OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Jose Ortiz continued his dominance of the Aqueduct spring meet on Saturday, winning four more races, including the $100,000 Plenty of Grace Stakes on Mrs McDougal, who received a pe...
It’s hard to believe we’ve reached the end of the road to the 2016 Triple Crown. It seems like just yesterday we all watched American Pharoah win the Arkansas Derby (GI) en route to capturing the ...
Once upon a time, not so long ago, the Lexington Stakes (GIII) at Keeneland held some serious Kentucky Derby (GI) implications. Before Churchill Downs implemented its current rule awarding points to t...
Most of the time I’m a pretty mellow guy, but as a long-time horse racing fan, nothing makes my blood boil more than seeing posts advocating for a horse’s retirement following a bad effort or two ...
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jose Ortiz, who won the Aqueduct winter-meet riding title, is off to a blazing start at the spring meet.Through the first nine days, Ortiz had won 24 races from 66 mounts, opening...
Once again the opining I do in this article will likely put me in the minority. Fortunately, when it comes to horse racing, that’s a place I generally prefer to be. There are not many who do more Ke...
The Arkansas Derby this weekend will answer a lot of questions about a certain horse that is the likely favorite: Cupid. Cupid won the Rebel Stakes in front-running fashion, fending off late runs from...
Miss Melinda and More Than a Party look like the main players in an optional $62,500 claiming race at Gulfstream Park on Thursday. Miss Melinda does her best running late and will try to catch More Th...
We are now just three weeks away from the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby (GI). In some ways it seems like an eternity ago and, in other ways, it seems like just yesterday that we witnessed Americ...
After former claimer Charismatic won the 1999 Lexington Stakes (GIII) en route to his upset score in the Kentucky Derby (GI) and subsequent Preakness (GI) victory, no racing fan will ever think of thi...
