Posts Tagged ‘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 […]

Fountain of Youth Features Stakes Winners

by Greg Melikov

posted on February 21, 2011 in General Discussion, Other Events | 1 Comment >>

The 65th Fountain of Youth (FOY) features promising 3-year-old horses from stakes winners to talented runners stepping up in class in the Grade 2 on Saturday. Four of the past dozen winners in Gulfstream Park’s second oldest stakes race scored in the Florida Derby: Quality Road, 2009; Scat Daddy, ’07; High Fly, ’05; and Vicar, […]

Risen Star Stakes Attracts 10 Sophomores

by Greg Melikov

posted on February 16, 2011 in General Discussion, Other Events | 2 Comments >>

Ten sophomores square off in Saturday’s $300,000 Risen Star Stakes, led by Rogue Romance, the morning line 3-1 favorite. The colt, who raced exclusively on turf before finishing third in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs, has been training at Gulfstream Park since the first of the year. Rogue Romance, who breaks from […]