Posted on: Apr 15, 2016
By now, everyone that even peripherally follows horse racing is aware that the Doug O’Neill trained colt Nyquist is the likely morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby. What isn’t as well known is that the Kentucky Oaks–the race ....
Posted on: Apr 14, 2016
California Chrome is taking it easy at the moment, enjoying a month off of training after winning the Dubai World Cup and the $6 million winner’s purse. At the moment, there’s no indication as to when he’ll race again although his c....
Posted on: Apr 13, 2016
One of the most entertaining components of the sport of horse racing are the unique–and occasionally silly or clever–names given to the equine athletes. Some names are picked almost at random, others have a theme like the many Detroit Red....
Posted on: Apr 12, 2016
Uncle Mo came into the sport of horse racing looking like a future Hall of Famer. But after a dominating two year old campaign he suffered a rare liver illness as a three year old that kept him out of the Triple Crown and eventually cut short his rac....
Posted on: Apr 11, 2016
Horse racing handicappers are often heard to say that they’re going to ‘draw a line through’ a horse’s last race. This means that they consider a poor performance uncharacteristic of a horse’s overall body of work. Train....
Posted on: Apr 10, 2016
Todd Pletcher will be heading to the Kentucky Derby once again this year after his colt Outwork got a head in front of longshot Trojan Nation at the wire to win the Grade 1, $1 Million Wood Memorial. It was Pletcher’s fourth victory in the marq....
Posted on: Apr 09, 2016
Horse racing enthusiasts had started to view Brody’s Cause as a ‘one hit wonder’ following a disappointing 7th place finish in last month’s Tampa Bay Derby. He’d entered the year with a great deal of promise after a succ....
Posted on: Apr 08, 2016
Exaggerator punched his ticket for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday as he ran away from the field in a rainy and sloppy Santa Anita Derby. He becomes only the sixth Santa Anita Derby winner on an ‘off’ track (it was listed as ‘sloppy,....
Posted on: Apr 07, 2016
Southern California is known for it’s beautiful weather. That’s one of the primary reasons that people move there. Not surprisingly, the weather has usually been beautiful for the Santa Anita Derby but the 2016 race might be an exception.....
Posted on: Apr 06, 2016
Three major Kentucky Derby prep races are set for Saturday and none more keenly anticipated than the Grade 1, $1 Million Santa Anita Derby. This was the race that vaulted California Chrome to Kentucky Derby favorite status in 2015. Dortmund won this ....