Posts Tagged ‘Jaycito’

All Eyes on Uncle Mo in Wood Memorial

by Greg Melikov

posted on April 5, 2011 in General Discussion, Handicapping, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | 2 Comments >>

All racing eyes will be fixed on Uncle Mo in the Wood Memorial on Saturday as the early Kentucky Derby favorite runs in his final prep on the Road to the Roses, one of three key races this weekend. The early favorite in the first of the three Triple Crown events breezed a half-mile in 48 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Breeders’ Cup World Championships – Saturday

by Ed Meyer

posted on November 4, 2010 in Breeders Cup, Free Picks and Tips | 2 Comments >>

The 27th running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships will take place under the historic Twin Spires. Kentucky is known as the horse capitol of the world, and what better place than Louisville, Kentucky to see the best in the world converge to do battle? The day is chock full of the great runners, and […]