Thursday, May 17, 2012

LET'S GO TO THE RACES - May 18-19

A quick reference tool meant to help the newer fan (like me!) 

NOTE:   AFTER A RACE HAS BEEN RUN, you can return here, click on the CARD to view the Results and watch a REPLAY. 

SECOND LEG OF THE TRIPLE CROWN
137th RUNNING OF THE PREAKNESS




In honor of Afleet Alex and the greatest Preakness ever - 2005




COUNTDOWN TO THE CROWN:   Everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-but-didn't-know-what-to-ask site!!  A must-read" is Jeremy Plonk's weekly rundown on the Road to the Triple Crown.  DRF: Week 20 - May 17, 2012   He covers the week that was as well as looking toward the upcoming weekend. 

DRF: PREAKNESS FIELD - PPs INCLUDING REPLAY VIDEOS

NBC plans 6 1/2 hours Preakness coverage, Friday-Saturday - check your cable provider

FLASH:  DRF will LIVE STREAM THE RACES AT PIMLICO

Steve Haskin's Preakness Report - Picks
And They're Off with Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman
Steve Haskin: Preakness Report - Cause and Effect

Under each race description below, in addition to the card, in most instances, there are links to read more about a particular race and the runners.

Full cards are shown below, listed in time order, all adjusted to ET.
Just want a simple list of the races, time ordered?  Click here

DON'T FORGET:  Even if you can't watch the U.S. races live, you can come back here after the race has run, click on the CARD listed under the race, and watch a REPLAY!  Let's go to the races!

DRF: Road to Derby - Prep races and replays See what the runners did in their last preps; click on a horse's name, and DRF will take you to that horse's page with videos of his past races, his workouts, and pedigree.

FEATURED RACES:
Note:  Times may fluctuate.  All times adjusted for EDT

Friday, May 18

2:34 ET Skipat S Pimlico| $100,000| 3&up f&m| 6f | Race 6
RESULT - REPLAY VIDEO    It's Me Mom looks difficult to catch in the Skipat

3:39 ET Miss Preakness S |Pimlico| $100,000g| 3yo f| 6f | Race 8
RESULT - REPLAY VIDEO - Agave Kiss remains undefeated      Agave Kiss taking next step in Miss Preakness Stakes

4:14 ET Jim McKay Turf Sprint S| Pimlico| $100,000| 3&up| 5fT| Race 9
RESULT AND REPLAY VIDEO

4:46 ET Black-Eyed Susan S |G2| Pimlico| $300,000| 3yo f| 1 1/8 mi|Race 10
RESULTS & REPLAY VIDEO - Pletcher 1-2
DRF: Mamma Kimbo stands out in the Black Eyed Susan
DRF: Black Eyed Susan Stakes
Mamma Kimbo, Disposablepleasure, In Lingerie

5:20 ET The Very One S| Pimlico| $100,000| 3&up f&m| 5fT| Race 11
RESULTS & REPLAY VIDEO    Inspired's speed dangerous in the Very One

5:51 ET Pimlico Special S |G3| Pimlico| $300,000| 3&up| 1 3/16 mi|Race 12
RESULTS & REPLAY VIDEO  Evan Hammonds: Special return
Pimlico Special attracts 10 led by Alternation   Alternation heads deep cast in Pimlico Special
Toby's Corner, Nehro, Alternation, Mission Impazible, Hymn Book

6:20 ET Hilltop S| Pimlico| $100,000| 3yo f| 1 1/16 miT |Race 13
RESULTS & VIDEO REPLAY

Saturday, May 19
11:30a ET Gallorette H |G3| Pimlico| $150,000| 3&up f&m| 1 1/16 miT| Race 3
CARD   Highly regarded Zagora tackles Gallorette

1:50 ET Chick Lang S| Pimlico| $100,000| 3yo| 6f | Race 6
CARD   Ill Villano, Trippi's Secret tackles Laurie's Rocket

3:03 ET Railbird S |G3| Hollywood Park| $100,000| 3yo f| 7f | Race 3
CARD   Killer Graces is the more accomplished and is the high-weight over Sister Moon and rest of field

3:12 ET Maryland Sprint H |G3| Pimlico| $100,000| 3&up| 6f |Race 8
CARD

3:53 ET James W Murphy S| Pimlico| $100,000| 3yo| 1 miT |Race 9
CARD  Done Talking, winner of the Illinois Derby, among 3 year olds on the turf

