Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made start #2 in Saturday’s opener and first since last August in this maiden special weight event at five and a half on the turf. She was bumped around at the start, but was challenging for the lead by the half mile pole, through awfully quick fractions of […]
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Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made her debut in Sunday’s opener, a six and a half furlong sprint for maiden special weights on the main. Off at 4/1 and having to break from the rail, she was hustled to the front by Johnny V. and set fast fractions of 21.64 and 44.87 for […]
Five year old mare for Mike McCarthy tried two turns for the 1st time in her 7 race career on Saturday in a 1st allowance condition event at a mile on the lawn. Off at 5/1 in a field of 11, she set blazing fractions of 22.52 and 45.49 for the half and opened up […]
Five year old gelding for Mike McCarthy made his 1st start since July and just his 2nd in this country in Friday’s 1st, a maiden special weight at a mile on the turf for older runners. Off at 5/1 in a field of 9, he was pretty much void of any speed and was 8 […]
By Jarrod Horak In this horse racing handicapping video, I analyze the Grade 1, $300,000 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar using Today’s Racing Digest past performances. Hollywood Derby field: 1 – Maaz (5-1), 2 – Friendly Confines (6-1), – Test Score (5-2), 4 – Salamis (9-2), 5 – Kokosan (20-1), 6 – Noble Confessor (Scratched), […]
Four year old gelding for Michael McCarthy tried a starter allowance race for non winners of three lifetime in the finale on Friday at a mile on the turf, 3 and up. Off at even money from a morning line of 3/1 with a ton of money coming in late, he broke well under J.J. […]
By Jarrod Horak The Pacific Classic (G1) at Del Mar is always a barometer for Breeders’ Cup Classic hopefuls, and this year’s edition on Saturday, August 30th, is no exception. Eight runners line up at a mile and a quarter, with two standouts — Nisos and Journalism — set to define the race. The Grade […]
Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy made her 4th career start and 2nd in this country in Saturday’s finale, a maiden special weight for fillies and mares 3 and up at a mile and a sixteenth on the turf. Off at 6/1 in an 11 horse field, she was void of any early speed […]
Three year old filly for Mike McCarthy tried the turf for the 1st time in her four race career in Saturday’s opener and handled it just fine. Off at 2/1 in a field of just five for the 1st allowance condition at ¾ on the sod, she was away OK from the gate and sat […]
Week six is now completed at Santa Anita Park for their long six month venue perched just below the San Gabriel Mountains. Rain came into play this past week with about 2 inches of rain falling mid week and taking the races off the turf on Friday. But the weekend played to a fast main […]