ThoroughChat - Predict the Order of Finish #2 Redux: Saratoga TBA
So lets try this again. Welcome to Week #2 of Predict the Order of Finish Challenge. This week's races are Whitney Day from Saratoga. What are the rul...
Hoofblog - "Blame" It on These Four Fast Feet TBA
My friend Wendy Uzelac must have been thinking of The Hoof Blog when she was walking around Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky yesterday. Her ...
Zipse - Remembering … Dehere TBA
Sitting in the passenger seat, as my wife drives the family truckster, I find myself admiring her driving skills. Temporarily boxed in because of a sl...
They Are Off - Dancing In The Dark TBA
The Daily Racing Form website is reporting today that Gulfstream Park is looking to add lights to accommodate nighttime racing starting with the 2011 ...
Equispace - Easy Money TBA
I'm still not sure if I'm cool with joining the TwinSpires Players Pool yesterday, but hey if you can get 5x or 6x (depending how you're looking at it...
Powercap - Alpha Mare~Play Of The Day TBA
Saratoga Race 6Muhaawara is going to dominate here on the front end. She will assume the role of alpha mare and cruise to a win while loose on the lea...
The Science of Horse Training - Thoroedge Racing Partnership - the only drug free stable racing in the US TBA
Time to put my money where my mouth is. ThoroEdge Racing Partnerships is set for a January 2011 launch with 5-10 purchases of 2 year olds who are gall...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Gierkink Picks Four as Smokey Fire Sizzles in Woodbine's Play The King TBA
The daily grind of selecting winning racehorses for a living is a thankless task. Pick a favourite and the public rolls their eyes. Tip a longshot tha...
Triple Crown Insider - TCI Closer Look: BC Filly & Mare Sprint TBA
Joel & Jon take a closer look at the $1 million Filly & Mare Sprint (G1), a seven-furlong sprint to be run on the Friday card of the Breeders’...
Equine Project - We Are KY, good idea with not so fabulous website TBA
As someone who has been around racing for 35 years, and developing websites for 15, I am one of the few people in the world who truly has a passion fo...
Mi-bred Claimer - Jackson-saddled pair highlights Mackinac Handicap TBA
Trainer James Jackson has had a solid hold on Michigan’s three-year-old male division in 2010. Jackson reached the winner’s circle in the ...
Business of Racing - The State of New York Racing TBA
First NYRA, now the Jockey Club. I'm beginning to wonder what's getting intop these pillars of the establishment when they start doing things right. I...
Foolish Pleasure - Just How Dumb Do They Think We Are? TBA
Other than gratuitously emphasizing the subservient nature of horse racing to their gaming operations, what possible reason is there to change the nam...
Pull the Pocket - Picture Time TBA
A few neat racing pictures...... Two pups enjoying their time at Saratoga racetrack outside George Weaver's barn. Not sure who took this, but Dan G on...
Zipse - Who Am I ??? TBA
*Primarily an East Coast horse, only one of my wins occurred west of the Mississippi. *My victories had a five eighths of a mile spread between the sh...
They Are Off - Martha And McGovern TBA
Ann McGovern was part of the excellent management team at Sam Houston Race Park when I was hired as the track announcer there in 1997. Martha Claussen...
Triple Crown Insider - Unrivaled Belle pointing towards G1 Beldame TBA
Unrivaled Belle will make her next start in the Grade 1 Beldame at Belmont Park Oct. 2...
ZATT Mag Blog - The Mother of All Handicapping Marathons TBA
Think you've had long days of handicapping the races? Check this out ... Professional writer and horseplayer Pete Fornatale will attempt to establish ...
Calvados Bloodstock - Kodiac (GB), A Stallion's Pedigree. TBA
Kodiac (GB), bay, 16HH, 2001, Danehill - Rafha, by Kris. Kodiac stands at Tally - Ho Stud in Ireland. His first crop are 2yr olds of 2010. His 2010 st...
Equispace - Dipping My Toe in the Pool TBA
I'm not a regular Pick 6 player, but since the pool should approach $2M today at the Spa, I figured I'd take a half-hearted shot. I also became intrig...
Horsin Around - Choices TBA
After a shocking second place finish in the Personal Ensign, beaten only by a length, the search for Rachel Alexandra's next potential start begins. J...
Go Girl Racing - THW: Juveniles – Heirs to the Throne TBA
THE HOARSE WHISPERER By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 1 September 2010, Wednesday Juveniles – Heirs to the Throne After winning the La...
Thoroughblog - SEPTEMBER TBA
SEPT 1 NEWS - GOSH, the fall is here, although it does not feel like in currently in southern Ontario, it’s a heatwaaaave….LONG WEEKEND co...
Tote Board Brad - "Ground Zero" mosques and class drops TBA
Shoulda waited 'till 9/11 to post this, but out of respect for those that lost loved ones that day*, I'll jump the gun. How many blocks must a mosque ...
