The first edition of this year’s Top 10 Kentucky Derby contenders includes several horses in the stable of top trainer Todd Pletcher. While it’s a long road to the Run for the Roses, here’s my list of the leading...
By Guillermo J.P on Feb 15, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz | Sometimes weather is destined to play havoc with a great race and a great racing card. Sometimes, all the horses in a high class event seem ready to run their best, but a heavy downpour turns...
By Steve Davidowitz on Feb 11, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz | So the New York Football Giants came through for those who believed in them. This, after all, was a team that had lost seven of its first 14 games with only two games to play in...
By Steve Davidowitz on Feb 07, 2012
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov, should do well next time out. These thoroughbreds won nine times, finished second three times and ran third five times since Dec. 18. They’re worth considering...
By Guillermo J.P on Feb 06, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz | There are several good horse races on Saturday, including three for promising 3-year-olds seeking the credentials and Graded stakes money needed to make theKentucky Derby starting gate. Here are a few horses to watch or bet on...
By Steve Davidowitz on Feb 05, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz | The weekend was as action packed and as dramatic as anything I’ve seen on and off the racetrack in several years. First, there were numerous tight finishes and sterling performances in the annualSunshine Millions that jointly was...
By Steve Davidowitz on Jan 31, 2012
Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov, should do well next time out. These thoroughbreds won nine times, finished second once and ran third five times since Dec. 3. They’re worth considering when...
By Jennifer P.G on Jan 25, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz | While there was no truly dominant Horse of the Year in 2011, the 4-year-old filly Havre de Grace did enough to convince the majority of Eclipse Award voters that she deserved to be the third straight...
By Steve Davidowitz on Jan 19, 2012
Speed bias horseplayers must be thrilled Gulfstream Park’s main track is playing as true as ever six weeks into the 2011-12 meeting that began a month earlier than usual. Of the first 53 races at six furlongs through Jan....
By Guillermo J.P on Jan 17, 2012
By Steve Davidowitz From what I saw in 2011, there were a few dozen young horses who acted the part of serious prospects for the 2012 Triple Crown races. No doubt there will be many more before we get to the...
By Steve Davidowitz on Jan 03, 2012