D.S. Williamson

D.S. Williamson has been passionate about horse racing since he was 13-years-old. He spent most of his time at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, AZ before moving to California in 1997.

Tacitus winning the Wood Memorial (gr. II) at Aqueduct - © NYRA/Coglianese Photography

2019 Belmont Stakes Picks – Intrepid Heart a Solid Play

Sun Jun 02 2019D.S. Williamson

None of Bob Baffert’s three-year-olds will run in the 2019 Belmont Stakes. Neither will Maximum Security or Country Horse. Nor will Global Campaign, the Peter Pan Stakes winner. Although all those horses won’t run on Saturday, June 8, it doesn’t mean ...

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Belmont Stakes Analysis – Sir Winston & Intrepid Heart

Sun Jun 02 2019D.S. Williamson

Preakness Stakes champion War of Will’s trainer Mark Casse will also saddle contender Sir Winston in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes. Sir Winston might be coming into his own after an excellent run in the Peter Pan Stakes. Todd Pletcher, who has 3 Test of ...

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Tax winning the Withers Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct - Photo by NYRA/Adam Coglianese Photography/Joe Labozzetta

Belmont Stakes Analysis – Spinoff & Tax

Sun Jun 02 2019D.S. Williamson

The Todd Pletcher trained Spinoff had a horrible trip in the Kentucky Derby. After skipping the Preakness Stakes, Spinoff is back for a try at the 2019 Belmont Stakes. Tax, the Wood Memorial runner-up trained by Danny Gargan, also had a terrible trip ...

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War of Will at Lecomte<br />(Hodges Photo/Fair Grounds)

Belmont Stakes Analysis – War of Will & Tacitus

Sun Jun 02 2019D.S. Williamson

Mark Casse trained War of Will won the Preakness Stakes, but won’t head into the Belmont Stakes the morning line favorite. Tacitus, the Wood Memorial winner, will offer favorite’s odds to take the 2019 Test of Champions. What are War of Will’s Chance ...

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Preakness Stakes Make the Case - Improbable & War of Will

Thu May 16 2019D.S. Williamson

On Saturday, Improbable should offer favorite’s odds. War of Will figures to go off second choice. There are reasons to like both horses to win the Second Jewel of the Triple Crown. There are also reasons to go against both. Check out the case for an ...

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Improbable winning the Street Sense Stakes - Coady Photography

2019 Preakness Stakes Free Picks

Thu May 16 2019D.S. Williamson

The Second Jewel of the Triple Crown takes place this Saturday on May 18. Last week, most horseplayers looked towards either War of Will or Improbable as their key horse. It made sense because those two horses ran decent enough in the Kentucky Derby ...

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Preakness Stakes Make the Case – Alwaysmining & Win Win Win

Wed May 15 2019D.S. Williamson

This year’s Preakness Stakes figures to be more of a handicapping challenge than any Preakness since 2010. Lookin At Lucky beat Derby winner Super Saver that year. We could see something similar on Saturday with a second or third choice horse like Al ...

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Preakness Stakes Make the Case - Anothertwistafate & Owendale

Wed May 15 2019D.S. Williamson

The Preakness Stakes takes place this Saturday on May 18. Although neither Country House nor Maximum Security will run in the race, the field should be deep. That means a horse offering overlay odds could take it. Two possible overlay odds horses cou ...

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Maximum Security wins Florida Derby<br />(Coglianese Photos)

2019 Kentucky Derby Free Picks: Building Tickets Around Maximum Security

Sat Apr 27 2019D.S. Williamson

If you like Game Winner and Improbable, you must like Omaha Beach. That’s the thing. I’m not sure how good Game Winner and Improbable are right now. Justify, American Pharoah, Silver Charm, Warm Emblem, and Real Quiet entered the Kentucky Derby on ...

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Omaha Beach winning the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) - Coady Photography

Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Omaha Beach and By My Standards

Tue Apr 23 2019D.S. Williamson

The 2019 Kentucky Derby is so deep it only makes sense to discuss the chances of the likely favorite winning in the same blog about the chances of one of the longest shots on the board. Omaha Beach should enter the Kentucky Derby as either the first ...

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Vekoma winning the Blue Grass Stakes (gr. II) - Keeneland Photo

Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Vekoma and Tax

Tue Apr 23 2019D.S. Williamson

Not a lot of love is flowing towards Bluegrass Stakes winner Vekoma and Wood Memorial runner-up Tax. Nobody’s talking about either horse having a shot to win the May 4 Kentucky Derby. That might be an issue because both appear well-suited for decent ...

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Maximum Security wins Florida Derby<br />(Coglianese Photos)

Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Maximum Security and Spinoff

Tue Apr 23 2019D.S. Williamson

Because 20 horses enter into the Kentucky Derby starting gate, there’s a chance that many runners will offer overlay odds. Two of those horses offering overlay odds on May 4 should be the Todd Pletcher trained Spinoff and the Florida Derby winner, Ma ...

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Improbable wins Street Sense S. (Coady Photo/Churchill)

Kentucky Derby Make the Case: Improbable and Tacitus

Tue Apr 23 2019D.S. Williamson

The Kentucky Derby on May 4 figures to be one of the most difficult to handicap in years. The 2019 Derby is incredibly deep. There won’t be a clear-cut favorite like Justify last year. That’s why it’s important to think about the pros and cons of eac ...

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