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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
If you have never heard the late Harvey Pack’s “coupled horses theory, it goes like this: When two horses exiting the same race who finish
We have found another small field this week worth exploring, and today’s fourth race is the start of Tampa’s 20-Cent Ultimate 6. Better still, Mystic
Wednesday’s featured seventh race is a good one, a contentious preliminary allowances/ optional good a flat mile, offering an excellent mix of younger and veteran
In order to win a turf sprint you need three essential tools; speed, turn of foot and quickness. It does appear that gelded five year
Let the record show that the mandatory Rainbow 6 payout was $6,234, that Edgard Zayas won the riding title, and Rohan Crichton a training title
With feature race choices limited to sprints this Saturday, we chose the one with the larger field featuring Maryland-bred or Maryland-sired runners for three year
By Keith Pettyjohn — Before we close the books on this year’s Kentucky Oaks and Derby, let’s take a closer look at the lessons that
When his time comes, Todd Pletcher will not become a first ballot Hall of Famer because he’s not the all-time leading money earner, or poised
It’s been a while since Hanalei’s Houdini (6-1) has raced on turf and we wonder what took the connections so long to get him back
What does one do when an irresistible handicapping force meets an unmovable winning object? The wise guy answer would be to look for a third
One of the hardest variables to decipher now that many of the major venues have returned, is dealing with those revamped schedules. Most inscrutably, what
With a forecast calling for sunny skies, we go to the turf course for Friday’s eighth event, fillies and mares going a mile and a
We’re not sure if TVG’s claim it is “America’s Horse Racing Network” applies any longer. Given an agreement reached between the New York Racing Association
Today’s 7th race at Tampa, should it remain on turf, owing to predicted thunderstorms, presents a rare opportunity; to beat a Chad Brown trained favorite
We opted for a dirt race to conclude the Friday card for a couple of reasons; one, a rare opportunity to gain value on an
