Rail Runner - Twirling Candy the Most Impressive TBA
These last couple of weeks have been a blur of activity for me and I’m afraid I have neglected to be as consistent with my posts as I’d like to be...
West Points - The Boys, an Uncle and a Sherriff
It didn't take long -- a minute and 23.27 seconds, to be exact
Pick6Blog - Del Mar Closing Day Pick 6 – Sept 8
Monday (9-6-10) Del Mar Recap No wire jobs as patient runners fared best on synthetic and turf. Hat trick for Rafael Bejarano. Martin Pedroza and Joel...
Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Del Mar Futurity Stakes Racing Roundup
J P’s Gusto, with three straight stakes victories to his credit, will go to the starting gate Wednesday as the 5-2 lukewarm favorite in the 64th run...
Werk Horse - Officer has his Boy
By Sid Fernando Officer stands at Taylor Made Stallions for $10,000 and was entering that stage of his career when he needed a nice runner to keep e...
Zipse - The Breeders’ Cup - Early Top Fives TBA
59 days to go ... MARATHON 1. Temple City 2. A.U. Miner 3. Cloudy’s Knight 4. Alcomo 5. Hold Me Back TURF SPRINT 1. California Flag 2. Chamberlain B...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Support horse racing in ESPN poll
If you are yet to show horse racing some love by voting for it as your favorite sport -- or among your favorite sports -- in this poll on ESPN.com, ge...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Countdown to the Cup: The Road Keeps Going
So, Quality Road is back on track and headed to the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I). Todd Pletcher loved his race in the Woodward (gr. I). Johnny Vela...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Clear Sailing to Bristol
Bristol Harbour runs down filly Prizical to become winner number 6 for Rockport Harbor. ...(read more)
Delaware Park Blog - Day three for on-track exacta pool bonus having impact
Day three of the on-track exacta pool bonus experiment has made a impact for most horse players who came to Delaware Park today. The on-track exacta b...
Paulick Report - CHRB HITS O’NEILL WITH FOURTH TCO2 COMPLAINT
The California Horse Racing Board has filed a complaint against trainer Doug O’Neill for an alleged total carbon dioxide (TCO2) violation—...
Pull the Pocket - No Value No Bet TBA
I went to Mohawk last night with two betting friends. One of the lads had hit the pick 4 at Woodbine in the afternoon via his HPI account and wanted t...
Delaware Park Blog - Secret Gypsy looks to continue
Richland Hills Stable and John Kuehl’s Secret Gypsy will be looking to continue her comeback success when she meets seven rivals in the $150,000...
Delaware Park Blog - Edgewater tops DTHA Governors Day Stakes
Lazy Lane Farm’s Edgewater tops a field of ten entered in the mile and an eighth $75,000 DTHA Governors Day Stakes at Delaware Park this Saturda...
Delaware Park Blog - Bambera back for George Rosenberger Memorial
The queen of Venezuela, Paula C Racing Stable’s Bambera, will be seeking her first victory of the year in the $75,000 George Rosenberger Memoria...
Horsin Around - Classic Candy TBA
He's big, he's tall, and he's dark, but Twirling Candy is no stranger to racing fans. Unbeaten and untested in four starts, he is know as a budding st...
Triple Crown Insider - 2YO picture a little clearer after Labor Day TBA
Joel & Jon break down what was an action-filled Labor weekend, including several key stakes races for 2-year-olds. The initial Top 5s have been establ...
BC 360 - Quality Road’s Best May Be Behind Him
The Woodward and the Whitney leave Dick Jerardi wondering. Plus, 'Boys' and 'Ben' burst on the scene as the Spa wraps up.
Alan Shuback - Revival of the Oldest and Longest Classic
Alan Shuback On Saturday at Doncaster Racecourse in Yorkshire, they will run the St. Leger Stakes for the 234th time. The first running of the world's...
Pedigree Matters - Officer’s Opportunity–How Real is it?
by Roger Lyons It’s understood as a commonplace in using sire-line nicks that in the absence of information relating to a given broodmare sire, ...
Sid Fernando - The Bloodstock Daily from Twitter: links from around world
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Equispace - Bada Bing Takes Toga Party III TBA
Congrats to Tony Bada Bing who was A Leg Up on some steep competition in the Toga Party III Contest wrapped up yesterday as the Spa concluded their 20...
Horse Racing Update Blog - NEW HANDICAPPING FOR OVERLAY WINNERS VIDEO: “14Q”
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Dan Illman - HG 201 pp's, SoCal injuries, Auteuil, Top Kentucky Beyers
Dan Illman Let's get to your questions and comments. *** Dan or anyone who might know, With the Oak Tree meet officially moved to Hollywood Park, does...
