Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
The first Saturday of the Saratoga meet features an exceptional pair of graded stakes races, highlighted by a very competitive renewal of the grade I Diana Stakes for fillies and mares. It looks like there could be some excellent value … Continued
Get ready, everyone! The much-anticipated Saratoga meet is scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon, kicking off a fantastic forty days of racing that will feature plenty of top-notch graded stakes races! The action starts right away with a pair of graded stakes races on … Continued
1 American Pharoah His latest six-furlong workout at Del Mar was nothing short of amazing. Not only was his time of 1:11 flat the bullet of the morning by an impossible three seconds, his five-furlong fraction of :58 4/5 was … Continued
Unbeaten Investec Derby (Eng-I) winner Golden Horn will face nine older rivals in the prestigious King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Eng-I) on July 25th at Ascot, a race that could further stamp his budding reputation as one of the best horses … Continued
Dortmund, who won his first six starts in impressive fashion before finishing third in the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and fourth in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), returned to the work tab on July 21st after a bit of a … Continued
Summer may have officially started on June 21st, but for most horse racing fans, summer doesn’t truly begin until the first races of the year are run at Saratoga. Fortunately for summer-hungry racing fans, Saratoga is set to begin their meet on … Continued
The juvenile racing action slowed down a bit over the last few days, as Del Mar doesn’t race on Monday or Tuesday and Saratoga doesn’t open until Friday, but there was one very notable race at Del Mar on Sunday that warrants … Continued
Ten days ago, the 2yo filly Lumiere stamped herself as a filly to watch in Europe during the coming months when she scored a terrific victory in a six-furlong maiden race at Newmarket. A daughter of Shamardal out of the Tobougg … Continued
Welcome to the inaugural edition of “Diamonds in the Rough,” a series of articles that will focus on all the great races for two-year-olds at the Del Mar and Saratoga meets this summer. The young runners that compete in these … Continued
Rachel’s Valentina, the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, turned in another workout at Saratoga this morning as she prepares for her debut. The two-year-old daughter of Bernardini breezed five furlongs in 1:02.65, which was … Continued