Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables’ Monomoy Girl dug in gamely and out-dueled rival Wonder Gadot down the Churchill Downs stretch to snatch victory...
Horatio Luro, the dashing Argentinian trainer who saddled the great Northern Dancer, is credited with a phrase that has become a Triple Crown mantra over the years. “Don’t squeeze the lemon dr...
If there is one consistent theme relating to the Kentucky Derby it is that change is not a good thing. The young horses competing on the first Saturday in May have enough to deal with — a large, scr...
Lists are big these days and I’ll give you 12 reasons why… no, I’m kidding. But it does amaze me how often we gravitate to someone’s thoughts if — and only if — they are enumerated. Hear a...
Handicapping author William L. Quirin once called early speed the “universal track bias” and, despite the influx of grass racing and synthetic surfaces, statistics show that Quirin’s observation...
Dave Schwartz, the creator of pacemakestherace.com, a website dedicated to improving one’s handicapping, and Derek Simon, senior editor and handicapper at US Racing, team up to help both no...
For whatever reason, some people approach big race days like they would bowling on the moon. In other words, they throw out everything they know about horse racing and handicapping and, instead, prepa...
If you are a racing fan and at all superstitious — or even if you’re not superstitious — you’ve probably heard of the Curse of Apollo. This dreaded curse relates to the fact that no horse has ...
Best Brisnet Speed Figure: 98 (Risen Star) COMMENTS: This guy ranks 13th on the Road to the Kentucky Derby scoreboard and, love him or hate him, trainer D. Wayne Lukas always shows up for the big danc...
Right now, among many horse racing fans, three things in life are certain: death, taxes and the fact that, come the first Saturday in May, Justify will win the Kentucky Derby. Currently, the chestnut ...
