
BELMONT STAKES-GRADE 1
ARCANGELO Saved ground from the start while tugging hard on the reigns in the early going.

Preakness-Grade 1 (Pimlico) May 20, 2023
NATIONAL TREASURE was the dominant speed from his inside post

149th KENTUCKY DERBY (May 6)
MAGE made a sustained run from the ¼ pole to the finish line showing several gears under a brilliant and perfectly timed ride by Javier Castellano.

BLUEGRASS STAKES-GRADE 1
TAPIT TRICE won the Grade 1 Bluegrass fair and square as the 6-5 favorite.

SANTA ANITA DERBY-GRADE 1
PRACTICAL MOVE made it 3 wins in a row with a game and perfect trip win

Arkansas Derby-Grade 1
With the exception of the winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE, I’m not interested in any other horse out of the Arkansas Derby as a potential Kentucky Derby contender.

Florida Derby-Grade 1
The top two finishers out of the Florida Derby will march on to the Kentucky Derby as major contenders and deservedly so.

LOUISIANA DERBY-GRADE 2
KINGSBARNS made it 3 wins in 3 career starts with a decisive front running score.

TAMPA BAY DERBY- GRADE 3
The odds-on favorite TAPIT TRICE was much the best of a weak Tampa Bay Derby field

GOTHAM-GRADE 3
The 1-turn mile Gotham was a case of which horses would handle this sealed muddy surface.

Rebel-grade 2
Trainer Brad Cox had a pair of 3-year old’s entered-the 9-5 favorite VICTORY FORMATION and the 13-1 upset winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE.

RISEN STAR
Trainer Brad Cox had a pair of 3-year old’s entered-the 9-5 favorite VICTORY FORMATION and the 13-1 upset winner ANGEL OF EMPIRE.

Sam Davis
LITIGATE broke sharply from post 11 to secure an inside position rating comfortably in second in the 2 path into the clubhouse turn.

Withers
HIT SHOW was tons the best as the 6-5 favorite after sitting a perfect rail trip stalking a contested quick early pace.

Robert b. lewis
The Robert Lewis clearly reflects what modern day stakes racing has become in the US. A four-horse field and by the way-ALL 4 horses trained Bob Baffert and 2 of the four owned by similar partnerships.

Holy Bull
The winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby will likely not be any of the eight 3-year-olds who ran in this year’s Holy Bull.

Southwest Stakes
There he was-Arabian Knight cantering back towards the winner’s enclosure and then everyone else heading back to their barns.