The Travers Stakes is shaping up as a brawl at Saratoga on Saturday and it should be a flat-out extravaganza. No fewer than 14 horses are entertaining the idea of entering this fixture. Although Bob Baffert tasted defeat in this race last year with American Pharoah, he has a pair of contenders that must be […] More
California Chrome is the one to beat in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Saturday but he didn’t scare anybody as 8 opponents will challenge the superstar. The 26th running of the $1 million Pacific Classic at a mile and a quarter is one of the best Classics in decades. Some pundits have compared […] More
Arlington Million excuses are usually of the dime a dozen variety but this year there were several runners that had legitimate compromised trips last Saturday at Arlington Park. Before we get into the controversial journeys, take nothing away from the winner Mondialiste, who didn’t have any Arlington Million excuses in the mile and quarter turf […] More
Del Mar claimers are changing hands rapidly this meeting and that will continue for the rest of the stand. There are basically two things that are hard to hold onto at the seaside meeting: hundred-dollar bills and Del Mar claimers. Bettors should be fully aware of which horses have been the most coveted and if […] More
Pacific Classic invaders are gathering for the $1 million guaranteed fixture at Del Mar next weekend. The race is carded at a mile and a quarter on dirt and it is a ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Hall of Fame runner Best Pal won the inaugural Pacific Classic in 1991 […] More
A competitive field of 13 will pit skills in the Arlington Million at Arlington Park Saturday in Chicago and for bettors that enjoy variety, it will be offered in spades. At least 10 of the 13 in this field are capable of winning Saturday so let’s take a shot at a price. It’s hard to […] More
There is death, taxes and the fact that trainer Karl Broberg wins races wherever he goes. The conditioner has been doing what he does best in the last few months with a heavy heart. His wife was declared lost at sea in mid-May after she fell from the 10th deck of a Carnival cruise ship […] More
Face it, it happens in every sport and profession but when bettors fell asleep at the wheel at Del Mar it became an instant case of ‘how could that happen’. The latest case involves a filly named American Cleopatra that was beginning her career on July 31 at the famed seaside racetrack. Her name alone […] More
Sometimes things don’t unfold on paper the way they look but jockey Joel Rosario proved he is adaptable when he switched the script with Frosted in the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga. The 89th running of the Whitney was conducted last Saturday and there were a pair of legit speed horses in the race but Joel […] More
Frosted will try to have a chilling effect on his Whitney Stakes foes at Saratoga Saturday but he will need a hot pace on the front end to get it done. We’ll get into the exploits and successes of Frosted down the line but first let’s address the pace of the Grade 1 $1.25 million […] More
Upsets happen in horseracing coast to coast but they don’t always happen to superstars on the same weekend. That is exactly what transpired July 31 and August 1 as the champion Beholder was upset in the Clement Hirsch at Del Mar and the Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist tasted defeat in the Haskell at Monmouth Park. […] More
The South America continent is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Caribbean Sea lies to the northwest and that may be the reason that South America horses will be winning at Del Mar. Don’t be shocked if a couple of runners from South America […] More
