Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
In an exceptional debut performance that suggests she might have a very, very bright future, Rachel’s Valentina–the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra–broke her maiden in impressive fashion at Saratoga on August 2nd. Sent off as the … Continued
It was a good day for Todd Pletcher in the two-year-old races at Saratoga, and it looks like Doug O’Neill has a promising turf filly in his barn–here’s a recap of all the action from the last two days of juvenile races … Continued
The wait is over! Rachel’s Valentina, the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, is scheduled to make her debut on August 2nd in the second race at Saraoga! The two-year-old daughter of Bernardini drew post position three … Continued
American Pharoah has drawn post four in a field of eight for the August 2nd Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park, which will mark the colt’s first start since winning the June 5th Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to complete … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Debut Winner of the Week: Songbird … Continued
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah completed his preparations for the August 2nd Haskell Invitational (gr. I) when he breezed a half-mile at Del Mar this morning. According to Del Mar officials, American Pharoah started off with fractions of :12 3/5, … Continued
Over the course of its long and storied history, Saratoga has played host to thousands of terrific races, including many that ended with spectacular photo finishes. In celebration of the current Saratoga meet, here are five of my favorite photo finishes from … Continued
Three more exciting maiden races were held on Sunday at Saratoga and Del Mar, and all three winners scored decisive victories that suggest they could be horses to keep an eye on during the coming months. Let’s take a look at what … Continued
Ziconic, the unraced second foal out of the legendary 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta, recorded the first timed workout of his career earlier this morning at Saratoga. A son of Tapit, the two-year-old Ziconic breezed the distance in a very … Continued
July 25th marked arguably the best day for 2yo racing so far this year, with a quartet of intriguing races being held at Saratoga and one more being run at Del Mar. Here’s a recap of all the action! Saratoga Race … Continued