Posts Tagged ‘2011 Kentucky Derby prep races’

Free Weekend Selections

by Ed Meyer

posted on March 18, 2011 in Free Picks and Tips, Handicapping | No Comments >>

Nothing like a few on the house. Hopefully we can kick start your weekend, and WinningPonies can roll in and give better value. I am focusing on a few races that look good, and one in particular. So, hold on tight and here we go! Oaklawn Park – Saturday Race #9 – G-3 Azeri – […]

Plenty Of Time

by Ed Meyer

posted on March 15, 2011 in General Discussion, Handicapping, Kentucky Derby | 1 Comment >>

The Derby will be here soon enough. That is a fact, and no matter if it rains 5 inches or snows a foot, it is a beautiful day. But, before you get all gussied up with hat and mint julep in hand, know that there is still plenty of great action coming your way. The […]

Free Florida Selections

by Ed Meyer

posted on March 11, 2011 in Free Picks and Tips, Handicapping | 4 Comments >>

The Sunshine State will be rocking on Saturday, and my money will be laying in the sun. I think you will want to follow the action on this day, and WinningPonies will be dialed in to mine for the gold. Tampa Bay Downs – Saturday Race #5 – #5 Media Madness (5-2) Ramon Dominguez is […]

Uncle Mo Makes Sophomore Debut in Timely Writer

by Greg Melikov

posted on March 11, 2011 in General Discussion, Other Events | No Comments >>

Likely heavy favorite Uncle Mo will face five outclassed rivals in the $100,000 Timely Writer at Gulfstream Park. The 2-year-old Eclipse champion, trained by Todd Pletcher, has been working well in South Florida at Palm Meadows since winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 4 ¼ lengths, with jockey John R. Velazquez aboard at Churchill Downs […]

On the Road to the Roses: Three Stakes on Tap

by Greg Melikov

posted on February 8, 2011 in General Discussion, Other Events | No Comments >>

Tapizar is attempting to become the first winner of the $100,000 Sham to repeat in the $250,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes — one of three Saturday races on the Road to the Roses. While the Sham is only 11 years old, the Santa Catalina Stakes, renamed in 2007 for the prominent racehorse owner that passed […]

3-Year-Olds Are Coming, 3-Year-Olds Are Here

by Greg Melikov

posted on February 4, 2011 in General Discussion, Kentucky Derby, Other Events | No Comments >>

The 3-year-olds are coming to a track near you. Many of the top contenders on the Road to the Roses are training in South Florida. The East Coast contingent is headed by Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champ Uncle Mo, the 2-year-old male Eclipse Award winner that arrived last month at the Palm Meadows Training Center in […]