Bay Shore Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $250,000 Bay Shore Stakes (gr. III), a seven-furlong race restricted to three-year-olds that will be run on Saturday at Aqueduct.

1 Trinniberg
2 Perfect Trippi
3 Copy My Swagger

HANSEN WINS THE GOTHAM STAKES!

Hansen re-affirmed his position as one of the leading three-year-old colts in the country with a dominating victory in the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) this afternoon at Aqueduct.

Sent off as the 4-5 favorite, Hansen got off to a quick start and settled into the second position early on in the one-mile and a sixteenth race, although he was hung a bit wide around the first turn. As expected, King and Crusader was the early pacesetter, with Maan also showing good speed toward the rail.

TRIPLE CROWN COUNTDOWN -- March 3rd, 2012, Part II

As promised, here are my quick thoughts on the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III), to be run later this afternoon at Aqueduct.

Gotham Stakes (gr. III)
One Mile and One Sixteenth on the Aqueduct inner dirt track

Entries:

1 My Adonis
2 Stealcase
3 Finnegans Wake

Gotham Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries for the $400,000 Gotham Stakes (gr. III), to be held on Saturday at Aqueduct. The race is 1 1/16th miles in distance and has drawn a large field full of promising -- but lightly-raced -- runners.

1 My Adonis
2 Stealcase
3 Finnegans Wake

TRIPLE CROWN COUNTDOWN -- January 19th, 2012

Here are my recaps of last weekend's major Derby preps, including the Smarty Jones Stakes and California Derby. Enjoy!

Stakes Race Recaps

California Derby
Thoughts: Russian Greek looked really good coming from way off the pace, and being by Giant's Causeway, additional distance should not be an issue. Whether or not he is talented enough to handle the best three-year-olds of 2012 is open to debate, but he looks like a heavy favorite for the El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) next month.

KING AND CRUSADER WINS THE JIMMY WINKFIELD!

King and Crusader, sent off as the fourth-choice in a field of six, proved best in Aqueduct's six-furlong Jimmy Winkfield Stakes under jockey Cornelio Velasquez.

TRIPLE CROWN COUNTDOWN --January 16th, 2012

While a number of fascinating three-year-old races have been run over the last two days, to me, the best is still to come -- the best being the $100,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park later this afternoon.

The first in a series of four Kentucky Derby prep races held at Oaklawn Park each spring, the Smarty Jones Stakes was won last year by Caleb's Posse, who may be named Champion three-year-old male of 2011 later tonight at the Eclipse Awards ceremony. The 2012 edition has drawn a large field of eleven, and it should be a great race to watch. Let's take a look at who's running!