Will ‘Graveyard of Favorites’ Rise Up Against Tiz the Law in Travers? By Mike Farrell Saratoga, the legendary “Graveyard of Favorites”, confirmed its well-earned reputation last weekend as Mid...
At the Spa: Handful of Millionaires for Whitney; Midnight Bisou Odds-On in Personal Ensign By Mike Farrell Now we reach the heart of the Saratoga meet with a pair of Grade 1 stakes on Saturday: the $7...
By Mike Farrell The racing Twitter-verse is ablaze with support for Cameron Beatty after he was handed a suspension for the balance of the year by Monmouth Park. His heinous crime? Entering the winner...
By Mike Farrell It was quite a day for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. In a matter of hours on Wednesday, Baffert: Saw Authentic installed as the 4-5 favorite for the $1 million TVG.com Haskell (G1)...
By Mike Farrell The ways and wiles of the graded stakes committee are sometimes inscrutable to mere mortals. The rationale for some races holding exalted positions with others suffering ignominious do...
By Mike Farrell The $500,000 Met Mile (G1) on Saturday is a classic West Coast versus East Coast confrontation From California comes McKinzie, a four-time Grade 1 winner with over $3.4 million in earn...
By Mike Farrell Once again, it’s time for that “Summer Wind” to come blowin’ in from across the sea. Monmouth Park kicks off the delayed Jersey Shore racing season on Friday evening. Opening d...
By Mike Farrell Barclay Tagg is clearly not ready to go gentle into that good night. At 82, Tagg is still full of fight and vigor. In Tiz the Law, Tagg has the steed to carry the battle to the next ro...
By Mike Farrell Some folks are ready to hand the juvenile colt Eclipse Award to trainer Barclay Tagg and the Sackatoga crew even before Tiz the Law concludes his freshman season Saturday in the $300,0...
By Mike Farrell The last shall go first; the longest shall be the shortest. Welcome to this “Alice In Wonderland” version of the $1 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday. Everything we thought w...
