US Racing’s Derek Simon discusses Cam Newton’s post-Super Bowl reaction and recaps last Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis Stakes, San Antonio Handicap and Las Virgenes Stakes. Derek also explains how t...
There’s an old saying — a very old saying — in thoroughbred horse racing that asserts: “pace makes the race.” And that pearl of wisdom will be put to the test in the Grade II Barbara Fritchi...
In a Feb. 10 piece for Bloodhorse entitled “How About a Trainer Derby Future Wager?” Steve Haskin goes about handicapping the Kentucky Derby in a very unique way — by analyzing the trainers with...
After Nyquist won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile last year, NBC analyst Randy Moss was quick to point out that it took the two-year-old son of Uncle Mo a second longer to traverse the 1 1/16 miles than ...
In the I Need to Know segment, host Derek Simon recaps Frosted’s big win in Dubai and discusses the demolition of Pinnacle Race Course. Later, Derek chats with the hardest-working harness drive...
By Derek Simon Lady Shipman, who was last seen costing me a trifecta by not getting up in time to win the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland, is scheduled to make her 2016 debut in the L...
By Derek Simon Saturday’s Louisiana Premier Night at Delta Downs features 11 races for accredited Louisiana-breds, with six events offering a purse of $100K or more. Among the more interesting betti...
By Derek Simon Vincento, a three-year-old son of Include will face five other New York-breds in the Gander Stakes on Saturday, including Todd Pletcher’s Sudden Surprise — a colt that has tasted de...