Our analyst digs into Saturday’s 20-point Battaglia Memorial Stakes with picks and analysis as the sophs tackle this stop on the Triple Crown trail.
Heavy favorite Timberlake delivered a solid performance to win Saturday’s Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park, and he’s taken the Derby points lead.
In two Triple Crown points races, Sierra Leone rallied to run down Track Phantom to win the Risen Star, while Stronghold scored in the Sunland Park Derby.
Track Phantom has won three straight, including two stakes, and will look to keep it rolling in Saturday’s Risen Star at the Fair Grounds.
No More Time moved into the upper echelon in Kentucky Derby points with a front-running score in Tampa Bay’s Sam F. Davis Stakes.
The next stop on the road to the Triple Crown will be at Tampa Bay Downs in Saturday’s G3 Sam F. Davis Stakes, worth 20 points to the winner.
The Triple Crown nominations released earlier this week include a half-dozen horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic and a larger number based here.
Down went the champ, and up went some surprises during this past weekend’s four Kentucky Derby preps. Some thoughts…
Pennsylvania-bred Uncle Heavy rallied to post an upset in the Grade 3 Withers and earn 20 points on the Kentucky Derby trail.
With the G3 Southwest Stakes delayed to Feb. 3, this Saturday becomes a huge day on the Triple Crown trail, with four major preps.
