comes Tuesday. The road to the Kentucky Derby passes 2 1/2 miles north of Bourbon Street with the Risen Star Stakes. The last of 13 races at Fair Grounds drew 14 entrants. Have fun with it. Two Emmys in the Fair Grounds Stakes is my best stakes opinion on the card, though Big Blue Line can upset the Mineshaft.

Did I expect to be touting John Terranova-trained horses in two states, neither of them New York, his regular base? Racing is a funny game.

Razorback Handicap

Wed, 02/15/2023 - 14:35

Breakout Beyers: Arthur’s Ride shows promise tipped last summer at Spa

Barbara Livingston
Toxic Gray (left) holds off another promising 3-year-old in Everso Mischievous in winning a maiden race Feb. 11 at Aqueduct. Toxic Gray was a private purchase off a second at Tampa.

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

Arthur’s Ride

Wed, 02/15/2023 - 11:06

Brad Free's Santa Anita horses to watch from week of Feb.10-12, 2023

FEELING GRAZEFUL
Trainer:
Anthony Saavedra
Last race: Feb. 10, 8th
Finish: 3rd by 5 3/4
Beyer: 65
Grazen mare ran below par in both recent starts on dirt and will likely switch to preferred footing (turf) soon. She would need to skip the California-bred N1X dirt condition, but she is better on grass.

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 11:26

DRF's Horse Racing Playbook for Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photos
Gulfstream is one of many tracks featured in the DRF Playbook for Wednesday.

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.