Left At The Gate - That Bad? TBA
Perhaps you saw this piece in the Times on Tuesday; a background piece for the Big A racino and the general ills of an industry currently depending on...
Post Parade - Texas Racing Dates Under Siege TBA
Texas horse racing is foundering. Handle is declining, purses plummeting, quality racing diminishing, bettors bitching, and Fred-the-Beerman grousing ...
Graded Stakes - Saratoga Pick 6 Play ($443,274 carryover) TBA
The Pick 6 is my favorite wager. I rarely play it, but when I do it seems like I usually get close to the prize. I’ve had 5 of 6 many times, but...
ThoroughChat - Ugh TBA
No this is not about Sunday or Kantharos being retired. My friends the title Ugh has to do with the track formally known as Philadelphia Park. It got ...
Zipse - Kantharos Has Been Retired TBA
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Zipse - Kantharos Has Been Retired TBA
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Powercap - There's no dignity in racing in the Distaff? TBA
Andrew Beyer recently penned one of his four articles he writes every year (I wish I had his job). To summarize what 80% the article states, it is tha...
Foolish Pleasure - Jockey Changes TBA
I find it interesting that jockey Rajiv Maragh has been working Mine That Bird in preparation for a run in the G1 Woodward. While D. Wayne Lukas is ...
Mi-bred Claimer - Daylight Savings colt tops 2010 MTOBA Yearling Sale TBA
Carter Road took home top honors in every stage of Sunday’s Michigan Thoroughbred Owners And Breeders Association Yearling Show and Sale at Mich...
Handride - Not A Good Year to be a Horseracing Fan TBA
Take a look at the TBA standings, not much you can really quibble about I think.
VA TB Blog - YEARLING FUTURITY: GROOMS AWARDS, THANK YOUS, CREDITS, ETC. TBA
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association and the Virginia Breeders Fund would like to extend special thanks to the following individuals and companies fo...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Maryland-bred Richard's Kid successfully defended his title in the $1 million Pacific Classic Presented by TVG Gr.I when he came from off the pace to ...
Left At The Gate - OTB D-Day (Again) TBA
Greg Rayburn's plan to reorganize NYC OTB by turning over its internet wagering business to the tracks and concentrating on the parlors seems counter-...
Amateur Capper - RUN UP TO THE BREEDERS' CUP TBA
The inaugural edition of the Run up to the Breeders' Cup is up. While it's posted too late to discuss the past weekend's races, I'd love to know what ...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY CHAMPION TBA
GRAND CHAMPION: Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY COLTS TBA
FIRST#58. Unnamed Bay Colt by Bandini, out of Fiddle Me Blue (GB) –by Bluebird. Bred and owned by Lady Olivia at North Cliff, LLC. SECOND#57. Un...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND YEARLING FUTURITY FILLIES TBA
FIRST#64. Unnamed Dark Bay/Brown Filly by Latent Heat, out of Beautiful Stranger by Foxhound. Owned and bred by Dr. E.C. "Pug" and Susie Hart/Hart Far...
VA TB Blog - VBF YEARLING FUTURITY BONUS FOR 2009 TBA
HUGE Every Virginia-bred or Virginia-sired yearling that shows in the colt or filly Futurity class is each year eligible to compete for a percentage o...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS TBA
Camp Victory (c, 3yo), Forest Camp - Victory Trick by Clever Trick. B - Atkins Danny Mark 1. Del Mar, 8 /27/2010, clmg, $28,800, 8 f, 1:34.50. ($90,00...
The Saturday Post - The Race Inside the Race: Rachel Alexandra Wins the “Unofficial” Match Race in the Personal Ensign. TBA
Last weekend, Rachel Alexandra held a match race. It’s wasn’t an official match race. Other contenders were in the field. And, the match race wasn...
They Are Off - I'm Fairly Certain... TBA
...that Rachel Alexandra will not be Horse Of The Year in 2010. Following yet another defeat (her third in the last five starts) yesterday at Saratoga...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Rachel's Diary TBA
Dear Diary, Well, the Personal Ensign did not go as Daddy Jess and Uncle Stevie had planned. I really did try to win another race for them, and all my...
The Brock Talk - Opportunity Lost TBA
When Persistency passed Rachel Alexandra just before the finish line of the grade 1 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga Sunday, it was a disappointment...
ThoroughChat - Bittersweetness TBA
Well it was an interesting weekend to say the least. No offence to Travers winner Afleet Express or Personal Ensign winner Persistently, but I think b...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Phipps Stable’s homebred Persistently rallied from off the pace in the Personal Ensign Stakes Gr.I on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course and reeled in H...
Thoroughbredzone - The Great Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta Debate—Both Still Great TBA
By Stephen Alicknovic I am a Rachel Alexandra fan, and have been from the beginning. It’s safe to say she is probably not be the same horse as...
Triple Crown Insider - Losing Ladies: Two fillies still on top despite losses TBA
Joel & Jon recap what was likely the biggest weekend to date in terms of Breeders’ Cup implications. With results in from 6 key G1s, who made t...
