Rick Porter has been lucky enough to own some pretty good fillies in his lifetime. First came Jostle, then Eight Belles and, then, Havre de Grace. In a few short weeks, however, he’ll take his newes...
It may have taken a few years, but finally, at the ripe “old” age of five years, Melatonin is finally proving himself to be a serious racehorse. This weekend, he surged to victory, capturing the G...
Nyquist and his connections may have racked up the frequent flier miles during the first half of his campaign, but something tells me that they will keep the star son of Uncle Mo in his home state of ...
Well, those clamoring for the undefeated and unchallenged Songbird to step it up a notch finally got what we wanted. On Father’s Day, Sunday afternoon, owner Rick Porter announced to the Daily Racin...
It is hard to find a greater achievement than the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred racing. The task is uniquely difficult as it requires a horse to overcome three races, at three separate tracks,...
A day with 10 stakes races, nine of them graded, and six of those being Grade Is, is bound to be loaded. A day stacked with races of such high quality is bound to attract the best horses currently run...
Beholder is fast. Beholder is brilliant. Beholder is a winning machine. Beholder is in a class of her own. For the last several years, those thoughts ran through the minds of many a horse racing fan, ...
On Monday, we celebrated Memorial Day. We celebrated our soldiers who fight to protect our rights and freedoms and have even made the ultimate sacrifice in order to do so. Thinking about that made my ...
The last time the sport of thoroughbred Racing was faced with a year without a Triple Crown was 2013. That year, Kentucky Derby Winner Orb and Preakness winner Oxbow lined up in a rubber match. Howeve...
The hype of the undefeated Kentucky Derby Champion Nyquist reached a fever pitch just a couple days before the Preakness Stakes. On my Facebook Page, Dead Heat Debates, some even tried to say that Nyq...