Ed Derosa Big Event Blog - Breeders' Cup Classic becoming two-horse race
That Whoopee Cushion-like sound you hear is most of the air leaving the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) balloon as what many thought would be a Royal Rum...
Jay Hovdey Blog - Candy Land
Jay Hovdey If the congregation would please turn to the Gospel According to the California Horse Racing Board, Book of Rules, Chapter 1699, Verse (c),...
Thats Amore Stable - Fire at Charles Town TBA
The fate of the racehorse is rife with bad outcomes: bone and ligament injuries, mysterious and uncurable breathing issues, foot troubles that range f...
Courier Journal - Women's horse industry conference Sept. 22-23 in Louisville
The second annual Women's Horse Industry Conference will be held Sept. 22-23 at Louisville's Crowne...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Lightning Strikes
Forty Niner/Forty Niner cross R Heat Lightning captures the grade I Spinaway....(read more)
Bloodhorse Blogs - Pedigrees on Fire
Barn fires aren't a fun topic -- but these tips could save your horses' lives....(read more)
Brooklyn Backstretch - The H. Allen Jerkens Saratoga Training Title: Honoring, and Honored
Monday at Saratoga, closing day, was a day both happy and melancholy. Happy because we were there, still there, spending Labor Day at the track with f...
Paulick Report - JENNY CRAIG APOLOGIZES TO TRAINER ART SHERMAN OVER DEL MAR DERBY SCUFFLE
After a controversial non-disqualification of Twirling Candy in Sunday’s Del Mar Derby, it appears that trainer Art Sherman’s Summer Movie...
Railbird - Saratoga Spinning
The 2010 Saratoga meet closed on Monday and NYRA reported that, despite declines in on-track and all-sources handle and average daily attendance, figu...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Kiss Goodbye
Last summer, just before he went into Saratoga Hospital to have a hip repaired, Dr. Leo Hoge, local racing historian and former medical practitioner, ...
Mi-bred Claimer - An evening at Hoosier Park TBA
Fans of the former Great Lakes Downs will find a lot to like in Hoosier Park. Frequent visitors to this site have likely picked up on how much I miss ...
Paulick Report - MI DEVELOPMENTS TO OFFER BLACK-EYED SUSAN 2.2
The Paulick Report received the following press release regarding the Black-Eyed Susan 2.2, a follow up to the Preakness 5.5. MI DEVELOPMENTS ANNOUNCE...
Paulick Report - LANE’S END brings you THE WEEKENDER PEDIGREE: QUALITY ROAD
By Frank Mitchell The long and winding road leads to “quality” for Ned Evans of Spring Hill Farm in Virginia. One of the premier owner-bre...
Bill Christine - They Died With Their Smiles On
John Lardner, not unlike his dad, was a storyteller par excellence. He moved in a lot of directions, including theater criticism. Having seen a show o...
BC 360 - On Location: Del Mar
Critics will say Tell a Kelly had the perfect set-up of a fast early pace that suited her one-run style, but she was so dominant that I beg to differ.
Theyre In The Gate - Saratoga Numbers TBA
NYRA's Dan Silver puts his best spin on attendance and handle at Saratoga over at the NYRA website. It seems just silly to compare this years 40 day m...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Paging Penelopy at Bristol Harbour
September 6 results include the 7th winner for Henny Hughes, Owain. For Tuesday, a couple of Rockport Harbors: Bristol Harbour at Finger Lakes and Pag...
VA TB Blog - VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS TBA
Adalrico (g, 4yo), Wynslew - Cost Me Plenty by Corridor Key. B - Tarleton Andra Mrs. Charles Town, 9/2/2010, mdn clmg, $7,800, 6.5 f, 1:22.25. Daddys ...
VA TB Blog - QUALITY ROAD WINS WOODWARD, HEADED BACK TO BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC TBA
Unlike the Whitney a few weeks ago, Edward P. Evans’ Virginia-brd Quality Road came off the turn with a commanding lead in the $750,000 Woodward Sta...
VA TB Blog - PICTURES OF THE DAY TBA
Odds-on choice Boys At Tosconova, under a hand ride from jockey Ramon Dominguez, showed his class with a measured win in the $250,000 Three Chimneys H...
Equispace - Roller Coaster Day TBA
It was one of those up and down days all the way around. I woke up to a happy Space Kid and made the family some breakfast before sitting down with my...
The Brock Talk - Quality Road Hoping For History and Time Karma For Breeders' Cup Classic TBA
Quality Road won the grade 1 Woodward Stakes Saturday in a gallop. A perfect preparation for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. 1) at Chuchil...
