
Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks July 9, 2025
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
Journalism, winner of the Preakness and runner-up in the other legs of the Triple Crown, is among 18 runners nominated to the July 19 Haskell.
Classy 7-year-old New Jersey-bred He’spuregold won Monmouth’s Irish War Cry Handicap Sunday for the fifth consecutive year.
With more days, bigger purses, and Maryland on hiatus, Colonial Downs, and its horsemen and jockeys, are hoping 2025 is its biggest meet yet.
Your five-minute read to catch up on racing highlights from around the Mid-Atlantic this past week!
Picks and analysis for today’s key races from Saratoga.
In a race that looked very much like her Keertana Stakes win, Marksman Queen led throughout to win the G3 Dick Memorial Saturday at Delaware Park.
Jockey Jorge Vargas, Jr. piloted Gran Yaco to a 13-1 upset in Monmouth’s Friday finale to earn the 1,000th win of his riding career.
Picks and analysis for tonight’s card at Charles Town Races!
Wagering on US races was off significantly in June versus the prior year and is down nearly three percent for the year to date.
Racing returns to Delaware Park, and we return with Delaware Park picks and analysis for the track’s 88th racing season.
Picks and analysis for today’s key races from Saratoga.
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