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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
When the 2020 season began to heat up in South Florida this winter, Covid-19 was prepping for wrecking havoc, Angel Cordero was booking mounts for
While there are many great trainers plying their trade in the modern game, there’s nothing like watching a couple of old school horsemen hone-in on
If Saturday’s Belmont Stakes weren’t a classic, part of Triple Crown lore, and “just” another Grade 1 race for three-year-olds not named Kentucky Derby, most
So, how was your Belmont Day? Mine was fine, thank you. I was safe and warm, wasn’t even in LA, and happy not to be
Another interesting conclusion to a Tampa Bay Downs race card, an optional allowances for three-year-olds going 1-1/16 miles on the turf. Today’s group is coming
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Everyone tethered to Thoroughbred racing is well aware of the three-decade bond that exists between Hall of Famers John Velazquez and
HALLANDALE BEACH — When the horses left the Gulfstream Park walking ring for the G2 Fort Lauderdale, I knew my single of Channel Cat was
Wiseguys have called Aqueduct’s Remsen Stakes for two-year-olds a negative key race with respect to the following year’s Kentucky Derby, and the wiseguys have it
We managed to avoid two short-priced Chad Brown traps at Keeneland last two days, alas to no avail. But today he seems to have the
Several of the stakes and other high class races run OCT 12 might produce a small handful of Breeders’ Cup starters, but most will not
We have stated this previously: On a day like Saturday I feel sorry for all sports fans who don’t get it about thoroughbred racing. And
For openers, who knew that if Florida Derby winner and Kentucky Derby first couldn’t make it into the Pennsylvania Derby starting gate, a horse he
With a wide sweep on the far turn at Saratoga, the momentum carrying him seven paths wide into the straight, the newly matured and much
And the worst part is that you can’t even take 30 seconds to make a case for another rival; Kimari (3-5) is such a layover.
There are three feature races on tap for the traditional Hall of Fame Day program and, of those, it’s the nominal feature that’s the most