Delaware Park Blog - Second day for on-track exacta pool bonus has made a difference
The second day of the on-track exacta pool bonus experiment has made a difference for most horse players who came to Delaware Park today. The on-track...
The Jurga Report - FEI NSAID UPDATE: Possible Use of Meds Between (But Not During) Competitions Proposed TBA
The Jurga Report is probably the only publication that will show you sport horses in their least elegant moments. The FEI's internal discord over medi...
Inside Horse Racing - Did the Del Mar stewards make the right call?
There were boos from many at Del Mar on Sunday when track announcer Trevor Denman announced the stewards were making no change in the $300,000 Del Mar...
Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - travers has a winner
Not every horse is a champion. That’s not how racing (or life) works out. But all our Thoroughbreds deserve a chance to show what they can do, a...
Pull the Pocket - Buffalo News' Bob Summers Passes Away TBA
Bob Summers of the Buffalo News, who covered all types of racing for the paper, passed away at 66 on September 4th. The avid harness racing fan did no...
A Day on the Farm - My Boy Charlie
When I came to the University of Kentucky in the fall of 2007 as an Equine Management major, I loved horse racing, was a decent handicapper, and had r...
BC 360 - Weekend Review for Sept. 6
Quality Road and Twirling Candy performed as expected, Here Comes Ben and Cape Blanco surprised in weekend races.
Sid Fernando - Catching up: Interesting posts from around the web, world
Yes, there are aggregators such as the Paulick Report and Equidaily, and curated sites, such as Raceday 360, but these are all general-interest dest...
The Infield - Countdown to Secretariat
Trolley Boy at the 2008 Bourbon County Secretariat Fest - today he's the star of Disney's Secretariat movie! Now that Labor Day is upon us, ...
Crist Blog - Day 40: 9/6/10
Steven Crist Closing Day of Saratoga 2010 features eight grass races, a four-horse Hopeful, a champion taking a huge class drop, and a mandatory-payou...
Triple Crown Insider - Bridle Up takes second straight Japanese stakes TBA
Bridle Up became the latest repeat stakes winner for her sire Unbridled's Song...
Zipse - How Good is Twirling Candy??? TBA
Is he like Seattle Slew, the only horse ever to win the Triple Crown while still undefeated? Or maybe he is more similar to Goggles McCoy who won his ...
Sid Fernando - 9/6 Bloodstock Daily from Twitter: links from 60 Tweeters
Click here to read the Sept. 6 Bloodstock Daily, a compilation of tweets from around the world. How does this work, you ask? A company called Paper.l...
Amateur Capper - LABOR DAY LABOR OF LOVE TBA
Agree with, disagree with, or laugh at the picks made this weekend by yours truly, Amateurcapper, along with authors of the following blogs: Wireplaye...
Life on the Roof - vacation
spending some time in Seattle vacationing and really doing a lot of nothing, and honestly i needed some of it. gone to the races a couple of times to ...
Trackmaster - The “Smart” Phone Debate
You could argue it all started on the 60’s sitcom Get Smart, in which Maxwell Smart had one of the first cool mobile phones hidden in the bottom o...
Paulick Report - THREE BARNS DESTROYED, 41 HORSES DIE IN FIRE ADJACENT TO CHARLES TOWN RACES
By Ray Paulick Three privately owned barns were destroyed and a fourth barn damaged in an early Labor Day morning fire adjacent to Charles Town Races ...
Graded Stakes - Boys at Tosconova poised for victory in Hopeful Stakes TBA
I remember watching and following the career of War Pass very closely. I had never seen anything quite like the son of Cherokee Run. He had the most b...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Bridle Wear
Jeff Rosen of East Meadow, NY said “the lines for the tee-shirts were six furlongs long.”
Paulick Report - ‘THAT’S B.S.’
The aftermath of Sunday’s Del Mar Derby does not appear to be dying quietly after Twirling Candy’s controversial non-disqualification by s...
Paulick Report - ‘THE KID’ AT 50
By Raymond Donnelly Steve Cauthen got off to a quick start in life. At age 17 he was a sensation, at the top of his profession, and able to purchase a...
Courier Journal - Call him Big Ben after Forego win
Photos by Yetta Feltner. Here Comes Ben was the #4 ridden by Alex Solis. At bottom, Lexington-based...
Thoroughblog - MEMORIES TBA
SALES STAKES DAY, YEARLING SALES TOMORROW - but we’ve lost a great guy THOROUGHBLOG will miss our very good friend BOB SUMMERS, the HAPPY HANDIC...
