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Pace Makes the Race… Except When It Doesn’t

By Matt Hess Pace makes the race. It’s an old saying among horseplayers, and one that I came to understand fairly quickly upon my introduction to the sport. Growing up watching the Triple Crown ra...

Posted on March 4, 2016

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US Racing Show: American Pharoah Foal Controversy, Craig Spencer and Kevin Rogers

By Derek Simon

Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the Davona Dale (won by Cathryn Sophia) and the Fountain of Youth (captured by current Kentucky Derby favorite Mohaymen). He also discusses the controversy regardi...

Posted on March 4, 2016

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Gotham, Santa Ysabel and Gulfstream Park Preview

By Derek Simon

By Margaret Ransom Is Songbird a ‘Lock’ in the Santa Ysabel? Growing up, my father had an expression when people did things he didn’t understand. He’d say, “God bless ‘em,” and shrug his...

Posted on March 3, 2016

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Grading the Kentucky Derby Preps

By Derek Simon

Several years ago, I came up with a way to identify “key races” before they’d been run. The key race concept was introduced by Steve Davidowitz in his master work “Betting Thoroughbreds” and...

Posted on March 3, 2016

Off the Tracks winning the Schuylerville Stakes on opening day at Saratoga Race Course (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Slow and Steady with Off the Tracks

By Derek Simon

By Laura Pugh Show of hands, who remembers the horse Off the Tracks? Not many? Alright then, let me refresh your memories. Last year, the two-year-old daughter of Curlin started off her career in June...

Posted on March 3, 2016

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Results from Excuses

By Derek Simon

By Ray Wallin Have you ever watched a race and wondered: “Who would have ever thought that this horse could have run like that today… his past performances showed nothing?” I hear something alon...

Posted on March 3, 2016

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Pedigree Handicapping

By Derek Simon

By Laurie Ross The process of handicapping can be compared to an art form. No two handicappers look at the past performances in the same way, although they may come to the same conclusion as to the co...

Posted on March 2, 2016

Kentucky coach John Calipari (photo via wikipedia)

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Cats and Horses Kick Off March

By Derek Simon

By Ryan Dickey There’s something magical about the month of March in the world of college basketball — maybe you’ve heard of the phenomenon called “March Madness?” But March also means the K...

Posted on March 2, 2016

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Mohaymen Sparkles in Fountain of Youth

By Derek Simon

By Laura Pugh Mohaymen. In Arabic that word translates to dominant. It is ironic that such a name should belong to a colt who has swept two of Gulfstream Park’s three premier prep races for the Kent...

Posted on February 29, 2016

Uncle Mo (photo via www.winstarfarm.com)

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First-Crop Sires to Watch

By Derek Simon

By Patrick Patterson Stallions that began stud duty in 2013 are first crops sires in 2016. Among this group are some impressive resumes, beautiful pedigrees and tremendous physical specimens… but no...

Posted on February 29, 2016

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