By Mike Farrell The reviews are in, and they are all raves for Flightline. Four stars, two thumbs up, the next can’t miss sensation. Yes, racing has a new hero. It’s all part of the annual ritual ...
By Ed McNamara There’s always a hangover after the Breeders’ Cup, the final exam for horseplayers. If you did well, you have happy memories. If not, like me, you soured on the game tempora...
By Richard Rosenblatt A big upset in the Wood Memorial put trainer Todd Pletcher front and center for the Kentucky Derby, while Essential Quality firmly established his role as the favorite in the Run...
By Margaret Ransom The field of 10 for the Santa Anita Derby (G1), which has traditionally served as the Golden State’s final and most significant Kentucky Derby (G1) prep, has been set for this Sat...
By Richard Rosenblatt For those about to take the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks plunge, you’ll need to block out just over two hours on Saturday – from 5:09 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. ET — to take...
By Richard Rosenblatt and Ed McNamara Essential Quality, Medina Spirit and 26 other 3-year-olds will be off and running Saturday in a trifecta of Kentucky Derby prep races with ‘win-or-run-second-an...
By Ed McNamara The potential field for the 147th Kentucky Derby has been sorting itself out for months, and Saturday should fill in many of the blanks. It’s the biggest day for preps — the...
The current round of 50-20-10-5 Kentucky Derby-point prep races comes to an end on Saturday [March 13] with the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. This key step on the road to the Derby dre...
By Noel Michaels The first Kentucky Derby prep races of the season, including the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), are in the books. And with a small gap from now until the next round of prep races (the...
By Margaret Ransom A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and ...
