By Mike Farrell Todd Pletcher is hotter than a firecracker as he blazes through the graded stakes at Gulfstream Park’s championship meet. Pletcher leads all trainers at the meet with over $4 million...
By Ed McNamara It’s that time of year when lightly raced thoroughbreds begin to show whether they peaked at 2 or are on the rise. Saturday’s card at Gulfstream Park should provide some hin...
By Mike Farrell Racing fans can feel it in the air. Their favorite sport is rousing from its post-Breeders’ Cup slumber. The evidence of the awakening came Saturday at Gulfstream Park with the runni...
By Richard Rosenblatt As we embark on the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s becoming difficult to avoid writing about Brad Cox. The affable almost 41-year-old trainer from Louisville, Kent...
By Richard Rosenblatt So long Tiz the Law. You had a championship run to remember in a year to forget. It’s unlikely this gallant colt will win an Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old male (that will...
By Ed McNamara You never know where the Kentucky Derby winner is going to come from, especially when it’s only the first Saturday in February. Three Grade 3 stakes for Triple Crown hopefuls will...
Kentucky Derby Betting Preps: And on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) we go. Saturday marks the 31st running of the Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the south Florida oval’s first major ...
By Lynne Snierson Five weeks ago, the sport’s flashy, international equine stars were spotlighted in the $28 million Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. On Saturday the blue-collar hor...
This year marks the 30th running of the Holy Bull Stakes (GII) at Gulfstream Park, the south Florida oval’s first major prep on the road to the May 4 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile main-track test ...
This is Part III of the Holy Bull Story. Parts I & II appear below. Redemption in His Return Holy Bull was off the Classic trail, but that didn’t mean, he was going to take an extended respite f...
