Granted, it’s only a matter of days, but keeping Preakness Stakes horses happy is a thing that is on the mind of all of the trainers shooting to win the second Jewel of the Triple Crown. Keeping Preakness Stakes horses happy until they are in the gate at Pimlico at May 20 can be easier […] More
The Preakness Stakes fields usually shrinks because the cards are now on the table. Connections have to weigh what is good for the horse against any money that can be had on the Triple Crown Trail. As impressive as Always Dreaming was in the Kentucky Derby, there were a lot of question marks about him […] More
Arrogate shocked the Travers Field at Saratoga last weekend and it just put an exclamation point on what a difference a year makes. Last year, Bob Baffert’s trainee American Pharoah tasted defeat in the $1.25 million mile and a quarter Travers, but last weekend Baffert saddled Arrogate. The way Arrogate shocked the field puts him in […] More
Thanks to 14 well-matched runners, the Travers Stakes highlights a stellar card at Saratoga on Saturday and bettors have tons of options. All of the races Saturday are loaded with quality. Pace always has, and always will, make the race, and this year’s $1.25 million mile and a quarter Travers Stakes is no different. Those that […] More
The Travers Stakes is shaping up as a brawl at Saratoga on Saturday and it should be a flat-out extravaganza. No fewer than 14 horses are entertaining the idea of entering this fixture. Although Bob Baffert tasted defeat in this race last year with American Pharoah, he has a pair of contenders that must be […] More
Upsets happen in horseracing coast to coast but they don’t always happen to superstars on the same weekend. That is exactly what transpired July 31 and August 1 as the champion Beholder was upset in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar and the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist tasted defeat in the Haskell at Monmouth Park. […] More
The Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park has lured a classy group of 6 stars on Sunday and it is taking the shape of a rerun of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist will head the cast, but the Kentucky Derby place and show runners, Exaggerator and Gun Runner, all will greet the starter. […] More
