We stay on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but this time, we head to New Mexico, specifically our first trip to Sunland Park which is right over the state line from El Paso, Texas for the Grade 3 Sunland Derby
I am going to divert from Laurel Park which was the Daily Racing Form’s Race of the Day and give you two races from the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, where they have 14-race card as they will have their first 50 point races on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby.
We are staying at Gulfstream Park for the Friday edition of Quills Picks Winners as we have three year old maiden fillies going a mile on the turf course here. A field of 11 females will head to the gate for the penultimate race of the day with an approximate post time of 3;37 pm Eastern time.
After a night in Oldsmar, Florida on Valentine’s Day, we head to what has become our Thursday racetrack on the QPW as we had to Gulfstream Park for race 5, which is a seven and a half furlong race on the turf. The way that the course is set up, it will be a two-turn race here, as an overflow field of 13 will head to the gate at approximately 2:09 pm Eastern.
But let’s get back to the racing here, and you know since it is a Wednesday, we are going to stay away from the cold and snowy Northeast and head to Tampa Bay Downs for today’s seventh race. We have older maidens (four years old and up) going a mile and a sixteenth on the turf course
Let’s head to the Southwest for today’s Quills Picks Winners as we head out to Oaklawn Park for their ninth race. The penultimate race on their card is a optional claiming event that is going one mile on the main track. Post time is projected for 5:50 pm ET.
Let’s take our weekly trek from Tampa Bay Downs to Gulfstream for today’s eighth race on their Thursday card, as 13 horses are entered for the penultimate race of the day, going five furlongs on the Tapeta. Post time for today’s QPW race is scheduled for 3:39 pm ET.
Happy Wednesday everyone, and you know if it’s Wednesday, we make a stop down to Oldsmar, Florida for another edition of Quills Picks Winners. We are on the turf for today’s fifth race, which is a one-mile race on the turf course. Weather is looking good for Wednesday, so as of when I looked at this race, this race appears to be running on the turf course.
We stay at my home track as we will look once again at the sixth race at Parx. We have an overflow field of 14 runners, with up to 12 horses to run in this $5000 claimer for fillies and mares four-years-old and up going six furlongs.