4:36 ET Allaire duPont Distaff S |G3| Pimlico| $100,000| 3&up f&m| 1 1/16 mi |Race 10
CARD    Speedster Love And Pride ready for Dupont

5:18 ET Dixie S |G2| Pimlico| $300,000| 3&up| 1 1/8 miT | Race 11
CARD   TTimes: Well-matched Dixie tops Preakness undercard

6:18 ET Preakness S |G1| Pimlico| $1,000,000| 3yo| 1 3/16 mi | Race 12
CARD   TTimes: California horses continue in Classic spotlight
Brisnet Past Performances chart for Preakness
TTimes: Gutierrez, Smith bring different experience levels to Preakness

7:30 ET Marjorie L Everett H |G2|H’wood Park|$150,000|3&up f&m|1 1/16 mi |Race 10
CARD   Zazu, Include Me Out head Marjorie Everett Stakes
News/California:  ZENYATTA TO GET A STATUE AT SANTA ANITA.  Zenyatta to get a statue across from John Henry at Santa Anita.  The unveiling is scheduled to take place at the 2012 Breeders Cup, scheduled at Santa Anita in November.  DRF: Zenyatta gets John Henry treatment at Santa Anita
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Missed your favorite race?  BloodHorse has a searchable results page with Race Replay Videos by Date, Track, or Race Type.  BloodHorse Race Results page - Domestic & Internat'l

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Links to past races for each horse entered
Graded Stakes Database - Powerful database / Race Videos
Thoroughbred Report - Companion to Graded Stakes Database

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For more on current racing activity, browse through the stories, videos and options at:  Daily Racing Form, BloodHorse, Thoroughbred Times.   HRTV Racing Calendar
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Useful tools:

INTERNATIONAL NEWS: 
Chewin' the Fat is a new international show based in Australia covering horse racing.

Cloudy's Knight - Video 41 minutes

The story of Charismatic - ESPN
I've given a page to this story. Charismatic - 5 videos of the ESPN broadcast

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COOL TIP:  Come back here after the races and click on the cards for the featured races below and see the RESULTS and Order of Finish, as well as VIDEO REPLAY of the race.  Also:  to get the results for all the races on a particular day, this is BloodHorse's results page:  Race Results  There will be a "short list" but scroll down and click on "View Full List".  Most will have videos of the races!! Easy way to get a roundup of a day's racing action quickly!!

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New to the sport or just want a place to learn more?
Check the following sites:

Stakes Entries - Video Replays


COMING UP
Seventeen stakes races with purses of more than $3 million are scheduled for the 26-day season, which commences November 10 and continues through December 18.
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WATCH VIDEO REPLAYS OF ALL STAKES RACES
BloodHorse has a great video replay site to watch all the stakes action:
You can watch all stakes races for a particular DAY, or by TRACK, or a combination.  You can also watch INTERNATIONAL and DOMESTIC racing action!  Because these are links and not embedded videos, the site loads quickly.
 
RECAP OF WEEKEND RACING ACTION: 
DRF: Weekend stakes preview - videos

WATCH RACING ONLINE!
Note:  There are free sites to watch online: check out http://www.ntra.com/ or NTRA Live Stream or sign up for a free account at http://www.twinspires.com/content/video  You can also catch the replays right after the big races at http://www.raceday360.com/   Calracing has live coverage of races - Will need to register  Check frequently at DRF as they live stream many of the Derby Preps and marquee races:  http://www.drf.com/

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A really good site for the new fan:
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NOTE: In order to enjoy and use the functionality of the various sites below, some sites may require you to register, however, there is no charge for most of what you will want access to.  If you want to go to the next level and actually place bets and learn more about handicapping, some of these types of services have a fee, but this is strictly your choice whether to use these services.

DRF Grid: Today's Action - Upcoming & Prior Race Days - Click on any track "day", and pull up that day's entries for each of the races
DRF - Starts with ACTIVE tracks - Click on the DAY next to the track name to see that day's full race card. 

Simple Alpha List of American Graded Stakes by Stakes Name, by Grade I, II, III

This includes a list of all American tracks


Useful web sites 
Twin Spires Race viewer - One of the best individual race video sites - You will need to register, free

Links to blogs and other sites I have found useful:

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