Archive for February 2019
2019 Fountain of Youth Preview and Saturday Gulfstream Stakes Selections
Saturday’s card at Gulfstream Park is headlined by the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes. Here at Picks and Ponderings, we have a full preview of the Fountain of Youth, a race which offers a purse of $400,000 as well as Road to the Kentucky Derby points (50-20-10-5) to its top four finishers. We also... Read more »
2019 Hal's Hope Stakes Preview
Racing may still be on hiatus in Chicago for another three weeks, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t following locals in big races. This Saturday’s card at Gulfstream is anchored by the Hal’s Hope Stakes (G3), a race that marks the four-year-old debut of Illinois-bred rising star Sir Anthony. The son of Mineshaft, owned by... Read more »
2019 Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra Stakes Preview
If you’re on the road to the Kentucky Derby or the Kentucky Oaks, the ante has gone up. The next round of three-year-old preps begins on Saturday at Fair Grounds, with the Risen Star Stakes (G2) and the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2). Both of those races offer 50-20-10-5 points, respectively, to their top four finishers... Read more »
Advertisement:
2019 Sam F. Davis Stakes Day Preview
This weekend, the Derby trail visits Tampa Bay Downs — and so does Picks and Ponderings. We visit in a sense of writing this preview of all four stakes races on Saturday’s card. But, we also visit in a literal sense. This half of P&P will be on the ground at Tampa Bay Downs, so make sure to follow... Read more »
2019 Holy Bull and Forward Gal Stakes Preview
This week, Picks and Ponderings stays in Hallandale Beach, and looks at a pair of three-year-old points races. Gulfstream has been a live spur of the Kentucky Derby trail in recent years, and the first of its prep series is this Saturday’s Holy Bull Stakes (G2). The race offers a $350,000 purse, as well as... Read more »
-
Advertisement:
-
Advertisement:
Recent posts
-
2020 Jim Edgar Illinois Futurity Preview »
Nicolle Neulist on Picks & PonderingsPosted December 11, 2020 at 4:43 pm -
2020 Pat Whitworth Illinois Debutante Preview »
Nicolle Neulist on Picks & PonderingsPosted December 4, 2020 at 3:20 pm -
2020 Kentucky Derby Preview »
Nicolle Neulist on Picks & PonderingsPosted September 4, 2020 at 2:59 am -
2020 Belmont Stakes Preview »
Nicolle Neulist on Picks & PonderingsPosted June 17, 2020 at 9:22 pm -
2020 Pegasus World Cup Turf Preview and Saturday Gulfstream Selections »
Nicolle Neulist on Picks & PonderingsPosted January 24, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Categories
- horse racing (1011)
- Arlington Park (334)
- Hawthorne (211)
- Arlington Million (127)
- Kentucky Derby (60)
- Santa Anita (60)
- Saratoga (49)
- ponderings (46)
- Churchill Downs (44)
- Gulfstream Park (40)
Recent Comments
-
Everyone is having difficult times, especially now, during the global crisis and pandemic. Go to the website https://bettingking.in/4rabet/ and start…
-
Equestrian clothing, mens riding breeches uk, breeches, We manufacture women and men riding breeches & riding equipments. https://www.aoneequestrian.com/
-
Hi Alan! I am so sorry about that - I was using a previous historical note about the QEII to…
-
Dear Nicolle Huge fan of yours here in Ft Lauderdale Fl. Just wanted to let you know there was…
-
thank you so much for reading! it was wonderful to see Bolo and Carla Gaines back in the winners'…
Monthly Archives
- December 2020
- September 2020
- June 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
Latest on ChicagoNow
-
How can you not love the movie "Casablanca"
from I've Got The Hippy Shakes by Howard Moore
posted today at 6:00 am -
Chicago Inauguration Week in Beer, January 18-21
from The Beeronaut by Mark McDermott
posted today at 1:05 am -
Midwinter reverie
from Chicago Weather Watch by Weather Girl
posted Saturday at 2:45 pm -
When You Build it...They Won't Come Till You Build It Again!
from Go Do Good! by citizen john q public
posted Saturday at 12:36 pm -
Is it true that Biden wants to make this country Socialist?
from The Chicago Board of Tirade by Bob Abrams
posted Saturday at 11:48 am
Read these ChicagoNow blogs
-
Cubs Den
Chicago Cubs news and comprehensive blog, featuring old school baseball writing combined with the latest statistical trends -
Pets in need of homes
Pets available for adoption in the Chicago area -
The Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor
Chicago writer, editor and author blogs about today's political and public policy issues.
Read these ChicagoNow Bloggers
-
Candace Jordan
from Candid Candace: -
Chris O'Brien
from Medium Rare: -
LeaGrover
from Becoming SuperMommy:
Advertisement: