Brad Cox-trained Commandment, Further Ado both 6-1 Renegade finished first in New York, Florida, and Arkansas, and now he’s the lukewarm 4-1 morning-line favorite to come through again in the $5 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 2. The highly anticipated post-position draw was ...
Handicapping the Manhattan Stakes (G1) brings to mind an old-fashioned wrestling tag-team match. Nine will contest the grassy Manhattan Stakes In one corner is the duo from the Chad Brown barn: I’m Very Busy and Program Trading. Across the ring are trainer Charlie Appleby’s pair of Nations Pride...
Five weeks ago, Thorpedo Anna set the stage for stablemate Mystic Dan’s upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) when she ran off to a 4 ¾-length win over champion Just F Y I in the Kentucky Oaks (G1), opening the gate for Kenny McPeek and Brian Hernandez, Jr. to become the first trainer-jockey combo to ...
Shortening the distance of the Jaipur Stakes (G1) did not lessen trainers’ and owners’ enthusiasm for the turf sprint Saturday at Saratoga on the Belmont Stakes (G1) undercard. The race attracted an overflow field of 16 with starters limited to 12. That put Grooms All Bizness, Outlaw Kid, Americ...
On a cloudy (but not rainy) opening day at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga, the adage “bet the gray on a cloudy (or rainy) day” was spot on in the $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G2). The Grey Wizard proved best in the opening day feature at The Spa The Grey Wizard came through [&helli...
Horseracing is full of mysteries, which makes it such an intriguing puzzle for handicappers. And they have a doozy in front of them Saturday in the $1 million Metropolitan Handicap (G1), the top undercard feature on Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga. Breeders' Cup Classic Winner is the Met Mile Favorit...
Rain or shine, let the festival begin. The Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course opens Thursday, with a poor weather forecast and an excellent four days of racing featuring 24 stakes worth $10.25 million. Saratoga's First Belmont Stakes Racing Festival gets underway Thursday The 156...
There’s an old adage or saying or cliche in racing about horses known as milers eventually becoming top stallions. Unfortunately no in-depth Google search can come up with exactly who said it first — and when (theories seem to bounce from John Nerud to John Gaines and even Bobby Frankel) — but...
There’s an old adage or saying or cliche in racing about horses known as milers eventually becoming top stallions. Unfortunately no in-depth Google search can come up with exactly who said it first — and when (theories seem to bounce from John Nerud to John Gaines and even Bobby Frankel) — but...
Since her first start in 2023, Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Idiomatic has been nearly flawless. Now 5, the daughter of Curlin has won nine of 10 starts, including four straight Grade 1 wins and the Eclipse Award as racing’s top older filly/mare. Champion Idiomatic has won ten of 13 career starts No...
Book’em Danno, first or second in six career starts, heads a fleet field of a dozen 3-year-old sprinters in the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G1) on Saturday, Belmont Stakes Day at Saratoga Race Course. Book'em Danno has never finished worse than second in six career starts The New Jersey-bred gelding ...
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