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...
The New-York-bred star has found himself very far from home, but Mind Your Biscuits is right where he belongs, competing with the best the world has to offer in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (GI). The colt...
Many moons ago, before the advent of online past performances and, well, the Internet, numbers guys like me had to do everything manually. If we wanted to get the earnings per start for each entrant, ...
The path to the Kentucky Derby (GI) for Todd Pletcher’s Master Plan has led him straight to the desert, where he takes on 15 other 3-year-olds in the UAE Derby (GII) at Meydan on Dubai World Cup nig...
Since the first running of the Dubai World Cup (GI) and Cigar’s amazing victory at Nad Al Sheba in 1996, some really talented American-based horses have taken their best shot in the great “Duel in...
Stakes time is here at last! We have been stuck handicapping and wagering on overnight events for the last few weeks from venues all across the continent. But, now, times have changed. We are now stuc...
Sonny Inspired is the 5-2 morning line favorite in the six-furlong Not For Love Stakes at Laurel Park on Saturday and he looks vulnerable to me. Below is a look at the field: 1-BLU MOON ACE (9/2) This...
A glance at the morning line odds makes it clear that Mor Spirit is the horse to beat in the Essex at 1 1/16 miles at Oaklawn Park on Saturday. Trained by Bob Baffert, the son of Eskendereya makes his...
Stonestreet Stables’ Terra Promessa is the 3/5 morning line favorite in the 1 1/16-mile Azeri Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park on Saturday and, at least on paper, the skimpy price seems fair. The Steve ...
A field of 11 3-year-olds is expected to head postward in Saturday’s lucrative $900,000 Rebel Stakes (GII) at Oaklawn Park, the last major prep for the April 15 Arkansas Derby (GI). The 1 1/16-mile ...