Calvados Bloodstock - Canford Cliffs. TBA
Canford Cliffs (IRE), bay, 2007, Tagula - Mrs.Marsh, by Marju. 8 starts; 5-1-2, and £645,951 (to-date). His wins include the Sussex Stakes, G1 (beati...
Graded Stakes - Free Video Pick: Blessed Moon (Race 2 @ SAR on 9/1/10) TBA
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Graded Stakes - Free Video Pick: Blessed Moon (Race 2 @ SAR on 8/31/10) TBA
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Triple Dead Heat - Weekend Recap: Not Quite The Two Minute Sports Reel TBA
By 6PM on Sunday night, and after having watched countless graded races across North America, I was more tuckered out than a beaten (yes, that's word ...
Zipse - ZATT is Silenced TBA
I was so looking forward to this past weekend. On Saturday, it would be the 141st running of the Travers Stakes. One of the most prestigious and histo...
Thats Amore Stable - Persistence TBA
Because of the brevity of the equine career, racing has a curious way of circling back on itself. Sometimes, as in the last couple of weeks, that ci...
Horsin Around - Don't Make It Personal TBA
It was supposed to be the Queen's crowning moment, her return to the spotlight. On August 29 Rachel Alexandra, reigning Horse of the Year, was all set...
Left At The Gate - Irrelevant Rachel TBA
When I wrote that nobody (well, almost nobody) would possibly travel to Saratoga specifically to see Rachel Alexandra, I figured, OK, at least some pe...
Graded Stakes - Rachel Alexandra gunned down by Persistently in the Personal Ensign TBA
I remember handicapping a race earlier in the Saratoga meet in which Persistently was the morning line favorite. I was unimpressed with her form, bu...
Mi-bred Claimer - Guest interview on Youbet On-Track TBA
At about 3:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon, I got a message from superstar freelancer Claire Novak asking to appear on her podcast, Youbet On-Track, later ...
Pull the Pocket - I'm So Glad Zenyatta Did Not Go to the Personal Ensign TBA
Rachel Alexandra was beaten today in the Personal Ensign stakes at Belmont by a closer aptly named Persistently. Rachel battled her main foe through 4...
Equispace - All Aboard the Afleet Express TBA
I was always disappointed when Afleet Alex was retired before the 2005 Travers (my first one) and never being able to see one of my favorite horses in...
Theyre In The Gate - Travers Weekend Recap 2010 TBA
69,111 folks showed up Saturday and Sunday for the 2010 Travers Stakes and to see Rachel Alexandra in the Personal Ensign Stakes. Almost 70% of that n...
Thoroughbredzone - Persistently Shocks Rachel Alexandra To Win The Personal Ensign–Video Replay TBA
Phipps Stable’s Persistently Stuns Rachel Alexandra To Win The Personal Ensign–Video YouTube
Amateur Capper - BREEDERS’ CUP NOTEBOOK: Follow the “Run Up to the Breeders’ Cup” here. TBA
Amateurcapper will join Wireplayers.com, A Leg Up, and Giving My Ten Cents blogs offering opinions on our top Breeders’ Cup contenders and our top s...
Triple Crown Insider - Forestry 2YO filly triumphs at Woodbine TBA
A pair of offspring by Taylor Made's Forestry racked up front-running wins on Aug. 28...
Triple Dead Heat - Who Will Be Crowned in Woodbine's Play The King? TBA
Sunday's G2 Play The King S. at Woodbine provides a tough handicapping exercise that could reap great benefits for those punters that can find the rig...
Zipse - Time to Open Your Eyes … This is Rachel TBA
It’s time boys and girls. It’s time to open your eyes and see what is in front of you. Rachel Alexandra is ready, are you? To those who said she c...
Go Girl Racing - THW: Of Lakambinis and Broken Records TBA
THE HOARSE WHISPERER By Jenny Ortuoste for Manila Standard-Today, 25 August 2010, Wednesday Of Lakambinis and Broken Records It’s a rule of thumb ...
Korea Racing - Euro Fighter On Target in Korean Oaks TBA
53/1 shot Euro Fighter was the surprise winner of the 2010 Korean Oaks at Busan Race Park this afternoon. The Seoul-trained filly got off to a flying ...
Left At The Gate - White Hot Finish TBA
Over 45,000 on hand at Saratoga for the Travers, and they saw...... oh wait. That's the wrong crowd. There, that's better. Sorry, I got my photos of a...
Thoroughbredzone - Rachel Alexandra Ready For Showdown With Life At Ten In The Personal Ensign At Saratoga TBA
Personal Ensign–Match Up of The Summer This year there have been some really nice races. Rachel Alexandra & Zenyatta have done their thing, al...
Triple Crown Insider - Mass Media filly cruises in maiden score TBA
Journeyman's Mass Media got winner number six when Luna Grande broke her maiden by 2 1/4-lengths on Aug. 28...
