Brown might start three in Wood Memorial at Aqueduct - March 9, 2016
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – There’s a good chance that Shagaf won’t be trainer Chad Brown’s only starter...
Awesome Gent scores with authority in Jimmy Winkfield - March 7, 2016
OZONE PARK, N.Y. - Sudden Surprise was the best New York-bred 2-year-old sprinter in 2015. Now, he may not even be the best New York-br...
Mo money, Mohaymen could be mo problems - March 4, 2016
Now that Mohaymen has shattered the illusion that there is a 3-year-old in the East who can do anything about him, it has come time to ...
Lady Eli works for first time since recovering from laminitis - March 2, 2016
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – The undefeated Lady Eli breezed Monday for the first time since being sidelined with laminitis shortly ...
Mohaymen performance better than it first looked - February 29, 2016
Call it reading between the lines. Call it interpretation. Call it what you will, but it is something handicappers do a thousand times ...
Pair of Canadians playable in Gulfstream stakes - February 26, 2016
When it comes to handicapping Canadian horses who are racing in Florida during the winter, I generally discount their chances, viewing ...
A Beyer in the low 90s wins Risen Star at Fair Grounds - February 20, 2016
That was a strong Presidents Day weekend for 3-year-olds moving up the Beyer Speed Figure scale. Nyquist could not get a 90 as a 2-year...
Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 18 - February 18, 2016
WHO’S HOT Suddenbreakingnews, who rallied from last to win the Southwest Stakes on Monday, is one of three newcomers to the D...
Florida Derby next for Nyquist - February 18, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. – Nyquist came out of his victory on Monday in the San Vicente Stakes at Santa Anita in good order and will t...
Mohaymen favorite after Day 2 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 2 - February 14, 2016
After the first two days of betting, Mohaymen was a slight favorite over the mutuel field in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager....
Cay Dancer stacks up well against familiar rivals - February 12, 2016
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – The Grade 3 La Prevoyante on Dec. 26 at Gulfstream Park was one of those merry-go-round turf races i...
Leigh Court overcomes bad start to win Mardi Gras Stakes - February 11, 2016
Leigh Court won her first race since October 2014 when she outclassed nine rivals in the $60,000 Mardi Gras Stakes on a special Mardi G...
Mshawish, Lady Shipman headed to Dubai - February 9, 2016
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Two horses coming off big performances Saturday at Gulfstream Park, Donn Handicap winner Mshawish and Lady Shi...
California Chrome sharp work in Dubai - February 9, 2016
California Chrome worked five furlongs in 59.40 seconds at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Friday, preparing for his first of two starts ...
Frosted tunes up for Dubai World Cup - February 6, 2016
Frosted romped to victory in the Group 2, $250,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 on Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, lookin...
NFL Football, Horse Racing have pedigrees in common - February 6, 2016
Everyone has their favorite, but for my money, the most dramatic – and hilarious – intersection of horse racing and...
Untapable has unfinished business in 2016 - February 5, 2016
Say you saw a horse with a six-start campaign who raced in four Grade 1 races, a Grade 2, and a Grade 3, winning one of those Grade 1&a...
Road to the Kentucky Derby analysis: Holy Bull Stakes - February 3, 2016
Road to the Kentucky Derby analysis of the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes, 1 1/16 miles, Gulfstream Park, Jan. 30, 2016 (10 Kentuck...
Pletcher sending three of his big guns to Donn Handicap - February 3, 2016
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Todd Pletcher might be a little light in the 3-year-old ranks, but he certainly does not hav...
Mohaymen starts Road to Kentucky Derby in Holy Bull Stakes - January 30, 2016
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has found it difficult to contain his enthusiasm for his undefeated Kentuc...
Dortmund works toward San Antonio Stakes - January 24, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. – Dortmund, unraced since winning the Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar in November, worked six furlongs in 1:12...
Finding next race for Havanna Belle a challenge - January 21, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. – Havanna Belle won a stakes for the first time in Sunday’s $80,200 Astra Stakes for fillies and ma...
Discreetness edges Gordy Florida in Smarty Jones - January 19, 2016
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Discreetness struck first in Oaklawn Park’s series for 3-year-olds on Monday, when he rallied for a neck ...
Discreetness can handle two turns in Smarty Jones - January 18, 2016
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – The $150,000 Smarty Jones on Monday at Oaklawn Park is an opportunity to get a line on one of the best 3-...
California Chrome best in horse racing again - January 14, 2016
California Chrome pulled Raul Rodriguez around the Santa Anita walking ring at a double-time hippity-hop last Saturday afternoon as the...
Sr. Quisqueyano set to defend Sunshine Millions Classic title - January 13, 2016
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Up to eight starters, including defending champion Sr. Quisqueyano, appear likely for the $250,000 S...
California Chrome shakes rust off before Dubai World Cup - January 11, 2016
California Chrome’s victory in Saturday’s San Pasqual was not the best performance of his career, but it wasn&r...
California Chrome returns for San Pasqual Stakes, seeks to reclaim spotlight - January 9, 2016
CYPRESS, Calif. – After an odyssey that took him from California to Dubai to England to Illinois and then Kentucky, Californi...
NFL playoff schedule 2016 Times, TV information and more for Wild Card round - January 8, 2016
The 2016 official NFL Playoffs schedule with the Wild Card round starting on Jan. 9 as 12 teams try to earn a spot in Super Bowl 50 on ...
California Chrome won't race horses Dortmund, Imperative - January 5, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. - The $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita next Saturday will be the first start for 2014 Horse of the Year Calif...
For California Chrome, 2016 begins with high hopes - January 5, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. – When California Chrome starts in Saturday’s $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita, his first...
California Chrome continues San Pasqual Stakes preparations - January 2, 2016
ARCADIA, Calif. – California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year, galloped about 1 1/2 miles at Santa Anita on Friday while pr...
Baffert adjusts to life after American Pharoah - December 30, 2015
ARCADIA, Calif. – More than eight weeks have passed since American Pharoah left trainer Bob Baffert’s stable for go...
Runhappy wins Malibu Stakes on opening day at Santa Anita - December 27, 2015
ARCADIA, Calif. - Runhappy led all the way in a 3 1/2-length victory in the $300,000 Malibu Stakes for 3-year-olds on opening day of Sa...
Charles Town Classic purse trimed to $1.25 million - December 27, 2015
The West Virginia Racing Commission has approved 23 stakes at Charles Town for 2016, topped by its signature race, the Grade 2 Charles ...
Thermal scores in Johnie Jamison Handicap - December 22, 2015
Thermal advanced three wide on the turn and kicked clear in the stretch for a 2 1/2-length win in Sunday’s $85,000 Johnie L. ...
American Pharoah was obvious choice for SI Sportsman of the Year - December 20, 2015
It was the year of American Pharoah. Anyone even casually knowledgeable about racing will look back at 2015 as the year racing shed dec...
Havana to stand in The Philippines - December 17, 2015
Grade 1 winner Havana will begin his stud career in The Philippines at Rancho Santa Rosa in Quezon City. The 4-year-old son of Dunkirk ...
Ziadie handed six year suspension - December 17, 2015
Kirk Ziadie, a Florida-based trainer who led the Gulfstream Park spring meeting with 22 wins from 45 starts, has been suspended six yea...
American Pharoah Denied Sports Illustrated Cover - December 14, 2015
Once again, Thoroughbred horse racing has been denied by mainstream sports media. I am disappointed to announce Triple Crown and Grand ...
