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Derby Trail Race Review: Smarty Jones

Posted on February 4, 2018 by ggiombarrese

The January 15th Smarty Jones at Oaklawn was unfortunately scratched down to a field of five and it was a runaway win for Bob Baffert’s Mourinho. Todd Pletcher’s Navistar couldn’t get to Arkansas and that left Mourinho as a stand-out … Continue reading →

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Breeders Cup Rewind – Saturday (Dirt)

Posted on November 10, 2017 by ggiombarrese

Originally, the plan was to break up Saturday into the early races and the late races, but considering the track featured a profoundly bad inside on dirt, we are going to look at the five Saturday Breeders Cup dirt races … Continue reading →

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Derby Prep Review: Smarty Jones

Posted on January 17, 2017 by ggiombarrese

A very promising three-year old burst onto the scene on Monday at Oaklawn Park as Uncontested dominated the one-mile Smarty Jones for trainer Wayne Catalano. Uncontested came to Oaklawn after a solid fourth place finish in the Kentucky Jockey Club … Continue reading →

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Derby Prep Review: Sham Stakes

Posted on January 9, 2017 by ggiombarrese

While the other Derby prep race on Saturday, the Mucho Macho Man at Gulfstream, likely didn’t produce any major players on the Derby trail, the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita produced a spectacular early-season prep from for two very promising … Continue reading →

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Derby Prep Review: The Jerome (G3)

Posted on January 4, 2017 by ggiombarrese

Our first Derby prep review takes us on the A train to Aqueduct to recap the Jerome (G3, 1 mile 70 yards), won by El Areeb, up from Maryland for trainer Cathal Lynch. Fractions – 23.28, 48.11, 1:14.39, 1:14.63, 1.46.17 Winning … Continue reading →

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