Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Saratoga, where in 1918 Roamer attempted a race against time to try and break the American record for a mile. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. 1:35 1/5. It may not seem like much today, but for 28 years, … 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! Performance of … Continued
Bet Twice! Alysheba! Lost Code! Those were the star three-year-olds that put on quite a show in the 1987 Haskell Invitational (gr. I) at Monmouth Park, crossing the wire with just a half-length between them. Alysheba had won the Kentucky Derby … 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
It looks like trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr. has another talented two-year-old in his barn! On Friday afternoon, the Plesa-trained Full Salute scored an easy victory in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight at Monmouth Park, drawing off to win by 2 1/2 … Continued
Twenty-one years ago, the great grey superhorse Holy Bull was in the middle of his 1994 Horse of the Year campaign that included victories in the Florida Derby (gr. I), Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I), Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I), Haskell Invitational … 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! Veteran of the Week: Big Blue Kitten … Continued
With a terrific weekend of racing on schedule, it could be easy to overlook an unheralded grade III race at Monmouth Park, but if you’re looking for bragging rights and would like to find a future star runner before the majority of racing … 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! Veteran of the Week: Delaunay The … Continued
As the racing world speculates on where Triple Crown champion American Pharoah will run next, and with the Haskell Invitational (gr. I) looming as the most likely option, now seems like an ideal time to recall one of the most amazing Haskells … Continued