Korea Racing - Hiro’s Welcome TBA
There’s another new Japanese jockey in town, bringing the total number of riders from across the sea to five. Hirotaka Hamada debuted on Saturda...
Zasts Track Words - Saratoga Post Mortem
People never thought of New York as a jurisdiction without racecourses. Nevertheless, in the spring, Hayward came out openly to say Saratoga wouldn’...
Turk and Little Turk - Rest in Peace Happy Handicapper TBA
The Turk learned to accept the fact a long time ago that most of the knowledgeable folks in horse racing were older men, mostly veterans of Korea or V...
The Jurga Report - Aging Well: How Old Is a Sport Horse? How Young Is a Performance Horse? TBA
Caroline Powell's Lenamore galloped around to win Burghley at the age of 17 like a horse in his prime. Which he is! Age may be all relative when it co...
Hoofblog - Ready, Vet, Go! Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital Shares World Equestrian Games Plan to Serve Horses, Educate Visitors TBA
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington will make technologically advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment and personnel available to any ho...
Left At The Gate - No Winners, Perfect Day TBA
The high-speed internet at the Holiday Inn Express in Solana Beach that we're staying at went on the fritz on Saturday, so, as stoked as I was about a...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Sunday results: More G1 blacktype, but no wins
After a 3-for-5 day from my 2010 juvenile sales picks on Saturday (and 5-for-6 in the money) -- plus Grade 1 blacktype in the form of Darley Debutante...
Sid Fernando - Rocket Man back with new rider shatters Kranji track record
With Felix Coetzee replacing regular rider Robbie Fradd after two losses in high-profile sprints, Singapore sprint ace and champion Rocket Man was b...
Dubai Race Night - Dar Re Mi retired
2010 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Dar Re Mi was retired from racing this weekend and will join Lord Lloyd Webber’s broodmare stock. Click HERE ...
Pick6Blog - Del Mar Pick 6 – September 6
Sunday (9-5-10) Del Mar Recap On the ticket front I tabbed five Primary (Twirling Candy, Supreme Summit, Switch, Silent Soul, Rathman) winners. I had ...
Pull the Pocket - Mohawk Soup TBA
Last night's big card at Mohawk was turned into a bath of rain, wind and mud. Just like our thoroughbred cousins, this tends to throw a massive wrench...
Old Friends - Sunday September 5, 2010
September! I can’t believe it—it seems like just last week that we were watching for the first green grass of spring. Now, paddocks are dry an...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Thirsty for Hope on Labor Day
Labor Day's starts are highlighted by Stay Thirsty (Bernardini) in the Hopeful....(read more)
Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Hopeful, Simcoe Stakes Racing Roundup
The Grade One, $250,000 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes is the Labor Day marquee race for 2-year-old thoroughbreds at Saratoga but the $125,000 Simcoe S...
Paulick Report - TWIRLING CANDY: TO DQ OR NOT?
By Ray Paulick Jenny Craig’s Candy Ride colt Twirling Candy wired the Del Mar Derby field as the 1-5 favorite to run his record to 4-for-4 for t...
Jeff Metz Racing - Pistoia wins at Los Alamitos in game fashion
Pistoia came from off the pace and got up just in the last stride to win by a head at Los Alamitos.
Crist Blog - Day 39: 9/5/10
Steven Crist Quality Road's Woodward got a straightforward Beyer Speed Figure of 106, a bit low for his own standards and those of the race, which has...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - The Finnish Invasion - Simcoe 3yo Filly Trotters
Monday night at Mohawk.
NY Racing Insider - Woodward winner Quality Road
Quality Road was full of energy Sunday morning following his 4 3/4-length win in the Woodward, gobbling peppermints and posing for pictures for visito...
Zipse - Here Comes Ben & Lopresti TBA
In a race full of top class sprinters and grade 1 winners, like Vineyard Haven, Big Drama, Warrior’s Reward, Bribon, and Girolamo, little attention ...
Equispace - Labor of Love TBA
This game can be a labor of love and on this cold and windy Labor Day weekend in the B-Lo, my focus was on Del Mar for a couple days. Friday night my ...
Railbird - All in Fun
Tim Wilkin: The Breeders’ Cup Classic is going to be the race of the year. Zenyatta vs. Quality Road. I like the female horses. I am a fan of Ra...
Brooklyn Backstretch - The tests for the two-year-olds: Saratoga 1910
Saratoga 2010 closes out with three stakes races that have been run for more than 100 years: the Spinaway, the Saranac, and the Hopeful. In 1910, wher...