Triple Crown Insider - Consolidator’s Bank Merger second in G1 King’s Bishop TBA
Bank Merger proved he belongs with the nation's best sprinters with a huge effort in the King's Bishop (G1)...
Triple Crown Insider - Teaks North shines in Restoration Stakes TBA
Teaks North made the most of his stakes debut with a one-length score in the $100,000 Restoration S. Aug. 28 at Monmouth Park...
Racing International - Poet's Voice TBA
One of last year's most talented juveniles did himself no favours because he was overly keen. He threw away races he should have won and cost himsel...
Racing International - Theyskens' Theory TBA
Ascot may also be the destination for the exciting two-year-old filly Theyskens' Theory USA (Bernadini USA) who trounced a decent field in Goodwood's...
Racing International - Makfi To Tackle Goldikova in Breeders' Cup Mile TBA
The three-year-old victor of the Prix de Jacques le Marois, Makfi (Dubawi IRE), will challenge Goldikova IRE (Anaaba USA) in the Breeders' Cup Mile a...
Racing International - Makfi Rates 132 TBA
Timeform announed its revised ratings after the Prix Jacques Marois (Group 1) in which three-year-old Makfi (Dubawi) defeated older opponents, champio...
Hoofblog - The Anti-Gravity Anvil TBA
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Korea Racing - Cheonun Can Take Korean Oaks Back To Seoul TBA
The Korean Oaks has only been run at Busan for two years but in that time, the southern track has taken something of a stranglehold over both it and t...
Turk and Little Turk - The Nomination Is In: August 28, 2010; The Travers Stakes Day Pick Six TBA
Horse racing legend, Ernie Munick, posted a simple statement today on Facebook: "Only so many King Bishop's in a lifetime." We follow a sport that has...
Cangamble - Dropping Track Takeout Sounds Counter Intuitive....But It Will Grow The Business TBA
Lets hope this isn't lip service. It looks like NYRA is starting to get it. NYRA Chair Steve Duncker from an interview earlier this week: "Duncker not...
Zipse - Fourth Time's a Charm TBA
Durability in thoroughbred horse racing is not what it used to be. Gone are the warriors of the past that danced every dance, year after year. You sel...
Left At The Gate - Travers Day TBA
1) Miner's Reserve (12-1) will run after all. Zito had expressed reservations earlier in the week, but it's not like he and owner Robert LaPenta to si...
Theyre In The Gate - The Travers-a Holy Race of Obligation TBA
This week I have been reading the marvelous "The History and Art of 25 Travers" by Vic Zast and featuring the wonderful art & posters of Greg Montgome...
A Leg UP - Travers' Day Pick Four TBA
Race 9 - Grade III Victory Ride Stakes for fillies Beyondallboundarys – tactical speed and steady improvement in last three races, Amoss ain’t com...
Foolish Pleasure - Weekend Stakes Miscellanea TBA
For racing fans, it doesn’t get much better than this weekend’s bi-coastal offerings. And yet, I’ll be otherwise engaged attending a family gath...
They Are Off - The Grade 1 $1,000,000 Travers Stakes TBA
Saratoga hosts the 141st running of the Grade 1 Shadwell Travers Stakes on Saturday and there will be field of eleven going to the gate, including the...
ThoroughChat - Showdown TBA
Major, major weekend of racing. Two days filled with several G1's for sprinters and routers all around. Plus while not the most anticpated showdown, p...
Hoofblog - FEI NSAID Background: Alex Atock Explains When and Why Bute Was Banned TBA
Many people I meet in the horse world are shocked and even a bit put off sometimes when they first learn that the FEI does not allow horses to compete...
Triple Dead Heat - The Preakness $5.5M Bonus and Other Announcements TBA
A great number of press releases have passed across my desk in the past few days so let's turn TripleDeadHeat into a bulletin board for this afternoon...
Zipse - Here’s Why Fly Down Wins TBA
There is no doubt that the Mid-Summer Derby is one of my favorite races of the season. Year and year out, it acts as a great bridge between the Triple...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Jumping Into the All Stakes Pick 4 Pool TBA
My late Pick 4 play at Saratoga
Rail Runner - Rail Runner TBA
Rachel Alexandra On Sunday Rachel Alexandra will attempt to run her winning streak to three consecutive races with her first start of the year in a Gr...
The Brock Talk - Personal Ensign Obstacles Look Managable For Rachel Alexandra TBA
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, returns to the site of her greatest triumph Sunday in the $300,000 Personal Ensign Stakes at Saratoga. L...
Gallop France - Hard Way’s brush with fame – sort of TBA
Hard Way’s CAT scan has the vets here so fascinated that they sent it on to various other vet schools around the world, including the University...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver schools in the paddock at Saratoga prior to Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes. Gr.I. (Photo by NYRA via Flickr)...
Triple Crown Insider - Breeders’ Cup: Movement weekend TBA
Joel & Jon preview a monster weekend for many Breeders’ Cup divisions. There will be much movement, and the TCI boys take a look at the key race...
