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1 Top Billing Shug McGaughey Curlin—Parade Queen, by A.P. Indy He’s going to get quite a test for his stakes debut in the Fountain of Youth. Not only does he have to contend with a 13-horse field, he drew post 12, so his best case scenario is to take way back, drop in, and hope he can make his way through or around all those horses. He tuned ...

In discussing the Southwest Stakes (click for free Brisnet.com Ultimate PPs w/ comments) with Steve Byk on his At The Races radio program Friday morning, I wondered whether fitness would be a factor for some entrants because of the lost training time this month at Oaklawn Park. Eleven of the dozen entrants are based at Oaklawn with the most ...

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When playing races or carryovers at tracks I normally don’t play, I try to lean on the Ultimate Race Summary found in the Brisnet.com Ultimate Past Performances, but the El Camino Real Derby (click for FREE PPs) on Saturday at Golden Gate Fields does not afford such a luxury because there has only been one 1 1/8-mile race so far this meeting at ...

From time to time on this blog, we've looked at what we might call ''super nicks,'' or crosses calculated on immediate ancestors (like, say, the sire and broodmare sire) that are particularly notable for the numbers and class of stakes winners they are providing. In the current era, none would surpass a cross we've considered in detail before, ...

Sunday, Santa Anita, Race 5, Local Post Time 2:30pm PTThe G2 San Vicente Stakes, 7 Furlongs, Dirt, 3YOBy Jason Perlmutter The Grade 2 San Vicente at Santa Anita features a field of six colts who have raced a combined 15 times in their burgeoning careers.  This is the time of year when three-year-old thoroughbreds explode with regularity to ...

J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') starts contributing to the Unlocking Winners blog this week. Johnson is a videographer, handicapper, and all-around horse racing enthusiast who was drawn to the sport by Curlin's quest to become North America's richest racehorse. A great fan of racing history, he considers ...

In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, was an impish character who was always causing mischief.Well, say hello to Harpoon and Vinceremos, Todd Pletcher-trained colts who are indeed goodfellows in that they are tough and talented, but, boy, do they have a knack for both finding and causing trouble, most of it ...

This edition is dedicated to @pullthepocket. Thanks for the push, man. Leadership in the Kentucky Senate and House last year indicated resistance to be the first to introduce casino legislation, and not surprisingly, that's the case during the current General Assembly session. ... Broken-record time: Not enough votes in the Republican-led Senate, ...

The morning before the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II), maybe you had a hunch that Chitu was sitting on a big race. Not only did you plan on betting the son of Henny Hughes at Santa Anita Park Feb. 8 but you started sniffing around for a future wager in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), too. The key is to strike before the ...