Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo Welcome to Part 2 of my weekend recap analyzing the results of the racing action on December 19th and 20th. Part 1, which can be read here, recapped the results of the many maiden and allowance races for … Continued
Benoit Photo © As is typical of Saturday morning, the work tabs at racetracks across the country were filled with the names of prominent stakes winners and Derby contenders gearing up for future races. First and foremost was 2014 Horse of the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The year 2015 is nearly complete, and what a fantastic year it has been! In 2015, we were treated to a spectacular number of incredible races from star runners like American Pharoah, Beholder, and Runhappy, and the talent of these great … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos This is the second part of my massive Weekend Recap analyzing the results of the U.S. racing action during Thanksgiving weekend. Part one, which can be viewed here, recapped the racing action on November 25th and 26th, … Continued
© Benoit Photo Get ready, everyone! An absolutely fantastic five days of racing wrapped up yesterday afternoon, and the number of intriguing stakes races and maiden races that we watched over those five days was nothing short of spectacular. The significance of … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Tomorrow afternoon, the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) will be held at Aqueduct. The one-mile race marks the final grade I race of the year in New York, and as is befitting of such an … Continued
Keeneland Photo The remarkable Mr. Z, who has run in eleven races so far this year including the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), will bring his number of starts this year to an even dozen when he … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Courtney Heeney According to the Churchill Downs Barn Notes for November 15th, Keen Ice–who upset Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Travers Stakes (gr. I) before finishing fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I)–is training … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Lady Eli, the unbeaten winner of the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. I), is expected to return to the barn of trainer Chad Brown in December to prepare for a 2016 campaign. The daughter of … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © There have been few sprinters as remarkably talented as Midnight Lute, the massive Bob Baffert-trained colt that won the Breeders’ Cup Sprint in 2007 and 2008. Relive Midnight Lute’s breathtaking Breeders’ Cup victories by watching the replays … Continued