Picks and plays for the Pennsylvania Derby, Cotillion Stakes
Some of the best 3-year-old Thoroughbreds in North America will face off in a pair of $1 million races on Saturday at Parx Racing.
Breeders’ Cup Classic Top 12: Your guess is as good as mine
If you have any clue which horse will emerge victorious in the November 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita, I applaud you. You’re one step ahead of me and perhaps 95% of the remaining handicapping world.
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The NFL, the Travers Stakes, and this Saturday at the Spa with James Scully GalleryWho Do Ya Like Podcast: The NFL, the Travers Stakes, and this Saturday at the Spa with James Scully
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Who Do Ya Like Podcast: The NFL, the Travers Stakes, and this Saturday at the Spa with James Scully
On this week's episode of the Who Do Ya Like Podcast, Scott Shapiro welcomes in James Scully to talk about the National Football League, next weekend's Travers Stakes, and this Saturday's late Pick 5 at Saratoga. James gives Scott his team to fade in the NFL, as well as two squads he expects to exceed expectations in 2019.
Six runners who can challenge Maximum Security for division supremacy
Which 3-year-olds could make a run at Maximum Security for the championship title? Here are six challengers who shouldn’t be counted out of the mix.
Breeders’ Cup Classic Top 10: Maximum Security moves up
Maximum Security winning the Haskell Invitational (G1) - © Bill Denver/Equi-Photo Slowly but surely the top contenders for the Nov. 2 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) at Santa Anita are sorting themselves out. The Haskell Invitational (G1) and the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) served to clarify aspects of the 3-year-old division, while a quartet of top-ranked older runners will square off in the Aug. 3 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, a race that will surely shake up the division [...]
BARN Podcast 7/22/19
We look back at the weekend racing action including the Haskell Day/Night card, Sunday at Saratoga, discuss all the cancellations and news from the weekend, and more!
Breeders’ Cup Classic Top 10: A new name at the top
Preservationist winning the Suburban Stakes (G2) - © NYRA/Coglianese Photography/Susie Raisher When was the last time we were four months out from the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and the division lacked anything resembling a clear-cut group of top contenders? This year’s Classic division is among the most wide-open in recent memory, thanks to an inconclusive Triple Crown season and a lack of standout older males. The Classic contenders have not been running particularly fast on the Beyer speed [...]
BARN Podcast 6/17/19
We look back at a huge Saturday night card at Churchill Downs which included the Stephen Foster, Elate winning the Fleur de Lis, and more. We also talk about the Poker Stakes at Belmont and Maximum Security's return to the races at Monmouth Park.
Pegasus Stakes kicks off summer campaign for Maximum Security
Maximum Security wins Florida Derby (Coglianese Photos) With the disappointment of his Kentucky Derby (G1) disqualification still looming large, Maximum Security will aim to start the summer of his 3-year-old campaign on a bright note when he contests the June 16 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. Gary and Mary West’s star colt is one of six runners entered in the 1 1/16-mile event, which serves as a local springboard to the July 20 Haskell Invitational (G1) at Monmouth. [...]
War of Will holds early edge in race for Eclipse Award
Maximum Security and Country House battle to the wire in the Kentucky Derby (G1) - Coady Photography The rules are simple. Sweep all three legs of the Triple Crown, and you will be named champion 3-year-old male at the Eclipse Awards. Win two of the three races and you’d have to really mess up the second half of the season to lose the title. But when three different horses win the three Triple Crown races, it’s anyone’s guess [...]
