After his win in the Holy Bull Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 4, the undefeated Irish War Cry shot to the top of many Kentucky Derby contender lists, but I’ll probably be playing against hi...
There is a reason that odds-on betting choices are often described as “prohibitive” favorites — their odds prohibit one from making a simple win wager. In Saturday’s Grade III Gotham Stakes at...
Ticket packages and event schedules for the inaugural Equestricon convention to be held in Saratoga Springs this August have been announced, allowing prospective attendees to better plan for their ind...
Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate worked a mile in 1:38-2/5 over Santa Anita’s fast main track Monday morning in preparation for a start in either the March 11 Santa Anita Handicap (GI) or the March 25 Du...
The Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) was born in 1982 and originally named the Davona Dale Stakes after the champion filly and Hall of Famer Davona Dale, who raced in New Orleans in the late 1970s and wo...
All eyes will be on the Fair Grounds this Saturday as the Grade II Risen Star is the first 2017 Kentucky Derby prep race awarding 85 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby point system. But the Rise...
Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds drew a full field of 14 sophomores, which isn’t much of a surprise since it’s the first North American Kentucky Derby (GI) prep race t...
D. Wayne Lukas has over 4,770 career training wins, four Eclipse Awards for outstanding trainer and was voted into the thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame in 1999. On Saturday, he’ll send out Hor...
Valadorna is clearly the one to beat in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds on Saturday, but I’ll be using trainer Keith Desormeaux’s Majestic Quality in all my exotic bets. Majestic...
Saturday’s Mineshaft Handicap, the first of four graded stakes on a loaded Saturday card at Fair Grounds, which also features the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (GII) and Risen Star Stakes (GII), drew a fi...