The Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks

It is Alabama Day at Saratoga, but you’d be hard pressed to argue the racing at Del Mar this year has not been better than the Spa and I decided to go west where the turf meets the surf. The...

Lake Placid Stakes – Race 7 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:26 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Chad Brown is loaded with four of eight in the main body of the race, but none have the positional advantage of...

The one-mile Fourstardave a Grade 1 named for a perennial Saratoga Horse for Course will be run Saturday. The race drew a field of 7, and as of now it is still scheduled to stay on the grass. It’s Saratoga...

Galway Stakes – Race 7 at Saratoga – Post Time 4:30 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: Redefined and Love Reigns have the bulk of the probability to win, with Isabel Alexandra and Stone Silent (the likely pacesetter) also having...

The Whitney is always one of the better races of the year and gets a lot of attention. Although it is not typically a prep for The Travers like The Jim Dandy I do remember when Alydar won it after...

Lure Stakes – Race 7 at Saratoga – Post Time 3:51 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: I get the sense the plan for Ocean Atlantique in the Grade 1 Manhattan on June 10 (his most recent race) was to...

This Best of Bet With the Best Podcast is the first of what I hope will be many “Best of” podcasts. Each will focus on a different topic and will consist of segments about that topic from several past Podcast...

A field of 5 three-year olds are set to go to post for the traditional Travers prep, a big race on its own, The Jim Dandy on Saturday. Two of the 5. Come out of The Belmont Stakes. 3 of...

Monmouth Oaks – Race 9 at Monmouth – Post Time 4:20 PM Eastern Analysis and main contenders: 10 fillies line up and more than a few have run competitively in stakes, but no more so than Foggy Night, who won...