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Saturday Gulfstream Park, Race 9, Local Post Time 4:33pm ESTThe G3 Mr. Prospector Stakes, 6F, 3YO & up, DirtBy Douglas Salvatore Star Harbor (5/2 morning line) is a rare case of a ''quad figure standout.'' In his last four starts, all of his speed figures are 110 or better. No other horse in this field has a single speed figure that fast in ...

Before jumping into analysis of this weekend's top stakes races, we asked TimeformUS contributor Bob Barry to reflect on the closing of Hollywood Park. The Hollywood Park Swan SongBy Bob Barry What can you say about a seventy-five-year-old racetrack that died?That she was young and beautiful back when “Old Hollywood” was still just “Hollywood”; ...

Saturday Betfair Hollywood Park, Race 9, Local Post Time 4:35pm PTThe G1 CashCall Futurity, 1 and 1/16 Miles, 2YO, SynthBy Justin FinchThe Grade 1 Cash Call Futurity will be run against a poignant backdrop as Betfair Hollywood Park approaches its end. And one should add that it approaches it with some style, as this is a very interesting edition ...

Saturday Betfair Hollywood Park, Race 6, Local Post Time 3:04pm PTThe G1 Hollywood Starlet Stakes, 1 and 1/16 Miles, Fillies, 2YO, SynthBy Justin FinchThe Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet has eight two-year-old fillies and almost as many question marks. There have been stronger editions of this race, to be sure, but this edition, the final one, stands ...

Sunday Betfair Hollywood Park, Race 8, Local Post Time 4:07pm PTThe G1 Matriarch Stakes, 1 Mile, Fillies and Mares, 3+, TurfBy Justin Finch The final Matriarch, like so many before it, will be a good one. The nine-horse field contains four Grade 1 winners and is loaded with accomplished fillies and mares. At time of writing, the forecast is that ...

Saturday Delta Downs, Race 7, Local Post Time 4:15 pm CSTThe G3 Delta Downs Jackpot, 1 and 1/16 Miles, 2YO, DirtBy Douglas SalvatoreAfter many years of disappointing editions, everything finally clicked for the Delta Jackpot last year. The 2012 edition of this race was won in brilliant front-running fashion by Goldencents. He defeated a very ...

Saturday Aqueduct, Race 7, Local Post Time 3:14 pm ETThe G3 Red Smith, 1 and 3/8 Miles, 3YO+, TurfBy Douglas Salvatore With a field of 13 horses assembled, the Red Smith Handicap is an extremely attractive betting race. The 11-furlong distance means that this race will be contested around three turns, with a fairly short run into the first turn, ...

Saturday Aqueduct, Race 6, Local Post Time 2:45 pm ETThe Summer Secretary S., 1 and 1/16 Miles, 3YO Fillies, TurfBy Douglas SalvatoreThe $100,000 Summer Secretary has attracted a strong field of 13 three-year-old fillies, and the TimeformUS Pace Projector indicates that it will be run at a fast and contested early pace. • TimeformUS PPs for the ...

Santa Anita Friday, Race 10, Local Post Time 4:35 pm PTThe G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff, 1 and 1/8 Miles, Dirt, F&M, 3+By Robert FinneganSelections:1) #4 Royal Delta2) #5 Beholder3) #6 Princess of Sylmar - Get Breeders' Cup PPs for $1.50 per day- For selections, analysis, and past performances for all 14 Breeders' Cup races, get the TimeformUS ...

Belmont, Race 8, Local Post Time 4:34 pm ETThe G3 Bold Ruler H., 7F, Dirt, 3+By Douglas SalvatoreThe TimeformUS Pace Projector indicates that this race will be run at a moderate pace that should favor horses who are projected to be on or near the early lead.This bodes very well for 9/5 morning line favorite Strapping Groom and the improving ...