by Joe Quillen Friday 6/21 – Belmont at the Big A Race 2 We stay at Belmont at The Big A for today’s Quills Picks Winners, and today we have an early race on the card. We have two-year-old fillies
We head back to the east coast with a trip to New York and Aqueduct, specifically the continuation of the Belmont at the Big A meet where we have fillies and mares going a mile on the turf course here. It is going to be another hot day on the eastern seaboard, but I do not think it will be hot enough that we see post times rushed or anything like that.
by Joe Quillen Wednesday 6/19 – Horseshoe Indianapolis Race 7 After a successful return to the Delaware Valley, we leave for a trip to Indiana for the seventh race on the Horseshoe Indianapolis card, which is an allowance race going
After a successful trip to the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, we make the trip back home to Southeastern PA for the sixth race at Parx today, which is a maiden claiming race for fillies and mares going six and a half furlongs on the main track. Post time for today’s race is 2:59 pm Eastern time.
Today we head somewhere new as we had to Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pennsylvania as we have the Tom Ridge Stakes, which is named for the former governor of Pennsylvania and former Director of Homeland Security. This race is for three-year-olds going six furlongs on the synthetic track here. Post time is set for 5:42 pm Eastern time.
Today is closing day, and like the closing day of every meet, everything must go! Well, all pools that have the potential of having a carryover must be paid out today. Also on closing day of the almost six month meet at Santa Anita that runs from the day after Christmas to mid-June is the tradition of running the San Juan Capistrano, which is a race that goes at an about distance of a mile and three quarters.
Let’s head to the Jersey Shore as Monmouth Park has their Haskell Preview Day. We will take a look at four races today which will be the final four races on their card. If you’re watching along at home this afternoon, the races will be on FS2.
We have state bred three-year-old fillies who are part of the New York Stallion Series today as they will be going six furlongs on the outer turf course. We have eight fillies going postward with a post time of 3:39 pm Eastern time.
We head out west to Santa Anita for the beginning of the final weekend of their Spring/Hollywood meet. Today’s race is the final race of a nine race card as we have three year olds going one mile on the turf. Post time for this race is for 8:12 pm Eastern time.