Sid Fernando - Pressing wins G2 Topkapi for 3d year; Indian Days takes G2
Gary Tanaka’s Pressing, who’s amassed a small fortune globetrotting, won the Group 2 Topkapi Trophy over 1600 meters on turf at Veliefend...
Courier Journal - Quality Road impressive, but questions remain at 1 1/4 miles
Photos by Yetta Feltner Top: The start (Quality Road is #3 in yellow and black silks, with Mine...
Monmouth Park Blog - Addicted to Pork...and Beef...and Beans...
This weekend, Monmouth Pork…um, I mean Park…hosted the 2nd annual BBQ and Craft Beer Festival. How do you say…it rocked!! As I’m writing t...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - A Good Week for the Horses
This past week was a good week for the horses as two racing commissions took a stand against individuals who went too far and one case, way too far. G...
Bloodhorse Blogs - The Filching of The Ferns
The meet’s been a tough go for Kent Desormeaux. “The Kid” rode well but the facts don’t show it.
Horse Racing Update Blog - New Video “14P”
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Triple Crown Insider - Wildcat Heir filly dominates River Downs’ Bassinet TBA
Fiscal Policy became Wildcat Heir's latest stakes winner with a masterful 6 1/4-length triumph in the Coca-Cola Bassinet...
Korea Racing - Derby Winner Downed At Busan TBA
Punters believed that Cheonnyeon Daero could take on and beat older horses in the feature race at Busan Race Park this afternoon, but the Derby Winner...
Sid Fernando - Bloodstock Daily from Twitter, featuring 50 Tweeters
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Bill C Lines in the Sand - Coming Not Very Soon to a Theater Near You
I've seen "Secretariat," and now the next racing film that should be made is about John Henry. Miss Kratchnut, take a letter. Address it to Harry...
Winning Ponies - Free Del Mar Picks
Today could be a nice day for the left coast. I took a look at some races, and found some runners that need a look by you before going to the windows....
Winning Ponies - Labor Day
This was the signal that summer is drawing the curtains to a close. There will be no more swimming, and sunburns will be a bad memory. I remember as a...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Sales tips end day with three wins, 5-for-6 in the money and G1 blacktype at Del Mar
Already sporting a maiden winner (in a "sales-tip exacta" finish) and a stakes winner at River Downs, my juvenile sales-tip Class of 2010 collected an...
Mi-bred Claimer - Power of Titus rallies on rail to win Mackinac Handicap TBA
Power of Titus had padded his resume with stakes-placed efforts in the past, but he still lacked a blacktype victory to cap it all off heading into Sa...
Pick6Blog - Del Mar Pick 6 – September 5
Saturday (9-4-10) Del Mar Recap On the ticket front I tabbed three Primary (Movie Duty, May Day Rose, Dreamed To Dream) and one Secondary (Tell a Kell...
Sid Fernando - Video, slideshow: Es Corino wins Argentine 2000 Guineas
With the leading Argentine 2-year-old colt of last season, Paulinho, destined for Dubai after his recent sale to Russian owner Rusland Bifov, the voi...
Bill C Lines in the Sand - Coming Not Very Soon to a Theater Near You
I've seen "Secretariat," and now the next racing film I'm waiting to be made is about John Henry. Miss Kratchnut, take a letter. Address it ...
Bloodhorse Blogs - May Day May Day
May Day Rose takes all the money, and doesn't disappoint, becoming winner number 5 for Rockport Harbor. ...(read more)
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Freehold Stakes Preview, Home Stretch for Tioga
Freehold Raceway hosts the Cane Pace on Monday in addition to the Shady Daisy for three year old fillies.
Inside Horse Racing - Rosario, Bejarano still tied at Del Mar
Joel Rosario and Rafael Bejarano, who began the day tied atop the Del Mar jockey standings with 47 victories apiece, have each won once today through ...
Inside Horse Racing - It's a record Del Mar pick six pool today
Del Mar's total pick six pool today, counting the $1,597,470 carryover, is a record $6,656,591 -- eclipsing the old record of $6,057,334 set on Sept. ...
Thoroughbredzone - Quality Road Wins The Woodward & Here Comes Ben Ships In To Win The Forego–Video Replays TBA
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Paulick Report - QUALITY ROAD BOUNCES BACK IN WOODWARD
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Sid Fernando - Videos: Two international races from Veliefendi in Turkey
The International Racing Festival in Istanbul began today and continues tomorrow and features four international black type races. Last year, all four...
