Posted on: Mar 26, 2016
Things can change just that fast in horse racing. Just 48 hours ago on this website we reported that California Chrome could be ‘fighting for his legacy’ in Dubai. The word on the streets was that Taylor Made Farms–owner of Chrome&#....
Posted on: Mar 24, 2016
The headline of this article is a slightly ridiculous concept but it’s 100% true. 2014 California Chrome is in Dubai this weekend to compete in the $10 million Dubai World Cup. It’s the single biggest payday in racing but while the money ....
Posted on: Mar 22, 2016
Horse racing hasn’t done an especially good job of ‘thinking outside of the box’ in terms of promoting the sport to a new audience. One of the few bright spots has been the addition to ‘jackpot style’ exotic wagers inten....
Posted on: Mar 21, 2016
There are plenty of shady characters in all sports–including and particularly college football and basketball (see Sandusky, Jerry). Horse racing, however, may higher per capita number of unique characters and strange situations. Most of these ....
Posted on: Mar 20, 2016
So far Bob Baffert hasn’t announced that henceforth he wishes to be addressed as ‘Rebel Bob’. In fact, I’d strongly advise anyone that encounters the silvered hair horse racing icon to *not* address him in that matter. It woul....
Posted on: Mar 20, 2016
Another Kentucky Derby prep race is in the books with the running of the Rebel Stakes on Saturday and the field for the 2016 ‘Run For The Roses’ is starting to take shape. For the time being at least, Kiraen McLaughlin’s Mohaymen is....
Posted on: Mar 17, 2016
Every year in the Kentucky Derby there’s at least one horse with a fascinating backstory. While they usually don’t fare well in the race itself there are exceptions. A couple of years ago the ‘interesting backstory’ horse befo....
Posted on: Mar 16, 2016
The Dubai Racing Club has released the probable entrants for the March 26 running of the $10 million Dubai World Cup at Meydan Race Course. The field consists of Frosted, Keen Ice, Mshawish, Hopportunity, Mubtaahij, Special Fighter, Intilaaq, Hokko T....
Posted on: Mar 14, 2016
Three year old race horses get the bulk of the attention in the United States and particularly from the casual fans and mainstream sports media. Three year olds contend for the major Triple Crown races including the Kentucky Derby but the reality is ....
Posted on: Mar 13, 2016
California racing fans were well aware that the San Felipe Stakes was ripe for an upset. The race favorite, Bob Baffert’s Mor Spirit, was already in a strong position to qualify for the Kentucky Derby and didn’t really ‘need’ ....