ZATT History - My First Travers, or … Affirmed and Alydar’s Last Tango TBA
The year was 1978, and my family was in the midst of probably the best family vacation of my childhood. It was my first extended stay at Saratoga, and...
Thoroughblog - CRISP TBA
In Memory of WAKE AT NOON
Hoofblog - VolksFarrier: Poetry in Motion for Some Lucky Horseshoer TBA
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The Jurga Report - Even the Baths are Beautiful at Saratoga TBA
Even the baths are beautiful at Saratoga, originally uploaded by Rock and Racehorses.Ever get the feeling you are in exactly the right place? That's w...
Thoroughbredzone - Travers Stakes & Personal Ensign Make For The “Double Day Spectacular” At The Spa TBA
A robust field of 11 thoroughbreds has been assembled for the 141st Travers Stakes this Saturday at Saratoga. It’s a deep competitive field. Ken...
Giving My Ten Cents - Travers Day Guaranteed Pick 4 Analysis TBA
On Saturday, Saratoga Race Course will run a stakes filled card, headed by the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. There are 5 graded stakes on the card, all in t...
Left At The Gate - Travers Notes TBA
- The Travers field is either wide open, or tepid, depending on your point of view. Sure is a great betting race, that's for sure; but that can be fai...
Equispace - Speeding Along... TBA
Sorry to blog and dash...but there's too much to be done, now that we know Trappe Shot has opted for the mile and a quarter Travers over the 7 furlong...
Pull the Pocket - 6 Reasons Why It Ain't Easy For Racing to Run an Exchange TBA
There is quite a bit of chatter about the Betfair bill in front of the California state legislature. There seems to be a good chance this will not pas...
They Are Off - The 1996 Pacific Classic TBA
Perhaps no running of the Pacific Classic is more remembered than the 1996 edition. That was during the two-year period where Cigar dominated horse ra...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Blind Luck, The Ladykiller and Dirty Pictures from Saratoga TBA
When I travelled to Saratoga last year it was all about seeing the phenom that was Rachel Alexandra. The then three year-old Rachel Alexandra had thri...
Powercap - Time to paint a canoe! TBA
Image via blog.timesunion.com This is the type of weekend that reminds me of why I became a racing fan. Any time there is a major stakes race there is...
ThoroughChat - Predict the Order of Finish #2: Travers Weekend and Pacific Classic TBA
Welcome to Week #2 of the Predict the Order of Finish Challenge. This week, we have two tracks on two different days. On Saturday it will be the Victo...
Graded Stakes - Travers Weekend Picks & Plays TBA
The Midsummer Derby aka the Travers Stakes is finally here, along with tons of other important races. Among the big races that will be contested this ...
Mi-bred Claimer - Michigan Notebook: August 26, 2010 TBA
Jockey Oscar Delgado has found success at tracks across the country, including Mount Pleasant Meadows. - Crain’s Detroit Business has been monit...
Zipse - For Rachel the Season Begins Now TBA
There is a late-Summer ritual in my home that goes something like this … My wife Candice and I will be flicking through the channels when we will pa...
Triple Crown Insider - OBS Session Topper for Mass Media TBA
A colt by hot freshman sire Mass Media topped the second session of the Ocala Breeders’ August Yearling Sale on August 25...
Post Parade - Horse Racing in New Mexico: A Tale of Two Tracks TBA
Horse racing fans in Texas hear a lot about racetracks in New Mexico. Mainly that all the good horses are leaving Texas to race in New Mexico because ...
Giving My Ten Cents - How the Divisions in the Southern California Stack Up TBA
As the biggest race of the Del Mar meet will be run this weekend, several divisions are in flux. Leaders have been lost due to different reasons. Some...
Zipse - Who Am I ??? TBA
*I was bred in Kentucky, and I was named after a Methodist church. *I fit more than thirty races into my three seasons of racing, with the most coming...
Triple Crown Insider - TCI Closer Look: BC Ladies’ Classic TBA
Joel & Jon take a closer look at the feature race on the first day of the Breeders’ Cup — the $2 million Ladies’ Classic (G1) to be run...
Theyre In The Gate - Travers Exotic Bets/Play on Words TBA
As you study the PP's here's a few exotic bets to ponder: The Afleet Alex Trifecta: Admiral Alex., Afleet Again, Afleet Express The Nick Zito Trifecta...
The Saturday Post - Against All Odds: Debussy Pays a Moral Tribute to John Henry in his Arlington Million Victory. TBA
In 1981, John Henry became the inaugural winner of the Arlington Million, the world’s first million-dollar purse, after overtaking The Bart in a pho...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Are You Ready? TBA
Get ready, horseracing fans, because there will be a plethora of Saturday Afternoon horses on display at Saratoga this weekend. This is one of those u...
The Brock Talk - Super Saver Needs Sea Hero Playbook For Travers TBA
It may not be as historically significant as the 24 consecutive major league loses by the 1889 Cleveland Spiders or the 0-26 losing streak by the Nati...
