By Richard Rosenblatt Let’s take a detour on the road to the Kentucky Derby, and shift our attention to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park in less than three weeks. A dozen hor...
By Richard Rosenblatt Ten days before his 68th birthday, Bob Baffert may have a better idea where his just-turned 3-year-old Life Is Good fits in on the road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1). Highly-to...
By Richard Rosenblatt So long Tiz the Law. You had a championship run to remember in a year to forget. It’s unlikely this gallant colt will win an Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old male (that will...
By Richard Rosenblatt It took most of opening day, but Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saw one of his horses make a trip to the winner’s circle at Santa Anita on Saturday courtesy of a brilliant re...
By Richard Rosenblatt Five weeks after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in Breeders’ Cup history, Order of Australia was primed for an encore performance in Hong Kong. More than 8,000 miles awa...
By Richard Rosenblatt Through the pandemic, quarantines, strict health and safety protocols, scheduling changes, and empty grandstands, the sport of thoroughbred racing was able to carry on and create...
By Richard Rosenblatt It rained all day at the Big A. The track was a sloppy mess. There were no spectators, only a few essential workers. For Kendrick Carmouche, a dreary Saturday (Dec. 5) at Aqueduc...
By Richard Rosenblatt Over the summer, on Aug. 1 to be precise, one of the bigger upsets of the year took place at Saratoga Race Course, also known as the ‘’Graveyard of Champions.’’ On that s...
By Richard Rosenblatt It was the “Chad and Brad Show” over the Thanksgiving Weekend. Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Chad Brown sent the right horses out West to Del Mar for the holiday, a...
By Richard Rosenblatt With the holiday season fast approaching – along with the end of 2020 — it seems like an appropriate time to sit back, take a deep breath, and think about … the Kentuck...