Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo There may be no race meet in the world more prestigious than the five-day Royal Ascot meeting in England, which gets underway with an exceptional six-race card on June 14th. Here are brief thoughts and selections for the four … Continued
Coady Photography With rain continuing to dampen the course at Ascot, there have been four scratches for the prestigious King’s Stand Stakes (Eng-I) on opening day of the five-day Royal Ascot meet. Yesterday, it was confirmed that the U.S.-based sprinter Acapulco would be … Continued
Coady Photography As a big fan of long-distance races, I eagerly anticipated the two-mile Belmont Gold Cup Invitational every year, and the 2016 renewal has not disappointed–it’s drawn a wide-open field of thirteen starters, and looks like a very challenging race to … Continued
Coady Photography You wouldn’t think that a six-horse race would be all that hard to handicap, but the $250,000 True North Stakes (gr. II) on Friday at Belmont Park has drawn such a quality field that finding the winner could be … Continued
Although it’s only a listed stakes race, the $150,000 Jersey Girl Stakes on Friday at Belmont Park has drawn a strong field of seven three-year-old fillies, and it wouldn’t be at all surprising in runners from this race wide up … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand I have always been a fan of races at 1 1/2 miles or longer, so I’m very excited about the inaugural renewal of the $150,000 Rags to Riches Invitational, a 1 1/2-mile dirt race for fillies and … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos On Friday at Belmont Park, seven fillies and mares will head to post for the $500,000 New York Stakes (gr. II), a ten-furlong race on the inner turf course that has drawn several talented runners in recent years, … Continued
Hey Mike (middle) finishing second in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes – Coady Photography Although the attention of most handicappers this week will be on the Saturday card at Belmont Park, which includes the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and nine other … Continued
In the 30 races scheduled to be held during the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in England later this month, it could be hard to find a heavier favorite that Order of St. George in the 2 1/2-mile Ascot Gold Cup (Eng-I) on June 16th. … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Courtney Heeney The sensational sprinter Private Zone, a multiple grade I winner and runner-up in the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I), will make his much-anticipated 2016 debut in the True North Stakes (gr. II) on June 10th … Continued