They Are Off - Some Kinda Saturday TBA
That is what we have in front of us on both coasts this coming Saturday in the world of horse racing. Two of the summers biggest events will be taking...
Pull the Pocket - More Wild and Wacky Quotes TBA
Yesterday, we had two "quotes of the day" and today we see another. There is a bill in California that raises takeout and adds exchange wagering. The ...
Powercap - Stormy Again~Play Of The Day TBA
Saratoga Race 8Going to back my favorite colt Stormy's Majesty in the Albany Stakes today. It looks like he only has to beat Ibboyee which he is well ...
Perfect Peace Farm - Greatest Race Call of 2010 TBA
Things at the farm are actually quite normal, short of the fact that the pond is about to dry up due to a lack of rain. Glory is doing ok with her rec...
VA TB Blog - PICTURE OF THE DAY TBA
Virginia-bred A Little Warm, who won the Jim Dandy Gr.II last time, out will go from the number five post position in Saturday's $1 million Travers S...
Zatt Technical - Stormin Fever is Hot TBA
Don’t look now, but there is a sire who is quietly building one of the most impressive foal crops of 2007. With one of the horses to beat in Saturda...
Equispace - Saturday's Best Race Isn't the Travers TBA
Tell me that you're not excited for the King's Bishop on Saturday at Saratoga? C'mon man, tell me. This race is one that is going to be a doozy. We're...
The Bug Boys - Lots to Like at Saratoga TBA
For the third consecutive year, I was lucky enough to be at the Saratoga Race Course for the Alabama Stakes. This was my longest visit ever - getting ...
Giving My Ten Cents - A Few Odds and Ends TBA
This is just a quick update on a few things, including the (tentative) schedule for the postings for the rest of the week. First, this blog is now a p...
Graded Stakes - Free Saratoga Picks for 8/25/10 TBA
Today is my 20th birthday! In order to celebrate I decided to release todays Saratoga card for free. I feel the strongest about races 6,8, and 9. I...
Pull the Pocket - Quotes of the Day TBA
Two quotes caught my eye today: "The factionalism and fear that is eating away at the heart of American racing is what has surprised me the most. It...
Triple Dead Heat - Photo Essay: Saturday Morning Workouts at Saratoga TBA
I'm back from a whirlwind weekend at Saratoga and what a weekend it was! Blind Luck put in a devastating performance on Saturday to win the Alabama St...
Post Parade - 936 Miles from Planet Del Mar TBA
I recently returned from a family vacation in southwestern New Mexico. It should be noted that the verbiage family vacation is almost an oxymoron thes...
Equispace - Jockey Airbags...For Reals TBA
I stumbled across this post after one of my partners alerted me to a local radio station that was reporting about airbags for jockeys being considered...
Zipse - A Travers Miracle TBA
Time for a little multiple choice, ZATT style: Which one of these outlandish statements is true? A) One of our Triple Crown winners entered the Kentuc...
Left At The Gate - A Little Tea In My HANA Please TBA
I stumbled upon a very interesting segment on TVG on Sunday. I really turned it on for the 5th at Del Mar, but instead of pre-race coverage, Todd Schr...
Gallop France - When they bleed TBA
Anybody who knows me knows I have very strong opinions about the use of Lasix and other medication in America. I have repeatedly criticized the race-d...
Triple Crown Insider - Keeneland’s Queen Elizabeth (G1) next for Evening Jewel TBA
The $400,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland is the next target for multiple G1 winner Evening Jewel...
The Jurga Report - FEI's Love/Hate Relationship with NSAIDs Rekindled at Congress TBA
Background: In November, the Federation Equestre Internationale, the world governing body of horse sports, will convene its General Assemby in Taipei....
Hoofblog - FEI NSAID Congress Presents Medication Facts and Philosophies for Equestrian Sport Decision Makers TBA
Background: In November, the Federation Equestre Internationale, the world governing body of horse sports, will convene its General Assemby in Taipei....
Theyre In The Gate - Travers week off to Soggy Start TBA
Not the way you want to head into Travers week with 2 days of rain dampening the usual festive feel of the Spa. NYRA had ordered 60,000 giveaway umbre...
ThoroughChat - Champions and Tears of Joy TBA
Here is this past weekend's recap of all of the races I previewed on Friday. I'll be doing each recap race by race, and then at the end of the post an...
Thoroughbredzone - Mywifenosevrything or Thewifedoesntknow? The Horse Race–Who Wins? TBA
Larry Collmus Calls Race 7 At Monmouth Park On August 22,2010 I listened to this live. Larry Collmus did a great job, and had some fun with it too. Th...
Triple Crown Insider - Unbridled’s Song filly wins stake in Japan TBA
Bridle Up became the latest stakes winner for her sire Unbridled's Song with with a victory in the Ogori Tokubetsu S. on Aug. 22...
