Rich Daddy tests stakes waters in Sensitive Prince - September 12, 2015
Rich Daddy ran the race of his career last out, and his connections will get a chance to see how the horse stacks up against better Sat...
Top European jockey de Sousa coming to New York - September 12, 2015
ELMONT, N.Y. – Silvestre de Sousa, the leading jockey in Europe, is planning to move his tack to New York in late October, ac...
Wildcat Red taking shot at Vosburgh - September 11, 2015
Wildcat Red, based at Gulfstream for most of the year, is being pointed for the Grade 1, $400,000 Vosburgh on Sept. 26 at Belmont Park,...
Bernard Baruch Handicap preview - September 7, 2015
Normally, I would be previewing the Grade 1 Hopeful instead of the Grade 2 Bernard Baruch, the two features on closing day at Saratoga,...
Prioress Stakes preview - September 6, 2015
If I were betting the pick six today at Saratoga, one of the strongest potential singles in the sequence would be Cavorting, t...
Two new sales stakes to be run at Evangeline Downs - September 6, 2015
Horses sold through the upcoming Breeders Sales Company of Louisiana yearling auction will now be eligible for a new sales stakes to be...
Wild in the Saddle eyes fall stakes at Santa Anita - September 5, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – Wild in the Saddle, refreshed from an early-summer trip to the farm, won her second stakes of 2015 in the $...
Hernandez sidelined with wrist injury - September 2, 2015
Apprentice Harry Hernandez, who sustained a fractured wrist in last Friday’s final race at Gulfstream, was scheduled to see a...
How to bet Saratoga for Monday, Aug. 31 - August 31, 2015
The penultimate week closes out with an appealing card with many very competitive races, and some with stand-out favorites. Whether we ...
Keen Ice stuns American Pharoah in Travers Stakes - August 30, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – With a half-mile to run in Saturday’s 146th Travers Stakes at raucous Saratoga, trainer Bo...
Travers Stakes time for American Pharoah at Saratoga Today - August 29, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - American Pharoah can run. But can he fly?You betcha.By now, everyone knows American Pharoah glided through the...
Stormy Regatta noses out Partisan Politics in Riskaverse Stakes - August 29, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Stormy Regatta was put into a nice stalking position early by Irad Ortiz Jr. and had just enough in the stretc...
Overheard to face just four in turf route - August 26, 2015
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Trainer Malcolm Pierce was looking for a confidence-building spot for Grade 2 stakes winner Overheard an...
Delightful Joy looks sharp winning Monmouth Oaks - August 23, 2015
Delightful Joy finished with a sharp late run to win the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks on Sunday, defeating the 5-2 favorite Eskenformoney by 1...
Sylven Park ships from Kentucky to face winners - August 23, 2015
Sylven Park was so impressive in winning a maiden race during the final week of the Churchill Downs spring meet that Tevis McCauley had...
How to bet Saratoga on Saturday, Aug. 22 - August 21, 2015
Saturday’s Alabama Stakes card at Saratoga isn’t a knockout one in terms of overall quality. That will come with ne...
Hot Stones wins Saratoga Dew in a romp - August 18, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Hot Stones asserted her class and erased any doubt about her ability to stay nine furlongs with a 9 1/2-length...
Slumber, Big Blue Kitten star in Arlington Million - August 15, 2015
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Chad Brown required an assist from the Arlington stewards to win his first Arlington Million as the...
Freudie Anne prevails in Statue of Liberty - August 15, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – When the best horse in the field is able to dictate his own terms on the lead, that horse usually wi...
Prospect Park romps in turf debut in La Jolla Handicap - August 11, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – The grass is greener for Prospect Park, who made an auspicious turf debut Sunday at Del Mar with an overpow...
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga: Seven-figure Tapit duo leads opening session - August 11, 2015
Leading sire Tapit accounted for the top three prices of Monday’s opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearl...
Honor Code gives handicap division a leader - August 9, 2015
With Shared Belief and California Chrome out for the year for some time now, the handicap division has been begging for someone to step...
Pinnacle Peak all the way in Juvenile Mile - August 8, 2015
ALTOONA, Iowa – Pinnacle Peak seized command from the outset and controlled the pace throughout for a 10-length romp Friday n...
Soaring Softly highlights competitive Florida Sire Stakes undercard - August 6, 2015
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – From a horseplayer’s viewpoint, races don’t get a whole lot better than the Soar...
Indecise, Istanford get class relief - August 5, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – A drop in class could be the tonic on Thursday for Indecise or Istanford, both of whom have been facing sta...
Caren looks to stay perfect in Nandi Stakes - August 2, 2015
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Shady Well Stakes winner Caren will look to remain unbeaten when she takes on six other Ontario-sired 2-...
Meadows: My Hero Ron heads Burke trifecta in Adios - July 31, 2015
My Hero Ron could be trainer Ron Burke’s hero with a win in Saturday’s $400,000 Delvin Miller Adios Pace for the Or...
Palace makes rare statebred stakes appearance - July 30, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Palace will return to statebred competition for the first time in 18 months when he takes on seven o...
Judy the Beauty tops short field in Honorable Miss - July 30, 2015
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Wesley Ward brought the champion female sprinter Judy the Beauty back to the races this year primari...
Wild Dude scores upset in Bing Crosby Stakes - July 27, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – Wild Dude showed erratic form in the first six months of the year, winning once in five starts, all in grad...
Pure Tactics closes to win Wickerr Stakes - July 24, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – The question of whether Pure Tactics is a turf sprinter or a miler was answered in Wednesday’s $8...
Rain impacts turf, dirt racing at Del Mar - July 21, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – The San Clemente remained on the turf at Del Mar, but two other grass races on Sunday came off the turf, th...
Prize Exhibit zooms from last to first in San Clemente - July 21, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – Prize Exhibit has a mind of her own, but when she puts her mind to running, you best stand back. Prize Exhi...
Glenard hangs on late to win Warrior Veterans - July 20, 2015
SHEBYVILLE, Ind. – A yielding turf course one jockey described as “saturated” blunted the excellent accel...
American Pharoah has demanding workout for Haskell - July 18, 2015
DEL MAR, Calif. – Trainer Bob Baffert wanted to get a strong workout into Triple Crown winner American Pharoah on Saturday at...
How to bet Belmont Park on Saturday, July 18 - July 17, 2015
Although not long on quality – no surprise there, what with the stakes-loaded Stars and Stripes Festival happening just two w...
Brown sends two more from arsenal of turf fillies - July 16, 2015
ELMONT, N.Y. – While the best 3-year-old turf filly in the country fights the good fight against laminitis, two of her stable...
SirePowered Results: Yes its True - July 15, 2015
Calamity Kate pulled a major upset in last Saturday’s Grade 3 Delaware Oaks, triggering a $110.80 payout as the longest shot ...
Delaware Handicap rematches Frivolous, Sheer Drama - July 15, 2015
The Grade 1, $750,000 Delaware Handicap drew a field of seven when entries were taken Tuesday. The Saturday race is for fillies and mar...
Lovely Maria seeks third straight graded stakes win in Oaks - July 11, 2015
Lovely Maria has blossomed since finishing second to stablemate I’m a Chatterbox in the Grade 3 Rachel Alexandra at Fair Grou...
