The Grade 1 Delaware Handicap has enticed the superstar Songbird and five other fillies and mares. The $750,000 fixture will be run at a mile and a quarter on Saturday at Delaware Park and those unlucky five will need to have their running shoes on. A Handicap race is a race in which horses carry […] More
Los Alamitos opens a short and sweet meeting on July 6 and the eight-day stand will end on July 16. Two Graded stakes will be offered during the meeting and don’t be shocked if some of the more established barns show up for the big money. The Grade 3 Los Alamitos Derby will be contested […] More
Mor Spirit’s Met Mile success was no fluke and it just went to show the domination that can happen when great trainers put their horses in the right spots. The runner was ideally positioned last Saturday by trainer Bob Baffert to pull off the big win and we all know that Baffert will find another […] More
Belmont Stakes trainers tightened screws recently as the equine craftsmen get serious for the June 10 extravaganza. With only a few days left before the third leg of the Triple Crown, the hard work has already been done and the workouts at this point are specific in nature. Dale Romans is one of the Belmont […] More
The Preakness new shooters are taking dead aim on an assault at Pimlico and although Always Dreaming was impressive in the Kentucky Derby, this will be a new situation. The Preakness will be run May 20 in Baltimore. The race is run at a mile and three sixteenths, which is slightly shorter than the Kentucky […] More
Scrutinizing Churchill Downs trends can mean the difference between cashing a ticket in the Kentucky Derby or going home empty. The track has its idiosyncrasies, just like every other venue. The Churchill Downs meet gets going quickly as it opens on April 29 and will close on June 30. Besides the May 6 Kentucky Derby, […] More
Secretariat and Arrogate were uttered in the same sentence Saturday after he won the $10 Dubai World Cup and the words did not come from some fledgling in racing. Arrogate was not ready for the start, was far back early but settled and rallied like a freight train. None other than Arrogate’s trainer Bob Baffert […] More
The Starlet Stakes winner spoiled a huge Bob Baffert weekend at Los Alamitos as the talented filly Abel Tasman prevailed in the $300,000 fixture. A Grade 1 double for Baffert was thwarted in the Starlet, which is at the same mile and a sixteenth distance of the $300,000 Los Alamitos Futurity. After Mastery took that […] More
Del Mar opens for fall action on Friday for a furious 15-day stand, and 14 stakes races will be offered throughout the meeting. Closing weekend will showcase the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby and the Matriarch Stakes. Several prominent trainers have already shipped to Del Mar. Among them are veterans Bill Spawr, Eddie Truman and Bob […] More
Arrogate outshined California Chrome on the biggest stage of his career in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita and the sky is the limit. Granted, Arrogate outshined California Chrome by getting the ideal three-hole trip but to beat a horse that was perfect in 2016 is never a simple chore. Timing in horseracing, like […] More
Beholder secured her place in history with her victory in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff and it was not only a win for a tremendous mare. It was also a win for the connections and all of the people behind the scenes that helped her success. Her victory came at the expense of Songbird at Santa […] More
Breeders’ Cup trends must be known because there is nothing worse than making a bet and then discovering later that the bet was nearly doomed. Sure, things don’t always happen in bunches but the saying about history repeating itself is not unfounded. Put these Breeders’ Cup trends in your toolbox for the Cup on November […] More
