“There is an incredible amount of information about these important races available online,” said Phil Hanrahan, CEO of the National HBPA, “but it can be a time-consuming process to find it all on a weekly basis, especially when it’s off the beaten path. With this new online feature, we are making a huge amount of this information available in one place.
Robin Richards, president and chair of the NHBPA added, “This collection of information at a single site should assist handicappers and race fans alike as we move toward America’s favorite day of horse racing on the first Saturday of May.”
The Quest for the Crown will provide links to news, video, commentary and handicapping information for each race from a variety of sources, from the major racing media sites and racetracks to smaller blogs that often feature incisive information but are sometimes overlooked or hard to find through a simple web search. The blog format will also allow users to post their own comments and selections and interact with other users.
Following is the schedule of races to be covered:
February 16 El Camino Real Derby (G3) Golden Gate
February 18 Southwest
(G3) Oaklawn Park
February 23 Fasig-Tipton
Fountain of Youth (G2) Gulfstream
Park
February 23 Risen
Star (G2) Fair Grounds
March 2 Gotham
(G3) Aqueduct
March 9 Tampa
Bay Derby (G2) Tampa Bay
March 9 San
Felipe (G2) Santa Anita Park
March 16 Rebel
(G2) Oaklawn Park
March 23 Spiral
(G3) Turfway Park
March 24 Sunland
Derby (G3) Sunland Park
March 30 Florida
Derby (G1) Gulfstream Park
March 30 Louisiana
Derby (G2) Fair Grounds
March 30 UAE
Derby (G2) Meydan
April 6 Wood
Memorial (G1) Aqueduct
April 6 Santa
Anita Derby (G1) Santa Anita Park
April 13 Arkansas
Derby (G1) Oaklawn Park
April 13 Blue
Grass (G1) Keeneland
April 20 Lexington
(G3) Keeneland
April 27 Derby
Trial (G3) Churchill Downs
May 4 Kentucky
Derby (G1) Churchill Downs
May 18 Preakness
Stakes (G1) Pimlico Race Course
June 8 Belmont
Stakes (G1) Belmont Park
