Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the 2016 Gotham Stakes (won by Shagaf), Gulfstream Park Handicap (Blofeld) and Santa Ysabel Stakes (Songbird). He also chats with US Racing contributor Casey Laugh...
By Casey Laughter The Gulfstream Park Handicap has been a big race for horses beginning their campaigns against older foes. In 2015, Honor Code won the Gulfstream Park Handicap over top horses such as...
By Andrew Morisch The 2016 edition of the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (GIII) surprisingly drew a field of 10 as the featured race Saturday afternoon at beautiful Santa Anita Park. The undefeated Juve...
By Jonathan Stettin Last week I talked about ways to not beat oneself betting the races. Today, I will discuss how one can find an edge against other players. You would be surprised at how many people...
By Casey Laughter Since 1976, no horse has won the Gotham Stakes and gone on to win the Kentucky Derby. There have been plenty of successful racehorses to come out of the race, however. Horses such as...
By Matt Hess Pace makes the race. It’s an old saying among horseplayers, and one that I came to understand fairly quickly upon my introduction to the sport. Growing up watching the Triple Crown ra...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the Davona Dale (won by Cathryn Sophia) and the Fountain of Youth (captured by current Kentucky Derby favorite Mohaymen). He also discusses the controversy regardi...
By Margaret Ransom Is Songbird a ‘Lock’ in the Santa Ysabel? Growing up, my father had an expression when people did things he didn’t understand. He’d say, “God bless ‘em,” and shrug his...
Several years ago, I came up with a way to identify “key races” before they’d been run. The key race concept was introduced by Steve Davidowitz in his master work “Betting Thoroughbreds” and...
By Laura Pugh Show of hands, who remembers the horse Off the Tracks? Not many? Alright then, let me refresh your memories. Last year, the two-year-old daughter of Curlin started off her career in June...
