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There are plenty of stakes to choose from on Saturday at Saratoga. The Whitney, The Test, and The Lure and The Glens Falls will all be run. So will The Saratoga Derby and I like that one. Yes, I like...

Fasig-Tipton Lure Stakes – Race 5 at Saratoga – Post Time 2:50 PM Eastern Shifting Sands is one of two in this race saddled by Chad Brown and he opens at 5 to 1, which is two and one-half times...

While there is little doubt Del mar has drawn bigger more competitive fields in their stakes so far this year when compared to Saratoga, there is also little doubt Saratoga has had their share of quality as opposed to quantity....

Niagara Stakes – Race 8 at Woodbine – Post Time 4:40 PM Eastern Two of the three starting favorites in this 11 horse field going a mile and one-quarter are Mighty Heart and Town Cruise, who are ABSOLUTELY need-the-lead types....

The three-year old championship is very much up for grabs at this point. We had three different horses win all three of The Triple Crown races. One of them, Rich Strike is considered by many, me included, to be the...

Molly Pitcher Stakes – Race 10 at Monmouth – Post Time 4:38 PM Eastern We start a great three race sequence ending with the Haskell Stakes, where you’ll see I am against BOTH likely top betting choices. We start the...

So many of us wait for Saratoga and it is finally here. Yes, I often say it is not what it was, but nothing really is and it is still one of the best meets with some of the best...

Diana Stakes – Race 8 at Saratoga – Post Time 5:03 PM Eastern Not only is Bleecker Street undefeated in seven career starts going back to last August, she appears to have the most powerful late kick in the field...

Saratoga may be just days away, but it is hard not to get a bit enthusiastic about the closing Saturday card at Belmont. This is especially true if you fancy turf racing with some classy Europeans shipping in. The Belmont...