You start of the day with the best intentions. You are going to handicap the entire race card for Gulfstream Park tomorrow. You figure you can knock out a few races before work, a couple more duri...
I am not normally the braggadocios type, but who said Gun Runner would improve off his Risen Star effort? This chick. Who said he was the best in the Risen Star and would prove it in the Louisiana Der...
If you are merely a fan (or just playing for fun), some, if not most, of what I will discuss today won’t really matter to you. There is nothing wrong with being a fan of the Sport of Kings; I have b...
It’s like a Hollywood ending that seems somewhat like a new beginning. Despite all of his accomplishments and also all he’s endured both on and off the track, champion California Chrome proved to ...
2013 was the first year of a new branding for the Kentucky Derby. Branding has been important to Churchill Downs and, with its new implementation of a new points system, called “The Road to the Kent...
It’s been 20 years since Dubai Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum and his family announced they’d be hosting a $4 million race set at the classic distance ...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the Santa Margarita Stakes, Azeri Stakes, Razorback Handicap and Risen Star Stakes. He also discusses the untimely passing of Jeff Lukas. Later, former Bloodhorse ...
1) Thou shalt not bet four-horse exacta boxes. Many new and not-so-new players like to bet exacta boxes. An exacta wins when your horses finish first and second in exact order. A box means you win no ...
As the “First Four” and rounds one and two have been completed, sixteen teams are still alive to vie for the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship. The first week of the tournament provide...
It’s hard to feel sorry for a multiple Grade I-placed filly who has earned more than a quarter of a million dollars, but when it comes to Land Over Sea, I can’t help it. The poor girl owns the dis...
