His 3-year-olds may not be eligible to run in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, but nevertheless trainer Bob Baffert surely has an abundance of horses with the potential to be Triple Crown contenders in any other year.
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Dash Attack Wins Smarty Jones, Joins McPeek’s Loaded Kentucky Derby Stable
Trainer Kenny McPeek, coming off a career-best year by earnings in 2021, might be poised for an even better 2022 judging by the way Jan. 1 went.
Courvoisier Relishes Sloppy Track in Jerome Score
Considering how much uncertainty is already woven into a Jan. 1 stakes for 3-year-olds, a wet day at Aqueduct only complicated matters in the $150,000 Jerome Stakes. Aside from having to navigate a one-turn mile in search of qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the eight newly turned 3-year-olds had to cope with a sloppy sealed racetrack.
Picking Winners: How Andy Beyer Revolutionized Horse Racing
If there was a Mount Rushmore for horse racing handicappers, it’s an odds-on proposition that the first face on it would belong to Andy Beyer. Some people may have won more money wagering on the races than Beyer, but no other person has enjoyed as profound and prolonged of an impact on the art of handicapping as the 78-year-old graduate of Harvard University.