Paulick Report - HERE COMES BEN PULLS FOREGO UPSET
FOREGO (G1) QUOTES
Delaware Park Blog - First day for on-track exacta pool bonus has made a difference
The first day of the on-track exacta pool bonus experiment has made a difference for most horse players who came to Delaware Park today. The on-track ...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Return on investment: Fiscal Policy wins Bassinet Stakes, becomes second sales-tip stakes winner
Breaking sharply and easily repelling all challengers, FISCAL POLICY drew off to win the $50,000 Coca-Cola Bassinet Stakes Saturday at River Downs. Th...
Bill Shanklin HRB - WHAT TO DO ABOUT RACHEL
Several weeks ago, on August 21, my article on Horse Racing Business was titled “If I Owned Rachel Alexandra or Zenyatta.” This was posted eight d...
Fugue for Tinhorns - Another sales-tip exacta brings winner No. 24
Just Chillin Boss overcame long odds and paid $20.20 to win Saturday in clearing his maiden hurdle, denying fellow "Fugue Class of 2010" pick Soldier'...
Paulick Report - ZENYATTA HALF BROTHER SOUPER SPECTACULAR BREAKS MAIDEN AT SARATOGA
Souper Spectacular, a 3-year-old half-brother to undefeated Breeders’ Cup Classic heroine Zenyatta, broke his maiden in Saturday’s fifth r...
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Souped Up TBA
Zenyatta's 3 year old 1/2 brother took to the turf today and broke his maiden in the 5th at Saratoga. Souper Spectacular, a very expensive ( 1million ...
Brooklyn Backstretch - The BEST of the Backstretch
“Saratoga is a healing community,” said Paul Ruchames recently, “and you can accomplish a lot with a healing community.” Ruchames is the recen...
Amateur Capper - BREEDERS’ CUP NOTEBOOK TBA
The World Championships are a mere 9 weeks away…more contenders will emerge this weekend; Enjoy the Run Up to the Cup with me and a few enthusiasts!...
Crist Blog - Day 38: 9/4/110
Steven Crist I play California pick-6's only once or twice a year, but I think today has to be
Crist Blog - Day 38: 9/4/10
Steven Crist I play California pick-6's only once or twice a year, but I think today has to be
Thoroughbredzone - Quality Road Heads The Woodward & A Strong Renewal Of The Forego At Saratoga TBA
Quality Road is back in action today and faces a field of 6 others. Quality Road looks like he will make one more start after today and head to The Br...
Triple Dead Heat - Woodbine's September Turf Tilts - And the nominees are... TBA
The long weekend is upon us but the news keeps on coming as nominations for five of Woodbine's stellar September turf events were made public. The big...
Dan Illman - Trainer-Speak, Convocation, Big Drama
Dan Illman Many sociologists believe that the Khoisan, or click,
Zipse - Time to Usher in the Stars of Tomorrow TBA
There is nothing more exciting than discovering racing's next star. A potential Breeders’ Cup, Kentucky Oaks, or even the next Triple Crown champion...
Paulick Report - BETFAIR’S BURN: IT ISN’T CORRECT TO SAY WE TRIED TO ‘SNEAK’ EXCHANGE WAGERING THROUGH IN CALIFORNIA
President of TVG and Betfair’s global director of horseracing Stephen Burn, recently the subject of a Paulick Report Forum brought to you by Bre...
Left At The Gate - Out West... TBA
....where the surf.... .....meets the turf.... ....meets the (English) Beat!
The Knight Sky Racing - $100,000 Gilded Time Stakes - Labor Day grand finale
free $100 CYBERBUCK$ contest $100,000 The Gilded Time Stakes wps - exacta - trifecta past performances Monmouth Park 10thSaturday, September 6th - 5:0...
Powercap - September 3 recap from Saratoga TBA
There were two stakes races on the books yesterday, the Saratoga Dew for older fillies and mares foaled in the state of New York and the grade three W...
Horse Racing Update Blog - At Del Mar on Saturday there’s a HUGE Pick-6 Carryover of $1.59M.
View “FCR Proven Pick-6 Strategy” on Horse Racing Digest page. Also $500k Late Pick 4 at Saratoga today. View proven pick 4 strategy. Do y...
Railbird - Checking In
… with the 2-year-olds I’m following. Smash, an impressive first-out winner at Hollywood in July, hasn’t worked since July and has h...
Bloodhorse Blogs - End of Days
For a Friday that was billed as a "Party at the Spa," things got off to a traumatic start. A horse was euthanized after breaking down in the first rac...
Bill Shanklin HRB - ADVISORY BOARDS FOR SMALL EQUINE BUSINESSES
Reproduced by permission from The Blood-Horse The vast majority of businesses in the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry are privately held and ...
