I still can’t get over that crazy Man O’War on Saturday. The pacesetters, Mission Approved and Sudan, took off at the break and put 8-10 lengths on the rest of the field. Red Rocks settled in an easy third, about a length ahead of Curlin and True Cause. As expected, the sprinters gave out in [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Hollywood Park’
July 12, 2008
Man O War Stakes Gr1 Turf — CURLIN vs GRASS
Saturday’s running of the Man O’War at Belmont is the 35th anniversary of Secretariat’s victory in 1973, the Triple Crown winner’s turf debut. Secretariat defeated Tentam and Big Spruce by a devastating margin, and many horsemen said afterwards that Big Red was better on turf than dirt. This year, reigning Horse of the Year, CURLIN, [...]
July 4, 2008
4th of July Weekend Picks
Lots of stakes this holiday weekend — breaking it all down by track — For FRIDAY & SATURDAY:
BELMONT:
Fri. July 4
TOM FOOL Handicap Gr2:
1)Lucky Island
2)Not For Money
3)Tasteyville
FIRST FLIGHT Handicap Gr2:
1)ANY LIMIT
2)Baroness Thatcher
3)Looky Yonder
Sat. July 5:
MARIENSKY Stakes:
1)CARRIAGE TRAIL
2)VAcare
3)Spectacular Malibu
PRIORESS Stakes Gr1:
1)INDIAN BLESSING
2)Tale of the West
3)By The Light
HOLLYWOOD PARK:
Fri. July 4:
FLAWLESSLY Stakes:
1)GINGER POP
2)Sweeter Still
3)Lethal Heat
Sat. July 5:
TRIPLE BEND [...]
July 3, 2008
Crash and Burn!! What a way to start a blogging career
I hate my real job sometimes. I work every weekend and miss all the live racing action, then when I finally get a chance to sit down and youtube the races I am too beat to do a decent blog. So here I am 4 days late with the weekend wrap show. It ain’t too [...]
June 26, 2008
Hollywood Park Saturday Stakes Picks
The first step to becoming a nationally-recognized Thoroughbred blogger is to be a good handicapper. I correctly predicted Big Brown would bomb the Belmont (just ask my boss, who *still* hasn’t heard the end of it), but I did not put it on the interweb — that’s gonna change starting now.
HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP Gr1:
1) GO [...]
