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The Thoroughbred racing community in Florida has been something of a whipping boy lately.Undoubtedly the Sunshine State has its problems, including a weak state pari-mutuel regulatory agency overseeing an anarchic racing dates system that has allowed two racetracks less than a dozen miles apart to run overlapping live meetings for a year. But a ...

1 California Chrome Art Sherman Lucky Pulpit—Love the Chase, by Not For Love There is absolutely nothing more to say about this horse that I haven’t already said over the past two months. He is simply one of the most special young horses I’ve seen in years, and if the Triple Crown drought is ever to end, this is the kind of horse who will end ...

by Esther Marr The stories behind Ashland Stakes (gr. I) winners Rosalind and Room Service, the first horses in Keeneland history to dead heat in a grade I race, are worthy of sharing as both fillies go forward toward possible starts in the May 2 Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). Rosalind, who trainer Ken McPeek said emerged from the race in good ...

Predicteform Feature Race of the Week The Predicteform Feature Race of the Week' target=''_blank'' mce_href='/controlpanel/blogs/Predicteform Feature Race of the Week'>TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial from Aqueduct Racetrack Welcome to Predicteform’s Feature Race of the Week! Most weekends, the research staff at Predicteform will select a graded ...

RACE 1 (click for FREE Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances with comments) We have our first dash of the meet for babies going 4 ½ furlongs, and trainer Wesley Ward sends out an uncoupled entry of 2-to-1 morning line favorite Climb In Back as well as Time Out of Mind (4-to-1). Before I discuss any horse, I must profile Wesley Ward’s past ...

The G1 Wood MemorialAqueduct, Race 10By Robert Finnegan The long and winding road to the Kentucky Derby makes its way back to Aqueduct today, with 11 three-year-old colts running nine furlongs. 100 Derby points go to the winner, 40 to the second-place finisher, 20 to the third-place finisher, and 10 to the fourth-place finisher. In other words, ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') With just four weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, the prep races are really starting to get interesting. All told, there will be four grade I stakes races for three-year-olds this Saturday, including the Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita and the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, each of which ...

RACE TWO (click race for PPs): Radiant (8-to-5 morning line) and Follow The Kitten (9-to-5) are expected to vie for favoritism. Both horses have obvious credentials and are dropping from the Maiden Special Weight level, where they have burnt a lot of money (no wins in five tries as the favorite between them, and neither has been worse than 5-to-1 ...

Toast of New York was the toast of Dubai last week when he won the $2million UAE Derby at Meydan.  The 3 year old colt was bred by Frank and Jackie Ramos of Ashleigh Stud, KY, and was reared on Champion Oat Balancer® prior to his sale for $35000 at Keeneland to Timmy Hyde.   Mrs Ramos is ...