The Cigar Mile Handicap is named for two-time Horse of the Year Cigar, the winner of 16 consecutive races from 1994-1996. The race was called the NYRA Mile Handicap from 1988-1996 and renamed the Ciga...
By Ed McNamara If you’re like me, you cut back dramatically on wagering after the pari-mutuel frenzy of the Breeders’ Cup. Although my handicapping was good, my betting was sloppy, and I s...
Breeders’ Cup Mile Handicapping The fastest horses from all over the world meet in Lexington, Kentucky this year to compete in the Breeders’ Cup Races. With $25 million in prize money, it&...
By Richard Rosenblatt While waiting for the start of the 145th Preakness (G1), post time is scheduled for 5:36 p.m. ET, let’s take a look at the five graded stakes races on the Saturday card at Belm...
By Richard Rosenblatt A clean break and a less-than-speedy early pace turned out to be the perfect setup for Vekoma in the $500,000 Metropolitan Mile (G1) at Belmont Park on the Fourth of July. The ri...
By Richard Rosenblatt At first glance, it sounds like a fantastic matchup: the first three finishers from the 2019 Belmont Stakes go at each other a year later in Saturday’s storied Suburban Handica...
By Mike Farrell The $500,000 Met Mile (G1) on Saturday is a classic West Coast versus East Coast confrontation From California comes McKinzie, a four-time Grade 1 winner with over $3.4 million in earn...
By Ed McNamara The Metropolitan Handicap, better known as the Met Mile, is one of the few American races dating to the 19th century — 1891, to be exact. Its tradition ranks with the Triple Crown...
By John Furgele The understated TVG Finals took place at the Meadowlands last Saturday (Nov. 23) in what would be a night of exciting races as well as emotions. Understated is the proper term because ...
In the immortal words of thoroughbred owner Charles Howard from the movie Seabiscuit: “You know, you don’t throw a whole life away just ’cause he’s banged up a little bit....