Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Keeneland Photo In years past, it was common to hear of “dual qualifiers” when handicapping the Kentucky Derby. Dual qualifiers are horses that have a Dosage Index (an analysis of pedigree that attempts to measure speed and stamina) of 4.00 or … Continued
Wavell Avenue winning the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) at Keeneland – Breeders’ Cup Photo © On April 9th, Aqueduct and Keeneland will host a special “Big Apple/Bluegrass” Pick 4 featuring top-notch graded stakes races at both tracks. The Aqueduct … Continued
Keeneland Photo As large field is expected to be entered in Saturday’s $1,000,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) at Keeneland, led by a grade I winner and a promising graded stakes-placed colt from the barn of Todd Pletcher. The grade … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © Today marks a milestone–it’s just 50 days until the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby! Here’s the latest news on the road to the Derby… Fields Coming Together for Derby Prep Races With just over seven weeks remaining … Continued
Jockey Mike Smith celebrates aboard Danzing Candy after their victory in the San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita – © Benoit Photo With less than two months remaining, the action is starting to heat up on the road to the … Continued
© Benoit Photo One of the greatest things about horse racing is that there’s always lots to look forward to–with so many races and so many horses, there’s always another great race just around the corner! Here are eight things to look … Continued
© Benoit Photo – Mor Spirit remains at the top of Keeler’s Kentucky Derby Top 10 following his win in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes…
© Benoit Photo 1. Mor Spirit He hasn’t run badly in four starts so far and looked great winning the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I) in December, reeling in stablemate Toews On Ice to win by a deceptively easy 1 … Continued
Keeneland Photo The unbeaten two-time grade I winner Nyquist headlines an extremely deep and talented field of horses that have been entered in the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I), to be run on October 31st at Keeneland. Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/David Alcosser FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I) winner Nyquist, Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winner Greenpointcrusader, Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) winner Brody’s Cause, and Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) winner Cocked and Loaded are among nineteen horses that have been pre-entered in a deep and … Continued