A freak performance in the Travers Stakes this year was not expected, but that is exactly what the racing world got. Arrogate, a 3-year-old colt by Unbridled’s Song, shocked all by winning the Midsu...
The Filly & Mare Turf is an exciting race on the Breeders’ Cup card. This race features horses from all over the world and, this year, already has challenge winners (horses granted an automatic ...
Every year, the racing world looks forward to the unveiling of many promising 2-year-olds as the summer racing season kicks in. The best and most precocious 2-year-olds seem to emerge earlier in the y...
The Jim Dandy has long served as a prep race for the Midsummer Derby, the Traver’s Stakes. Being that it is run over the same track (Saratoga) as the Travers, it may come as a surprise that the Jim ...
The William Hill Haskell Invitational has become a key race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Over the last two years, the Haskell Invitational has provided the Breeders’ Cup with not only competitiv...
I think we can all agree that this year’s three-year-old class is pretty diverse and talented, especially the fillies. Carina Mia recently won the Grade I Acorn on the Belmont Stakes undercard. The ...
Every year, with or without a Triple Crown on the line, the Belmont Stakes promises to be an exciting and competitive race. For years, the Belmont Stakes has seen the dethroning of top horses and the ...
This year had what some called “Triple Crown Hangover.” And with a supposed superstar in Nyquist showing that he is a horse after all with his first career defeat in the Preakness Stakes, some hav...
How important is speed in the Preakness Stakes? I have watched the Preakness from 2015 to 2009 and have seen only two horses really come off the pace — Lookin at Lucky and I’ll Have Another. A...
It is tough for first-crop stallions to get anywhere near the Kentucky Derby, but Uncle Mo, 2015 Champion First Crop Sire, has three Kentucky Derby contenders. It is tough to think of stallions that h...
