Those who know Nik Juarez well probably weren’t surprised when he won his first career race aboard his first career mount. But, on Dec. 14, 2013, the Maryland native did just that at Laurel Park, br...
Used to be that the San Vicente Stakes (GII) at Santa Anita was an important stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby (GI). Even though last year’s winner, Nyquist, went on to win in Louisville on the...
A field of nine 3-year-olds in search of 10 valuable Kentucky Derby (GI) points is expected to line up for Saturday’s 37th running of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (GIII) at Tampa Bay Downs, a 1 1/16-mile...
Purchased for a modest sum of $20,000 in Keeneland’s September 2015 Yearling Sale, Uncontested is an early favorite for all the Derby prep races at Oaklawn Park this spring. In mid-January, the Wayn...
Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella proved she is the force to be reckoned with down the path to the May 5 Kentucky Oaks (GI) with her 8 ½-length romp in the Las Virgenes Stakes (GII) at Santa Anita....
To answer my own headline, yes. And, I guess, the question shouldn’t be can Irish War Cry win the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, but will he win it? That’s a little harder t...
As I said previously, without the Pegasus World Cup and the vision of Frank Stronach and the rest of the Stronach Group, we never would have seen Arrogate and California Chrome square off again. Calif...
One of the greatest horses in the world won the first-ever Pegasus World Cup; Gulfstream Park set an all-time single-day handle record ($40.217 million); and the buzz among racing fans was more intens...
With the richest California-bred (also North America’s richest racehorse), California Chrome, running clear across the country in the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup in the Sunshine State of...
The world’s richest horse race is just days away. The field for the inaugural Pegasus World Cup is set, at least on paper. The draw is complete and added a little extra drama and intrigue to a race ...
