The winner of the Arlington-Washington Futurity hasn’t visited the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle since Spend A Buck in 1985, yet, to me, the race is always illustrative of the challenge that juve...
Ask any horse racing fan to list their favorite horses and they can probably rattle off half a dozen before catching a breath. Ask that same fan to list people in the game dealing with substance abuse...
Ever since Arrogate went from Secretariat to Zippy Chippy in the span of two starts (I may be exaggerating just a tad), Gun Runner has assumed the role of Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite in the eyes ...
Today’s Grade I Alabama Stakes at Saratoga features an extremely well-matched group of nine 3-year-old fillies looking to add their names to a roster of previous winners that includes It’s In The ...
The $1 million Pacific Classic is scheduled to be run on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Del Mar. Below is my horse-by-horse analysis of the field: 1-ROYAL ALBERT HALL This guy was claimed by Kristen Mulhal...
I used to admire Nate Silver, creator of the FiveThirtyEight website that relies on statistical analysis to make various predictions, most famously about politics. Even after he, like pretty much ever...
4th Saratoga Adirondack Stakes 6 ½ furlongs (dirt) When I first looked at this race, I was salivating over the prospect of beating — not literally, mind you, but from a wagering standpoint — Pu...
Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners’ promising 3-year-old colt Coal Front remained unbeaten on Saturday, capturing the Grade II Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga by 1 ½ lengths. The Amsterdam...
Always Dreaming, who won the Kentucky Derby, and Cloud Computing, who shocked that one in the Preakness Stakes, will settle the score — at least for the time being — in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Sar...
Saturday’s Amsterdam Stakes drew a field of six, led by Todd Pletcher’s budding star Coal Flight. Although no Amsterdam winner has gone on to win the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI), last year’s cha...
