If nothing else, Tuesday’s San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita Park gave bettors a reason to trot out the oft-repeated phrase: “That’s the reason they run the races on the track and not on paper.�...
Speedway Stable’s Collected, the “other” Bob Baffert trainee in Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic Stakes (GI) thanks to the presence of division leader Arrogate, posted his first career Gr...
The $1 million Pacific Classic is scheduled to be run on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Del Mar. Below is my horse-by-horse analysis of the field: 1-ROYAL ALBERT HALL This guy was claimed by Kristen Mulhal...
How important is speed in the Preakness Stakes? I have watched the Preakness from 2015 to 2009 and have seen only two horses really come off the pace — Lookin at Lucky and I’ll Have Another. A...
Once upon a time, not so long ago, the Lexington Stakes (GIII) at Keeneland held some serious Kentucky Derby (GI) implications. Before Churchill Downs implemented its current rule awarding points to t...
After former claimer Charismatic won the 1999 Lexington Stakes (GIII) en route to his upset score in the Kentucky Derby (GI) and subsequent Preakness (GI) victory, no racing fan will ever think of thi...
