
For Whit Beckman, a “surreal” Derby run from Ocelli
Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.

Trainer Whit Beckman, once an assistant on Derby- and Preakness-winning operations, just missed winning his first Classic with Preakness hopeful Ocelli.

On the also-eligible list until several runners scratched. Ryan’s Run made the most of it, drawing away to win the Coin Collector Stakes at Charles Town.

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

Several Preakness contenders had their final works (or attempted to) Saturday as the big race looms just a week away.

Maryland-based Preakness hopeful Taj Mahal had his final work prior to the May 16 Preakness Saturday and had his connections smiling.

We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s racing at Charles Town races…

We provide full-card picks and analysis for this afternoon’s races at Laurel Park.

Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz, returns to the airwaves May 9 with an action-packed show. Here’s the lineup.

The Big Lep is even-money in Saturday’s Coin Collector Stakes at Charles Town, in a race in which one owner has all or part of six entrants.

Trainer Gary Capuano has been a dominant force in the 2- and 3-year-old divisions at Delaware Park in recent years and hopes to continue that trend.

Seventh in the Santa Anita Derby and 14th in the Kentucky Derby, Robusta needs a form reversal in the May 16 Preakness Stakes.

Ocelli, still a maiden but also the Kentucky Derby show horse, cost just $12,000 as a yearling but could become a classic winner in the Preakness.
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