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Longshot Exacta In Jaipur Highlight Of Successful Belmont Day For Hall Of Famer Mott Sponsored by: Hall of Fame conditioner Bill Mott at Belmont Park Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott saddled a pair of longshot chances in Saturdays Grade 1, $400,000 Jackpocket Jaipur and ended up completing a personal exacta when Casa Creed [10-1] posted a two-length score over stablemate Chewing Gum [28-1] in the six-furlong inner turf sprint for 3-year-olds and up on Belmont Stakes day at Belmont Park ...

Sponsored by: Jackies Warrior wins the Pat Day Mile at Churchill Downs. Undefeated one-turn titans Jackies Warrior and Drain the Clock will square off in Saturdays 37th running of the Grade 1, $400,000 Woody Stephens presented by Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. The historic seven-furlong sprint for sophomores is named in honor of the late Hall of Fame trainer, whose biggest claim to fame was capturing an unprecedented five straight wins in the Belmont Stakes with Conquist...

Promise Keeper Flying The Flag For Up-And-Coming Breeder Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds Sponsored by: Promise Keeper wins the Peter Pan under Luis Saez Woodford Thoroughbreds, WinStar Farm and Rock Ridge Racings Promise Keeper posted a 2 1/4-length score in Saturdays Grade 3, $200,000 Peter Pan, proving himself a top contender for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on June 5. Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the Constitution chestnut, piloted by Luis Saez...

Promise Keeper Gives Pletcher Another Potential Belmont Starter After Peter Pan Victory Sponsored by: Promise Keeper wins the Peter Pan under Luis Saez Staying true to form, 3-2 favorite Promise Keeper took the nine-furlong Grade 3, $200,000 Peter Pan on Saturday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., by 2 ¼ lengths over a field of four other 3-year-olds in the traditional local prep for the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, the third jewel of racings Triple Crown. Trained by ...

Eddie Mac’s Book: Belmont Weekend Offers Tempting Stakes I always have a handicapping hangover after Oaks-Derby weekend, no matter whether I won, broke even or lost. It’s glorious to watch and wager on top-class horses in race after race. On the flip side, it makes dealing with weekday cards of cheap claimers and one-for-life allowance types even less appealing. I usually take most of the next week off, but I made an exception Sunday morning, when I bet on the English 1,000 Guineas for 3...

Thinking Outside the Box in the Peter Pan Thinking Outside the Box in the Peter Pan 07 May, 2021 12:39 AM By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman The weekend between the Kentucky Derby (G1) and the Preakness (G1) brings a busy Saturday of racing at Belmont Park. Five graded stakes are on the agenda, and while the Man o War (G1) for older turf horses is the star of the card, the Peter Pan (G3) is arguably the more intriguing betting race. Held over 1 1/8 miles on the main track,...

Weekend Lineup: Five Graded Stakes At Belmont Saturday Sponsored by: by NTRA | 05.07.2021 | 2:43pm TVG will be broadcasting racing throughout the weekend from Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park, and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app, which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices. “Americas Day at the Races” will be live on Saturday, May 8 on FS2 from 2-6:30 p.m. featuring the live programming at Belmont Park, which gets into full swin...

Louisville, Ky. Before taking the first crack at unlocking how to make any money on this year’s Bob Baffert Invitational, a.k.a. Preakness 146, a peek behind the racing journalists’ curtain is in order. It reveals a little more than a half-day in the arc of the Triple Crown. Around 7 a.m. Thursday, I drove into the stable area at Churchill Downs. Knowing that trainer Brad Cox would be on a media conference call six hours later, I was hoping he would tell me first whether Mandaloun and Caddo...

California-Based Hot Rod Charlie Getting Revved Up For Louisiana Derby Sponsored by: Hot Rod Charlie, shown training for last years Breeders Cup Juvenile at Keeneland If Doug ONeill shows up in the Big Easy, you better take notice. The two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer has invaded Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for some major wins over the past decade and hell try to do it again from his Santa Anita base in the March 20 TwinSpires Louisiana Derby (G2), when he sends Hot Rod Ch...

Equibase Analysis: King Of Dreams Best Chance To Upset Candy Man Rocket In Tampa Sponsored by: Candy Man Rocket and jockey Junior Alvarado winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes This Saturdays Grade 2, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby provides 12 aspiring colts and geldings the opportunity to earn their share of the 85 points awarded (50 to the winner) on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” as well as the winners share of the purse. Leading the field is Candy Man Rocket, winner of th...