Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

We start our week once again from Keeneland, as the storied track enters its final three days of the 2012 spring meet. Today’s eighth and feature is a nice turf allowance for three-year-olds, and with a distance of five and a half furlongs, it will most certainly be a quick one. Let’s get started.

Race 8 – Keeneland – post time: 4:42 p.m. EDT

SWEET AND LOWDOWN (1), after blowing away a first-level…

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Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

As we approach the final week of Keeneland’s spring meet, we are once again treated to a graded stakes contest, this time the Ben Ali. This main track test at the handicap distance of a mile-and-an-eighth, features the return to racing of Wise Dan, who when last seen here was taking the Grade 2 Fayette field to the woodshed. Six others load into the starting gate to take their shot at the big…

Kat Kubik
and Bob Hill
Staff writers
Tracksideview.com

Race 9 – Keeneland – Coolmore Lexington G3, 1 1/16 on Polytrack for 3-year-olds – post time: 5:13 p.m. EDT

The Lexington is a last-ditch effort for several colts to get enough graded earnings to make the Kentucky Derby field.  Castaway (7) is perhaps the most serious hopeful after winning the Southwest. He faded fast in the Sunland Derby, but most likely was just having an off day. He…

Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

Our work week ends with yet another graded contest from Keeneland, and once again from the female side; this time it’s the Grade 3 Hillard Lyons Doubledogdare Stakes. Man that’s a mouthful. This main track test at a mile and sixteenth for four-year-old and up fillies and mares features several multiple graded stakes winners, and these ladies know how to get a check, let’s see who gets the biggest one.

Race 9 –…

Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

We stay on the ladies side of the aisle for our Thursday selection, this time in the form of the Grade 3 Appalachian Stakes from Keeneland. This one mile turf contest for three-year-old fillies features a pair of graded stakes winners looking to kick off the summer “lawn” season on a winning note; and with the starting gate scheduled to accommodate nine, let’s get started.

Race 8 – Keeneland – post time: 4:42…

Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

Before heading back to Lexington, Ky. for another graded stakes contest, we’ll make a stop at Aqueduct Wednesday for their 7th and feature, a competitive optional-claimer for three-year-old and up fillies and mares. A field of eight is scheduled to start and is always the case; a nice purse waits, this time 64k. Let’s get started.

Race 7 – Aqueduct – post time: 3:58 p.m. EDT

LINDZ WINZ (1), a winner of two…

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Rick Francis
Staff writer
Tracksideview.com

Well, we end the weekend with what else, another graded contest, and once again it comes from the Bluegrass state in the form of Keeneland’s eighth and feature, the Grade 2 Beaumont Stakes for three-year-old fillies. A rare small field of six takes to the all-weather main track for this seven furlong sprint, and as we continued to see, if they make it to the starting gate, they got a chance. Let’s get…

Kat Kubik
and Bob Hill
Staff writers
Tracksideview.com

Race 11 – Keeneland – Blue Grass G1, 1 1/8 on Polytrack for 3-year-olds and older – post time: 6:18 p.m. EDT

All eyes will be on champion, Hansen (4) as he makes his final start before the Derby in the Blue Grass. The colt does not have to win this race, but simply get something out of it for the big one. That said, he looks like the…