by Margaret Ransom Saturday’s $200,000 Davona Dale Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park marks the first major step for South Florida-based fillies looking to capture the Kentucky Oaks (GI) lilies under t...
by Ben Baugh Experience, longevity and success — Eddie Deas has seen it all. A career that’s spanned more than seven decades started by bringing butter rolls and coffee to the barn area at Belmont...
by John Furgele Spring may still be a few weeks away, but, once again, the talk has returned. Before we blink, the Kentucky Derby will be here and then, two weeks later, the scene will shift to Pimlic...
by Laurie Ross The process of handicapping can be compared to an art form. No two handicappers look at the past performances in the same way, although they may come to the same conclusion as to the co...
by Noel Michaels A lot of focus is on racing at Gulfstream Park this time of the year, with the track in the midst of the best portion of its winter championship meet. Daily handicapping at Gulfstream...
by Margaret Ransom This past week, the Road to the Kentucky Derby concluded with its final two prep races, the $1 million Arkansas Derby (GI) at Oaklawn Park and the $200,000 Stonestreet Lexington Sta...
by Ray Wallin The leaves are starting to turn. The hot summer days of relaxing on the apron at Monmouth Park are over. The horses have all shipped elsewhere for the fall and winter. Don’t get me wro...
by Derek Simon I have often noted that, outside of the odds, few single factors are as predictive as speed figures when it comes to determining the winner of a thoroughbred horse race. The problem is,...
by Noel Michaels The 20th edition of the NTRA National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) is in the books and the winner of the three-day event at Treasure Island resort in Las Vegas was Scott Coles, an ...
by Derek Simon In his master work, “Winning at the Races: Computer Discoveries in Thoroughbred Handicapping,” William Quirin called early speed the “universal bias”. And although its importanc...
