The 20-Point Bubble In the high-stakes world of Thoroughbred racing, the month of January serves as a violent filter. We are currently witnessing the first major tremors in the 2026 Kentucky Derby leaderboard, where a single nose on the wire determines whether a colt remains a "Derby dream" or becom...
Jockey Juan Hernandez is seeking a fifth consecutive victory in the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita on Saturday when the jockey climbs aboard Buetane for trainer Bob Baffert, who has won this race a record 14 times. Buetane is the 6-5 morning-line favorite in the 7-furlong test for 3...
The Genetic Blueprint of a Champion The road to the First Saturday in May begins long before the starting gate snaps open at Churchill Downs. For the astute gambler, the journey starts in the breeding sheds of Lexington, Kentucky. Currently, the industry is buzzing about Further Ado, a striking son ...
"The Great Race Place" prepares for a high-stakes tripleheader this weekend as Santa Anita Park hosts a sensational lineup of Graded and Listed events. Horse racing fans and handicappers are focusing their attention on Arcadia, California, as the winter-spring meet continues to showcase the premier ...
The Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3), postponed on New Year’s Eve at Santa Anita due to rain now set for Thursday, traces its origins to its inauguration as the San Gorgonio Handicap in 1968. It was initially run as a sprint over approximately 6 1/2 furlongs on the downhill turf course, and a horse n...
The Eddie Logan Stakes is named in honor of the beloved shoeshine guy also known as “The Foot Man.’’ Logan worked at the track for more than 70 years, starting in the 1930s, and became a fixture of Santa Anita’s culture until his passing in 2009. The race was renamed from the Hill Rise Stake...
The High-Stakes Quest for the Roses Reaches a Fever Pitch The road to the legendary blanket of roses is rarely a straight line. As of January 5th, the "Road to the Kentucky Derby" has officially transitioned into its most volatile chapter. The shift from the juvenile circuit to the three-year-old ca...
The opening weekend of 2026 boosted the Kentucky Derby (G1) chances for prospects trained by Mark Casse and Brad Cox as a few of their newly-turned 3-year-olds came through with promising efforts in races in Arkansas, Florida, and New York. The results saw Casse colts finish 1-2 in the $250,000 Smar...
I’ve been voting for the Eclipse Awards since the Nineties, and I always look forward to exercising that privilege. It’s fun to participate in horse racing history as a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB). Every December, the Daily Racing Form sends voters a booklet cont...
The quest for the 152nd Kentucky Derby begins long before the first Saturday in May. Every year, horseplayers and casual fans alike scramble to identify which path offers the most direct route to the winner's circle. We are at a crossroads in the 2026 season, with the traditional powerhouses of Flor...
The Fatal Attraction of the Late Surge Human psychology dictates that we remember the spectacular over the efficient. In horse racing, nothing captures the imagination quite like a "closer" sweeping past the entire field in the final furlong. We see a horse like Rich Strike weaving through traffic t...
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