By Maryjean Wall A horse afraid of the dark, the original streetcar named “Desire,” a field of turtles racing, and a Derby horse owner prohibited from staying in any Louisville hotel are among the...
By Richard Rosenblatt Si Si! Closing in on the leader with determination, Ce Ce edged past Ollie’s Candy in the final strides and won the $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) by a head at Oaklawn Pa...
Handicapping for Oaklawn Park and Apple Blossom Handicap – By Ed McNamara How much should you spread, and where, in a multiple-race wager? It’s always a balancing act between “Don’t leave ...
By Richard Rosenblatt The Belmont Park spring/summer racing meet will not open as scheduled on April 24, and options are being discussed for rescheduling the Belmont Stakes (G1) from June 6 to a later...
Apple Blossom Betting Odds: Race Preview by Richard Rosenblatt For those who might be thinking this year’s version of the $600,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park is a bunch of hype beca...
By John Furgele The Kentucky Derby has been moved to the first Saturday … in September. You knew that already, my apologies for repeating and reminding. As yet, the Preakness and the Belmont have ye...
By Noel Michaels Desperate times call for desperate measures. With so few tracks operating and so few options available to horseplayers due to the coronavirus pandemic, handicappers have had to turn t...
By Richard Rosenblatt The owners of Maximum Security, the star-crossed champion who won the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 29, may not collect the $10 million winner’s share of the purse if an invest...
By Ed McNamara While more buds, flowers and leaves appear each day, this season of rebirth remains all about regrets. The latest sign of this false spring: On Friday, Pimlico Race Course became a driv...
By Noel Michaels Four weeks of racing remain at Oaklawn Park, and it’s the best four weeks of the meet when fields will be the fullest, the competition strongest, and the handicapping its most chall...