VA TB Blog - JOCKEY, WRITER, ACTOR TO JUDGE VBF YEARLING FUTURITY TBA
Irish horsemen turned writer and movie actor, Tom Foley, will be the judge for this Sunday’s Virginia Breeders’ Fund annual $15,000 Yearling Futur...
VA TB Blog - 2011 FOAL CROP PREDICTED AT 27,000 TBA
The Jockey Club is projecting a 2011 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 27,000, a decline of 10% from the estimate of 30,000 register...
VA TB Blog - QUOTE OF THE DAY TBA
“It’s amazing. For some unknown reason, when he gets to Woodbine, he just changes into a different horse. He relaxes. He just loves being here.”...
Triple Crown Insider - Million Day shows Euros still best in BC Turf division TBA
Joel & Jon breakdown the results from key weekend stakes action, including the Arlington Million Day card which featured a few important Grade 1s on ...
The Jurga Report - Equine Obesity Campaign: Girth Tapes in the Wrong Place, Researchers Contend TBA
One of the side effects of weight loss in horses is watching the girth holes change, even though researchers point out that that is not the precise in...
Graded Stakes - Saratoga and Del Mar are BACK! TBA
The two greatest things about summer for racing fans are the meets at Del Mar and Saratoga. Combined with Keeneland, these three boutique meets are ar...
Graded Stakes - Gradedstakes.com picks 5 winners in a row at Saratoga! TBA
Sunday was a huge day for my subscribers and I. I picked 5 winners in a row at Saratoga. The highest paying of the five was $17.40, and the lowest was...
Graded Stakes - Free Pick: #1 Lou Brissie (3-1) in the Grade 2 Sanford Stakes TBA
#1 Lou Brissie (3-1) This son of Limehouse has a great closing kick. He won his first two starts including the Grade 3 Kentucky Juvenile before runnin...
Graded Stakes - Check out our social media pages! TBA
Everyone else is doing it, so why not us? While that isn’t a great way to live ones life, it is a great way to be social on the internet. Graded...
Zipse - Tracking a Champion TBA
Is this the type of campaign you would like to see your favorite horse contest? Does this resume make Blind Luck a legitimate Horse of the Year candid...
Left At The Gate - Good Card, Bad Card? TBA
Steve Crist wrote on his Cristblog prior to Saturday's card: It's a great Alabama showdown, but the rest of the Saratoga card? Yeesh. I might have sai...
Hoofblog - Friends at Work: Farrier Jim Kline's Client List Hasn't Changed Much in 20 Years TBA
Video courtesy of the Poughkeepsie (NY) Journal I'm glad I watched this video. Now I have a new yardstick for judging change in the horse world. They ...
Graded Stakes - Check out our social media pages! TBA
Everyone else is doing it, so why not us? While that isn’t a great way to live ones life, it is a great way to be social on the internet. Graded...
Hoofblog - Hoofcare @ Saratoga Presents Ada Gates: "The Blacksmith Was a Debutante" TBA
Hoofcare @ Saratoga is ready to do it again! We'll follow up last week's successful and hugely educational "Rood and Riddle" night with star farrier/v...
Pull the Pocket - Betfair is Like Chocolate Ice Cream TBA
With the news that exchange wagering might be a reality in California sometime in the future, I thought I’d write a post about it. One of the first ...
Equispace - Back in the Saddle TBA
After a refreshing week at the Shore, we're back home in the Space Station catching up on what we missed last week in the racing world... I was relega...
Business of Racing - NYRA Gets It Right TBA
Spent the morning at the annual Jockey Club Round Table on Matters Pertaining to rRacing, the annual get-together of the rich and famous organized by ...
Zipse - The House Horse and Paddy O’Prado is Too Good TBA
“I’d rather win this race than the Kentucky Derby,” the words came from Richard Duchossois, as he tried to hold back the tears. He got his wish....
Rail Runner - Feeling Lucky: Blind Luck, Evening Jewel and Paddy O’Prado TBA
The three year old filly championship is pretty much a done deal after Blind Luck proved herself to be the overwhelming leader with one of her patente...
Pull the Pocket - A Dandy Gold Cup and Saucer TBA
Last night in PEI, Part Shark, the second choice, zoomed to the front and never looked back in the 51st Gold Cup and Saucer. The race, as usual, was a...
Thoroughbredzone - Twitter Updates TBA
It's hard to beat the smell of freshly brewed pot of coffee, but a horse barn is right up there. # RT @inkmarksofsu: @ThorobredZone Inside rail l...
Korea Racing - Choi Leads Korea To Challenge Victory TBA
Syu Ishibashi Lands YTN on Tanmahwanhui while Muzi Yeni Also a Winner Choi Bum Hyun ended up victorious, but there was plenty to cheer too for Japan&#...
