The Road to the Kentucky Derby accelerates this week as Churchill Downs opens the third of six Future Wager pools. From January 16 to January 18, bettors have a critical window to secure prices that will not exist by May. While casual fans wait for the first Saturday in May to review the program, sh...
Carl Spackler came through once again, taking the lead at the top of stretch and cruising to a 3 ½-length victory in the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday. Sent off as the second betting choice at 2-1 in a field of six, the 4-year-old colt trained by Chad Brown h...
Looks like another wet weekend at Saratoga, and that adds to the handicapper’s challenge. The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby are expected to pelt the region with heavy rains Friday continuing into Saturday’s stakes action. If the predictions are true, anticipate a muddy or sloppy, sealed track...
Trainer Aidan O’Brien figured Diego Velasquez would prefer firmer turf than what he’s run on in Ireland, so he sent him to New York for the Aug. 3 Saratoga Derby Invitational. Then heavy rain postponed the Grade 1 race to this Saturday. Oh well. So, O’Brien sent his colt back home, which prove...
Horse Racing News Colonial Downs postponed the Arlington Million (G1) Day race card one day to Sunday (Aug. 11) due to expected heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby. In an updated press release Wednesday, the track said the decision was made after consulting with weather experts, and that it’s con...
A winner in New York, Canada, Dubai, England, and Germany, the next stop for globetrotting Nations Pride is New Kent, Virginia for the Arlington Million (G1) at Colonial Downs on Saturday. The 5-year-old owned Godolphin and trained by Charlie Appleby, headlines a field of six 3-year-olds and up goin...
Horse Racing News Racing has been canceled at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia, on Thursday and Friday due to Tropical Storm Debby. Saturday’s showcase card featuring the Arlington Million (G1) and Beverly D (G2) is in jeopardy, too. Saturday's Stakes-rich card at Colonial is in Jeopardy due t...
It’s time for trainer Doug Cowans to mull what’s next for Next. Marathon man Next took a stroll around the main track at Saratoga Race Course on Sunday afternoon, picking up the pace in the stretch for a 22 ¼-length blowout in the $150,000 Birdstone Stakes. What's Next for the streaking Next af...
Adare Manor came up with a different way to win, stalking the pace, working through tight quarters and then rolling to victory in the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar Racetrack. The 5-year-old mare looks to be in championship running after her third straight victory and a repeat of ...
Trainer Bill Mott gave jockey Junior Alvarado a plan earlier in the week: Start fast with Arthur’s Ride, get the lead early, and stay in front. It worked to perfection in the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. The striking 4-year-old gray son of Tap broke quickly f...
It was a Hall of Fame-like day for trainer Rob Atras, too, after Neat staged a winning rally and beat Lagynos by a neck in the $500,000 National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course on Friday. Before the races began, jockey Joel Rosario, horses Justify and Gun Runner...
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