The Pegasus World Cup draw was completed Monday and there were some very unhappy campers in the room after the field was solidified. Ironically, the two morning line favorites could not be farther apart. California Chrome, tabbed at 6-5, drew the extreme outside 12 post. Arrogate, at 7-5, drew the rail. The $12 million Pegasus […] More
Making an early morning line for the Pegasus World Cup is not an easy chore but that is why the big bucks are thrown around. So, here goes my look on an early morning line for the $12 million new Super Bowl of racing. The 9-furlong Gulfstream Park event will be staged on January 28 […] More
The Pegasus World Cup field was solidified early this week and now a full group of 12 are pointing to the monumental event on January 28. The entries will be drawn next week when the cast will be in cement. The nine-furlong extravaganza will be run at Gulfstream Park and with a purse of $12 […] More
The Pegasus World Cup field is forming as we breathe and there is a still a long way to go before the full gate of 12 will be in place. The trifecta players in the Breeders’ Cup Classic seem poised to compete again with longshots from around the world looming. The $12 million extravaganza will […] More
The 2016 highlights of horseracing have been truly sensational and it revolves not only about the best older horses in the sport but also about the youngsters. Let’s start with the babies and move through the divisions. Classic Empire will be a well-deserving champion if the world is right. His 2016 highlights started when he […] More
Santa Anita workouts tell a story especially right now when connections try to get their horses primed for the opening of the meeting. The winner stand starts the day after Christmas. Some of the main players in Southern California skipped the action at Los Alamitos to re-energize and get focused. Traditionally, early in the Santa […] More
Beating California Chrome is never easy but nine brave souls will try to do just that Saturday at Los Alamitos. The vehicle is the $180,000 Winter Challenge at a mile and a sixteenth. The race was basically invented to give California Chrome a prep for his final race, the Pegasus World Cup. Two horses are […] More
Overthinking in horseracing doesn’t work for the most part and that is not to say one can glide through the handicapping process. The balance is achieved by doing the due diligence of examining all the facts and then making a logical decision. One of my former employers used to tell me that ‘every time I […] More
This Classic preview accentuates the overall talent of those that will line up in the Breeders’ Cup and that has not always been the case. In years past, sort of like how the top teams in the National Football League separate themselves late in the season, the horseracing cream usually rises to the top in […] More