Calvados Bloodstock - Lawmans In Demand At Deauville: TBA
LAWMAN (FR), 2004, Invincible Spirit - Laramie, by Gulch. Stands at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. His 2010 fee was €15,000. LAWMAN (FR) showed precosi...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Short Money TBA
It's nice to be reminded every now and then that you can still buy a Gr.I horse for short money. Thanks to Blind Luck and Evening Jewel, we can still ...
Left At The Gate - Agendas TBA
We Need V L Ts took Saturday's third for trainer Linda Rice, who purchased the daughter of Freud for herself at the Ocala April 2009 two-year old in t...
Amateur Capper - EMERALD DOWNS NOTEBOOK: The prodigal “Son” returns TBA
Nearly two years after dominating the Emerald Downs juvenile ranks, GALLANT SON comes home to reclaim his crown as King of the Northwest. Preparing fo...
Pull the Pocket - Watching a Cat Fight TBA
There is an amazing display going on right now in California racing. As you know a Breeder Cup bill was introduced in the California legislature. It w...
Mi-bred Claimer - Baba Booyah rallies in Moonbeam Handicap TBA
Baba Booyah bided her time behind a clear-running pace setter and took over in the stretch to win Saturday’s $20,000 Moonbeam Handicap at Pinnac...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Tap In To Some Tapit... TBA
What a nice few days it's been for the sire,Tapit. Three maiden winners at Saratoga, between Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, Running Tap, trained by...
Triple Crown Insider - Evening Jewel victorious in G1 Del Mar Oaks TBA
Evening Jewel did her sire Northern Afleet proud once again with a win in the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks...
Amateur Capper - DEL MAR NOTEBOOK: Del Mar Oaks TBA
In an era of questionable class in G.1 events, Del Mar has lured the deepest 3y.o. filly field of 2010. Kudos go to Tom Robbins and the rest of the De...
Thoroughbredzone - 2010 Arlington Million Day Pick 3 Play TBA
The $300,000 Guaranteed Arlington Million Pick 3 The Secretariat - The Secretariat starts this Pick 3 sequence. It looks like Paddy O’Prado co...
Zipse - More Than Just a Million TBA
Excitement is in the air this morning here at Arlington Park as we are only hours away from the International Festival of Racing. Headlining the Turf ...
Zipse - More Than Just a Million TBA
Excitement is in the air this morning here at Arlington Park as we are only hours away from the International Festival of Racing. Headlining the Turf ...
Amateur Capper - AMATEURCAPPER TBA
So here is where the rubber begins to meet the road. The Breeders’ Cup is looming large, just 11 weeks away. For many of the horses running today, t...
Korea Racing - Tote-al Chaos TBA
Korea Lead International Jockey Challenge While Tote Farce Causes Lost Race It can happen to anyone. You run one of the slickest shows around. You hav...
A Leg UP - Arlington All Stakes Pick 3 - Quickie TBA
Quick and Easy Secretariat #1 Paddy O'Prado - has faced the best of his division on dirt and turf and is best on turf; single Beverly D All - since Tu...
Turk and Little Turk - The Nomination Is In: August 21, 2010; The Arlington Park Festival Pick Three all Grade I Event TBA
A resume. Does a horseplayer need a resume? I got up for show money against The Bart and John Henry, does this count? The Turk is a big fan of Arlingt...
Powercap - Arlington Billion Pick 3 TBA
This sequence starts in race 8. It would be great to beat Paddy O' Prado here. In fact I feel that if you can not beat Paddy it is best to pass the se...
Graded Stakes - Free Weekend Selections TBA
Alabama Stakes Blind Luck (8-5) This filly just seems to know where the wire is. She has won three races by a nose and is clearly the one to beat here...
Hoofblog - Next Stop on the Pub (Art) Crawl: The Old Smithy in Ivybridge, Devon, England TBA
The Old Smithy Pub Sign (street) in Ivydale, Devon, England by Tim Jenkinson on Flickr.com I imagine a scene something like this: the pubkeeper comes ...
Left At The Gate - Saturday News and Notes TBA
A lively and interesting day at the claim box at Saratoga on Thursday. In the third, Amazing, the only one of the five horses who was entered for the ...
They Are Off - The Grade 1 $1,000,000 Arlington Million TBA
The defending champion of the Arlington Million, Gio Ponti, is back to try and become the first horse ever to win consecutive runnings of the mid-summ...
Powercap - The turning point TBA
This is the time of the year when championships are decided. On Saturday, there are key divisional races being held including the Alabama Stakes and t...
ThoroughChat - What a Saturday TBA
Turf, dirt it doesn't matter what the surface is. This is a fantastic weekend of racing. Arlington's big turf races, the Alabama and the Del Mar Oaks ...
The Brock Talk - WinStar Turning Spot Lights Into Shining Lights TBA
There’s an old Sesame Street song entitled “One of These Things is Not Like The Other” in which the cast member muppet singing the song, asked a...
Triple Crown Insider - Turf divisions take spotlight TBA
Joel & Jon preview the weekend stakes action that figures to impact the Breeders’ Cup picture. The turf divisions will be in the spotlight, feat...
