We are going to a track that you don’t necessarily hear from that often, and that is Penn National which is in Grantville, Pennsylvania, which is northeast of the state capital, Harrisburg. They have their signature races this evening as we will look at the Penn Mile
Health, history and horses are the three H’s carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into New York’s Adirondack Mountains reach Saratoga Springs.
For the first time in 2024, we head north of the border to Toronto, Ontario where we will take a look that finale of an eight-race card at Woodbine Racetrack. Today’s race (or should I say tonight’s race?) is a maiden race for three-year-old fillies going six furlongs on their main synthetic track. Post time will be near sunset as post time for tonight’s race is for 8:20 pm Eastern time.
We stay at Parx for Tuesday’s QPW, and we will be looking at race 6 once again. Weather will not be a factor today, but if you are looking at the whole card, they were off the turf yesterday. But this race today is a dirt race for three-year-old fillies going five and a half furlongs on the main track.
After a trip to New York, we head back home to Parx for today’s Quills Picks Winners, and summer has officially arrived. Temperatures will approach 80 degrees today in the Philly area and the first turf race will probably run the race before today’s QPW, though the Daily Racing Form might still think it is winter as they chose race 6 per usual.
Even without a Triple Crown on the line, the upcoming Belmont Stakes is one of the most anticipated horse races in the sport’s history.
I admit that sometimes when I go to the racetrack, like I did on Saturday to Harrah’s Philadelphia, I try to make mental notes of some tracks. Unfortunately, I did not get to watch any of the Belmont at the Big A races yesterday, but it does look like they escaped the rains that came down here in Philadelphia, and most notably, Baltimore. So I am expecting firm conditions on the turf course today.
Rain was falling at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday hours before Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan goes for back-to-back Triple Crown victories when he takes on seven other horses in the Preakness Stakes.
We reach the second leg of this year’s Triple Crown as we stay in Baltimore for the Preakness. Here at Bleacher Brothers we will educate you like only we can, and if you did not know, today’s race is a mile and 3/16 around the Pimlico main track. We had nine horses entered, but barring anything unforeseen between now and 7 pm Eastern time, eight horses will run with the scratch of Muth.