As it typically does, the Oceanside Stakes drew a full field on opening day at Del Mar on Wednesday. Here is a look at the main contenders: 2-TEXAS WEDGE (9-2) has met the Brisnet speed figure par for...
I witnessed a robbery yesterday. Not the kind involving weapons or ski masks or a W-4 form, but a robbery nonetheless. It occurred in the sixth race at Thistledown, where the horse that crossed the wi...
There are several great races on tap for Saturday, including the Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, featuring two Grade I turf affairs for 3-year-olds, the Delaware Oaks (G3) at Delaware Pa...
Among the great things about sports is that they allow us to rise above, or at least ignore temporarily, our present circumstances. In 1995, I was newly single (I suggested to my girlfriend at the tim...
When I used to go to the races as a kid, I followed the same pattern. I’d get a program to supplement a tattered and marked-up edition of the Daily Racing Form, find a comfortable table and chair in...
Although the Bashford Manor (G3) is the feature race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, I was drawn to the Debutante, which is the seventh race on the closing-day card and features a field of eight 2-yea...
I hate excuses. In fact, one of the things that makes playing the ponies so appealing to me is that bad luck is irrelevant. Sure, one can whine and complain that their horse missed the break, they got...
Santa Anita Park’s feature race on Saturday is the San Carlos Stakes (G2), a seven-furlong affair for 3-year-olds and upward that lured American Anthem. The Bob Baffert trainee, who was once among t...
It was not a banner day for US-based horses at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Yoshida finished fifth in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), Bucchero was fifth in the King’s Stand Stakes and Lady Aurelia had her As...
What morning line favorite on Stephen Foster Day do you think is most likely to win? Which morning line favorite is most likely to win on Stephen Foster Day? Ax Man (Matt Winn) World Approval (Wise Da...