Of all the roads to the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, the one that begins in the great state of Louisiana this weekend may be (but definitely wasn’t) what inspir...
No one could have predicted what happened at Aqueduct on the afternoon of Jan. 18, 2013. Poised to receive his third consecutive Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey the following day, Ramon Dominguez...
Uncontested has been made the 2-1 morning line favorite in Monday’s featured Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park, which kicked off its 2017 season on Friday. The one-mile race is Oaklawn’s f...
A few weeks ago, I looked at the jockeys most likely to win the 2017 Kentucky Derby. This week, I thought I’d present the odds on the trainers. Of course, the horses are always the most importa...
It is debatable whether claiming races with multiple conditions (noted with a “b” in the past performances) are more entertaining than a “B” movie, but they can certainly be more profitable! T...
Now that we have reached the second week of the New Year, harness tracks around the continent are awaking from their hibernations to resume hosting races. Our journey this week initiates at The Meadow...
Ever since Unique Bella won the Santa Ynez Stakes (GII) at Santa Anita this past weekend, superlatives have been flowing on social media outlets like tall tales at a fishing convention. Some are sayin...
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of e-mails about handicapping, the art/science of picking winners at the racetrack. Most of these missives start the same way: “I’m a good handicapper, but…”...
As the inaugural Pegasus really started coming together, the Stronach Group made a surprise announcement, which really shouldn’t have been a surprise at all. They announced that, in all likelihood, ...
California’s march to the 143rd Kentucky Oaks (GI) set for May 5 at Churchill Downs gets underway on Sunday as a field of nine newly turned 3-year-old fillies will race the seven furlongs of the $20...
