A nearly full field of 13 sophomores will head postward in the 81st running of the Santa Anita Derby (GI), which has been carded as Saturday’s eighth race at the Great Race Place and will go off at ...
It’s been 17 years since a Wood Memorial Stakes (GII) winner went on to win the Kentucky Derby (GI) (Fusaichi Pegasus) and before that there was a 19-year gap. This year, Irish War Cry and Mo Town w...
During my first career as a commercial banker in Southern California, I had the great pleasure to finance a Santa Monica Mexican-food restaurant for a kind and colorful man. In the banking industry,...
Although the field is short, Keeneland’s Kentucky Derby prep race boasts the deepest lineup of talent since the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last November. The Toyota Blue Grass Stakes — the premier r...
There is an unwritten commandment in thoroughbred horse racing: thou shall not question the trainer — ever. Of course, it is a commandment that I have broken — a lot — because I feel that good h...
After the scratch of Summer Luck, seven three-year-old fillies will go postward in the 52nd running of the Grade II Fair Ground Oaks today. Farrell has been made the 8/5 favorite on the strength of he...
Farrell Makes Final Kentucky Oaks Prep in Fair Grounds OaksWith the big Tapit filly Unique Bella off the trail, Farrell will look to continue her winning ways in this year’s edition of the race and ...
The first thing I noticed about the Florida Derby when I sat down to analyze the race was that the field, well, wasn’t great. Off of his impressive win in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), Gunnever...
Despite the fact that only two horses in history have completed the Louisiana Derby (GII)-Kentucky Derby (GI) double, the main event for the Fair Grounds meet is still an important stop along the Trip...
Since the turn of the century, winners of the Florida Derby (GI) have gone on to win six Triple Crown races — five Kentucky Derby winners and a Belmont Winner. It has also served as an important sta...