By Richard Rosenblatt It was the “Chad and Brad Show” over the Thanksgiving Weekend. Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown sent the right horses out West to Del Mar for the holiday, a...
By Ray Wallin What would a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher know about handicapping? I doubt Marcus Aurelius, the author of the famous philosophical work Meditations, was trying to figure out the c...
By Margaret Ransom The $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) has been a showcase for East Coast-based trainers in recent years, and Saturday’s edition has another strong contingent looking to continue the t...
By Margaret Ransom Dismissed at 11-1 odds a year ago in the Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), Oscar Dominguez came through for his backers with a neck victory over even-money favorite United and returned $24.2...
By Mike Farrell Brad Cox, fresh from his four-victory Breeders’ Cup weekend earlier this month, looks to deepen his bench of promising juveniles on the “Stars of Tomorrow II” program on Saturday...
By Margaret Ransom Closing weekend at Del Mar will be packed with stakes races from start to finish, beginning with the $100,000 Red Carpet Stakes (G3) on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26). The seventh runni...
By Ed McNamara If you’re like me, you cut back dramatically on wagering after the pari-mutuel frenzy of the Breeders’ Cup. Although my handicapping was good, my betting was sloppy, and I s...
By Richard Rosenblatt With the holiday season fast approaching – along with the end of 2020 — it seems like an appropriate time to sit back, take a deep breath, and think about … the Kentuck...
By John Furgele The TVG Finals at The Meadowlands on Nov. 21 brought together some of harness racing’s most popular performers who wrapped up their careers in style. The Finals comprised four of the...
By Margaret Ransom For apprentice jockey Kody Kellenberger, this year’s Fair Grounds meeting is a bit of a case of finally finishing what he started. Eight months ago, during the waning weeks of the...
