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Another day of Saturday racing and it seemed like a good day to look at the cards and see if we can find a few nice spot plays to help the cause. I’ll start at Oaklawn Park where they have...
Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes – Race 8 at Laurel Park – Post Time 4:15 PM Eastern Galerio is a standout in this race but that’s fine because there is money to be made in doubles from race eight to...
Kentucky Derby prep season continues on Saturday with the Tampa Bay Derby. Tampa Bay is a great racetrack to put a solid foundation in a horse and I always watch horses running back after competing at Tampa. The Tampa Bay...
Challenger Stakes – Race 8 at Tampa Bay Downs – Post Time 3:49 PM Eastern The forecast is for rain, perhaps heavy at times, so among the stakes races on the Tampa Bay Derby card I’m sticking with those scheduled...
Mac Diarmida Stakes – Race 11 at Gulfstream – Post Time 5:10 PM Eastern We kick off a great sequence of three stakes with this annual 11 furlong turf marathon and a field of 11. There are four horses which...
The Fountain of Youth, part of a cross country all dirt pick 5 with races from Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita may have lost Mo Donegal, but it remains a full competitive field with a lot of options. Opinions are...
Race 7 at Aqueduct – Post Time 3:57 PM Eastern Zoomer leads the field with nine career wins, three at Aqueduct with the last two at this one mile trip. Claimed last out for $50K from a win over...
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