The American Pharoah ‘sweepstakes’ is over. On Thursday, the connections of the reigning Triple Crown winner announced that his next race would be the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, run over 1 1/8 mile at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park o....
Haskell Invitational Up Next For American Pharoah
Posted on: Jul 03, 2015
California Chrome Heading Home
Posted on: Jun 23, 2015
California Chrome will be scratched from the July 4 Coral-Eclipse at Sundown Park and head back to the United States to prepare for the Arlington Million. The trip to Europe ended up being more of a vacation than anything else as California Chrome ne....
California Chrome Scratched From Prince of Wales Stakes
Posted on: Jun 16, 2015
2014 Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome has been scratched from his second straight scheduled start in Europe. He had been scheduled to run in the Prince of Wales Stakes at Royal Ascot but will have to rest as he recovers from a bruised foot. It....
American Pharoah Dominant In Preakness Win
Posted on: May 20, 2015
For the second year in a row we’ll have a horse with a chance to make history at the Belmont Stakes. American Pharoah turned in an impressive followup to his Kentucky Derby win, smoking the field on a sloppy track to win the Preakness Stakes. A....
A Small Field Likely For Preakness Stakes
Posted on: May 13, 2015
At one point, horses frequently ran in all three Triple Crown races regardless of how they performed. Times have changed, and no better validation of that fact can be found than the 2015 Preakness Stakes. At this point, only four of the horses that r....
El Kabeir Will Get Some Time Off
Posted on: May 05, 2015
El Kabeir was scratched from the Kentucky Derby due to a foot injury and as a result will be taking some time off. The Zayat Stables owned horse will be spending a few weeks at the Kentucky Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (KESMRC) in....
American Pharoah Justifies Favorite Status With Kentucky Derby Win
Posted on: May 03, 2015
Post time favorite American Pharoah justified the confidence of Kentucky Derby betting enthusiasts by overcoming a tough post position assignment and outlasting the field for a victory in the ‘Run for the Roses’. In the process, he became....
El Kabeir Could Miss Kentucky Derby With Foot Injury
Posted on: May 01, 2015
UPDATE: El Kabeir has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby as of 4:30 PM Friday. The twenty horse Kentucky Derby field could be reduced to nineteen on Saturday morning. The connections of El Kabeir are reportedly mulling over their options after th....
American Pharoah Goes From A Bad Post Position To A Worse Post Position
Posted on: May 01, 2015
American Pharoah is the Kentucky Derby favorite, at least on the morning line which was posted on Wednesday along with the assignment of post positions. Much was made at the time about American Pharoah’s less than desirable #18 starting positio....
Keen Ice Off The Bubble, Into Kentucky Derby
Posted on: Apr 26, 2015
For horses just outside of the ‘top twenty’ in the Kentucky Derby qualification points standings it now becomes a waiting game. Keen Ice, however, has to wait no more. He’s officially in the Kentucky Derby and every indication is th....