The early pace of the Kentucky Derby set up pretty close to how I laid it out, with Danzing Candy doing what one-dimensional frontrunners do best, setting a hot pace and failing. But, Danzing Candy we...
The other day, I tweeted that “Exaggerator is the next Sham” before truly thinking about it. It wasn’t the first time someone has tweeted quicker than their brain’s neurons could fire. Obvious...
Speed rules the Preakness. That is the common belief, held even by fellow US Racing contributor Casey Laughter, in her most recent column Can Nyquist Overcome Other Preakness Speed. The truth of the m...
As a value-conscious bettor, I always try to determine whether a horse is an overlay (worth wagering on) or an underlay (not worth wagering on). Of course, this is easier said than done. Anybody capab...
There have been many great editions of the Preakness. Following the Kentucky Derby is kind of like following Frank Sinatra on stage — it can’t be easy, but the Preakness has done pretty well deliv...
The Preakness Stakes is closing in on us with rapid speed, and with it our answer to whether or not we will see another Triple Crown winner. This past Saturday didn’t feature a Preakness Stakes chal...
How important is speed in the Preakness Stakes? I have watched the Preakness from 2015 to 2009 and have seen only two horses really come off the pace — Lookin at Lucky and I’ll Have Another. A...
“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” ~Vince Lombardi Two-year-old champion Nyquist is looking to take the next step in his journey toward history when he heads to the track nex...
The main event on Saturday’s stakes-packed card at Belmont Park is the $400,000 Man o’ War Stakes (GIT), a prep for the $1 million Manhattan Handicap (GIT) in four weeks, and nine talented old...
Eight talented sophomores who were unable to gain the points necessary to make the Kentucky Derby (GI) gate will race for the winner’s share of the $200,000 purse in Saturday’s Peter Pan Stakes (G...
