The Horse Race Insider is a privately owned magazine. All copyrights reserved. “Bet with your head, not over it.”
The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
With two weeks remaining in the 2019 Saratoga race meet, the cream has kept rising. Given a bevy of top horses to choose from, this
HRI Exclusive: HorseRaceInsider has learned from multiple sources that the major stakes races of Saturday, August 17, have concluded. The beginning of the end came
Race favorite Blue Prize (4-5) looks like a layover in Sunday’s Summer Colony Stakes and we won’t try to beat her. Let me count the
We are passed the halfway point of the 2019 Saratoga racing season and little has changed almost right from the jump. The Chad Brown operation,
Well, no Grade 1s on the Spa turf today. In fact, no graded races at all, but a competitive listed turf sprint that appears to
AUG 5, 2019—Depending on your point of view, the cream is rising or already has risen. Most observers thought that by the time the 2019
The “Graveyard” might have buried some heavy prominent favorites over the weekend but the public’s choices remain around the traditional national average, going 41-for-131 at
Finally, a big field and bet-able horses–whatever horse you land on. For me, it’s going to be the horse looking to repeat last year’s victory,
Heading into Day 10 of the Saratoga meet, Jose Ortiz, despite having missed a big day of racing two Saturday’s ago, leads all jockeys with
Let me get this off my chest: I do believe that Guarana is a very special filly and that she will take the Coaching Club
WHISTLING PASSED THE GRAVEYARD The term “Graveyard of Favorites” comes in handy once in a while when some unbeaten prodigy finally tastes defeat at short
Friday’s feature, the Grade 3 Forbidden Apple at one mile on the Spa Inner Turf, is wide open–even if it offers a glimpse at a
By now we’re all familiar with the term “too big to fail.” If large corporations fail, there probably is a bailout available somewhere. But what
Hallandale Beach, FL — After a gloomy beginning, Gulfstream Park’s Summit of Speed lived up to its billing. The cessation of rain, a break in
After the MTOs are scratched should the featured race remain on turf, we’re down to a field of six in the 6th race at Belmont
