By Richard Rosenblatt If at first you do succeed, you might as well try to do it again. That’s the way trainer Brian Lynch is thinking as he prepares to send out favorite Classic Causeway in the $40...
By Richard Rosenblatt He’s a Hall of Famer, and one of the most well-respected trainers in the business — ever. Pretty successful over the past 30 years or so, too, primarily in southern Calif...
By Mike Farrell The trio of Triple Crown prep races last Saturday produced three intriguing winners, spawning hope in each camp that they have a horse for the Kentucky Derby (G1) in less than nine wee...
By Richard Rosenblatt The Fountain of Youth. The San Felipe. The Gotham. The John Battaglia Memorial. And much, much more. A huge dose of stakes races featuring four Kentucky Derby preps, three Kentuc...
By Ed McNamara These are disturbing times for the world and for America, and our national race reflects the chaos. Two of the past three winners of the Kentucky Derby were disqualified, an unprecedent...
By Margaret Ransom The race is named for a mythical fountain of youth Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon set out to find in the 1500s. What’s found today in the general area of south Florida is the $400...
By Richard Rosenblatt Call us crazy, but we’re celebrating Wayne’s Week on the road to the 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) – and the Oaks (G1). Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas finds himself...
By Mike Farrell Handicappers sometimes feel lost in a fog. Saturday was one of those blurry days where horseplayers were dazed and confused by the two biggest events: the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) an...
By Richard Rosenblatt In one of the biggest upsets in racing, longshot local hero Emblem Road gave Saudi Arabia a landmark victory in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) on Saturday at King Abdulazi...
By Margaret Ransom Maybe it’s the $1 million purse or maybe it’s the race’s reputation as a solid Triple Crown prep, but the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park has fast become one of the m...
