Kevin Modesti

Sports and politics writer and editor. Alum of UCLA Daily Bruin, L.A. Herald Examiner, and @LADailyNews and other @SoCalNewsGroup papers.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Personal news: I’m back, as a part-time freelancer, to write on horse racing for @LADailyNews @OCRegister @SGVTribune & @SoCalNewsGroup. Honored to be asked to carry on Art Wilson’s & the papers’ devotion to racing coverage. I welcome comments & questions.
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[Inside SoCal Sports 📰 @InsideSoCalSpts]

Belmont Stakes: Derby winner Golden Tempo faces pace challenge https://t.co/EEC0E2m5zJ

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Horse racing: In Belmont Stakes, thou shalt not ignore this 6-1 shot.
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[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Horse racing: Bob Baffert set to end Santa Anita stakes drought https://t.co/D4HLqAgdpR

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Flavien Prat’s plane is late but horses are on time at Santa Anita https://t.co/9vrzOrBNJX

[Los Alamitos Race Course @losalracing]

Live racing will be held as
scheduled with Sunday’s racing program. First post is 5:45 pm. We’re continuing to monitor the incident at the aerospace facility in Garden Grove. We’ll have racing updates on this page as they become available. @FanDuel_Racing @DRFAndersen @TwinSpires

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Los Alamitos calls off Saturday horse races amid Garden Grove hazmat crisis https://t.co/tCopmiQpwK

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Horse racing: Michael McCarthy looks strong again at Santa Anita https://t.co/R6aItegSu4

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Napoleon Solo holds off Iron Honor to win Preakness at Laurel Park https://t.co/aaYSa57A1t

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Queen Maxima uses fresh tactics for familiar result at Santa Anita https://t.co/qsNHQ5sef4

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

The #Preakness is about an hour away. Eye-catching odds on my top pick (9-1) and my “high-odds horse” (just 8-1).
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[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

“Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the #Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything.” @AP previews Saturday’s race.
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[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

The Friday horse racing column has #Preakness picks and news from Santa Anita and Los Alamitos. Plus stats and schedules.
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[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Horse racing: Preakness pick isn’t easy, but here’s how to iron it out https://t.co/HDvfxCc618

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Iron Honor is a slight 9-2 favorite for the Preakness https://t.co/9YqEnFOVnf

[Preakness Stakes @PreaknessStakes]

#Preakness151 Post Positions

[Nick Tammaro @NTamm1215]

The better their horses, the less frequently the top 10 trainers run them. These are the top 10 by earnings on the year and how many starters they have on 1-14 days' rest last 5 years, plus how many stakes (grd & ungraded) starters they have in the last 5 years..

[Steve Byk @Steve_Byk]

On ATR, @BobBaffert tells @DRFGrening that Pat Day Mile winner Crude Velocity will bypass the @PreaknessStakes in favor of pointing for the G1 Woody Stephens on @BelmontStakes Day at Saratoga.. (📸 @BH_AEberhardt)

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

The Friday horse racing column says it’s time for a change after Golden Tempo becomes the latest Kentucky Derby winner to skip the Preakness. Plus notes, stats and schedules.
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[Cherie DeVaux @reredevaux]

Preakness announcement

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

“Today, with political and corporate leaders — including media companies — falling over each other to curry favor with President Trump, ‘All the President’s Men’ feels like an artifact from a vanished age.”
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