BC 360 - Pursuit of the Cup for Sept. 2
The crew previews Saturday's Grade 1 Forego Stakes from Saratoga.
Winning Ponies - Pigskins and Ponies
For a gambler who loves football, this can be a tough time of the year. You are torn between two lovers, and sometimes you can make a bad call trying ...
Winning Ponies - Free Saratoga Pick 4 Selections – Woodward Stakes
Quality Road Winning 2009 Fountain of Youth OK, the undercard has gotten us this far. It is time to step up, and take advantage of the $500,000 guaran...
Winning Ponies - Free Saratoga Picks
Rose Catherine sets course record at WinningPonies.com sponsored event at Monmouth Park on June 19, 2010 There is an incredible card at the Spa, but t...
Bloodstock in the Bluegrass - book review: secretariat’s meadow
Clearly I need a coffee table. Although I don’t drink coffee often and generally despise coffee tables as useless furniture, I surely need one o...
WirePlayers - Run Up to the Breeders’ Cup
With the Breeders’ Cup two months away it’s time to start paying close attention to the major contenders. With the help of Rob (aka Amateu...
Pick6Blog - $1,597,470 Del Mar Pick 6 Carryover – Sept 4
Friday (9-3-10) Del Mar Recap On the ticket front I tabbed two Primary (Inverness Cape, Dearly Concerned) and one Secondary (Cruzin Topless) winner. Z...
Bob Ehalt - Day Two at Del Mar
I’m back here at Del Mar for the second and final day of the stay, and there’s plenty of interest being generated by a $488,667 carryover ...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Henny's Hurricane Blows On By
Henny's Hurricane goes by late to become the 6th winner for Henny Hughes....(read more)
Paulick Report - BACK TO BACK, JACK: OAK TREE, HOLLYWOOD STRIKE TWO-YEAR DEAL
By Ray Paulick The Paulick Report received word Friday evening that the Oak Tree Racing Association and Hollywood Park have struck a deal to hold the ...
Alicia Wincze (H-L) - Tom Braly, owner of Evening Jewel, loses battle with cancer
Tom Braly, owner of multiple Grade I winner Evening Jewel, died this morning at his home in Palm Desert, California, after a long battle with cancer. ...
Ed Derosa Big Event Blog - Weekend notes
The feature race of the weekend, at least in America, is the Woodward Stakes, which not only features the return of Quality Road following his "upset"...
Courier Journal - Proctor: "This is not Disneyland"
Tom Proctor is one of the most acerbic and cynical trainers around - which makes him a great...
The Brock Talk - Quality Road, Mine That Bird Taking Different Strategies Into Woodward TBA
One horse in Saturday’s grade 1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga is hoping to continue his quest for Horse of the Year. Another is in pursuit of lost res...
Powercap - Yet another another Woodward and another heavy chalk running TBA
Closing Weekend at the Spa and the usual stakes are on tap around the country with the exception of the Pennsylvania Derby, which has been moved to th...
They Are Off - The Grade 1 $250,000 Forego TBA
The Forego honors one of the great handicap horses of the 1970s. Forego was one of the first racing stars I remember seeing on my television when I wa...
Classic Champion Thoroughbreds - Sapling Stakes Racing Roundup
Trainer Michael Maker is looking to score his first win Saturday in the 77th running of the $150,000 Sapling Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park when he send...
NY Racing Insider - Boys At Tosconova
From the moment Boys At Tosconova zoomed to his 12-length victory at Belmont Park on July 2, we've been anticipating his return to the races - and so ...
BetAmerica Blog - Red Bank Stakes
The feature race at Monmouth Park on Sunday is the Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes and it could have a short priced favorite. To say Get Serious loves the M...
Pull the Pocket - Big Metro Card Saturday TBA
This Saturday at Mohawk, there is a very good card if you are a fan of the sport. Included in the 13 races, are the $1M Metro and the Canadian Pacing ...
View from the Racetrack Grandstand (Pace) - Post Eightitis; Stakes Night Canada
BG's Folly is a scratched-sick for the Cane Pace.
A Saturday Afternoon Horse - Lots of Questions, But Not With Quality Road TBA
My head is starting to hurt from all the handicapping I have been doing, so as much as I hate to see the Saratoga meet come to a close this weekend, I...
Paulick Report - PAULICK TO EQUIBASE AND NTRA: STOP BEING SO NEGATIVE
By Ray Paulick
What the hell is wrong with Equibase, the industry’s official database, and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, horse...
Crist Blog - Day 37: 9/3/10
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Paulick Report - WEEKEND STAKES: WHERE TO WATCH brought to you by WEST POINT THOROUGHBREDS
A multitude of graded stakes are on the country’s racing agenda this holiday weekend as the summer season comes to a close. Most notable are the...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Catching Up with Peppers Pride
Undefeated in 19 starts, Peppers Pride won 14 stakes and was a four-time champion in New Mexico. Bred and raced by Joseph Allen, Peppers Pride raced a...
Amateur Capper - DARLEY DEBUTANTE (G.1) – Coming Out Party Danced Over Out-going Main Track? TBA
The G.1 race features California’s best and brightest fillies; the synthetic mandate of 2006 is relaxed at Santa Anita, is the sun setting on Del Ma...
Horse Racing Update Blog - NEW VIDEO: “14O” VALUE ODDS WITH PAR 29-1 WINNER SWITCHING TO THE TURF @ DEL MAR
A very interesting video here. When you see horses being moved from the main track to the turf doesn’t that usually raise a lot of questions? Th...
Paulick Report - GOOD NEWS FRIDAY sponsored by Liberation Farm: LARRYCOLLMUSNOSEVRYTHING
By Ray Paulick Horse racing marketers have tried all kinds of promotions and gimmicks to get the mainstream media interested in our sport. Television,...
BC 360 - Forego loaded with top BC contenders
Is there a future Breeders' Cup winner in Saturday’s Forego? Joel and Jon break down this loaded race, as well as Quality Road's bounce-back attempt...
Powercap - Sept 2 recap from the Spa TBA
The headline of the day was Lisa's Booby Trap and her attempt to navigate the turf surface for the first time, Daily Racing Form did a great job of co...
BC 360 - Tall Order Facing ‘Fortress Coolmore’ in Irish Champion
If you are thinking having a crack at this race, it must be considered in this context: that Aidan O'Brien will throw everything bar the kitchen sink ...
BC 360 - Weekend Preview for September 3
The Del Mar and Saratoga meets come to an end and two horses will win Breeders' Cup Challenge berths this weekend.
Zipse - The Curious Case of Quality Road TBA
Quality Road remains an enigma. Truly a horse that demands our attention, a new chapter in his saga will unfold tomorrow afternoon in the Woodward Sta...
Zipse - The Curious Case of Quality Road TBA
Quality Road remains an enigma. Truly a horse that demands our attention, a new chapter in his saga will unfold tomorrow afternoon in the Woodward Sta...
Bloodhorse Blogs - This Chalk is Making Me Thirsty
In atypical fashion, I like all four morning-line favorites in the Saratoga grade I races......(read more)
Mi-bred Claimer - Michigan Notebook: September 3, 2010 TBA
Artist Sharon Crute (pictured) has entered her 18-foot tall racing-themed piece in the Art Prize Grand Rapids competition from Sept. 22 to Oct. 10. Cl...
Paulick Report - TOM BRALY, OWNER OF EVENING JEWEL, DIES
The Paulick Report was saddened to learn of the passing yesterday of California owner Tom Braly, who owned multiple graded stakes-winning filly Evenin...
Horsin Around - Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover TBA
In racing some of the most important tools we as handicappers and fans use to help us identify the horse most likely to come out on top in a specific ...
Paulick Report - RACHEL RETURNS TO TRACK FOR GALLOP
For the first time since her one-length defeat in the Personal Ensign, Rachel Alexandra returned for a gallop around the one mile Oklahoma training tr...
Paulick Report - GET USED TO IT: PHILADELPHIA PARK NOW CALLED PARX RACING
"What is Par X?" cried a Pennsylvania horseplayer. It’s actually Parx and while it has been the namesake of the attached casino, Philadelphia Pa...
Bloodhorse Blogs - Maidens No More
Among the promising newcomers that this Saratoga season has produced are Stay Thirsty, Valiant Passion, Uncle Mo and Nicole Russo. Only Russo’s a hu...
Paulick Report - CALIFORNIA ANTI-GAMING GROUP GETTING INVOLVED IN EXCHANGE WAGERING DEBATE
As with any expanded gaming measure, potential exchange wagering in California has drawn the ire of a religiously-based anti-gaming group. In this ins...
Paulick Report - INJURED RIDER GIBBS MAY LEAVE HOSPITAL SEPT. 24
By Ray Paulick Injured jockey Craig Gibbs continues to show improvement and may be able to leave the Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital in Pen...
Triple Crown Insider - Forego loaded with top BC contenders TBA
Is there a future Breeders’ Cup winner in Saturday’s Forego (G1)? And if so, for which BC race? ..the Sprint? …the Dirt Mile? ̷...
The Knight Sky Racing - Smiley Wisdoms for 3rd of September (the day I will always remember)
It's a third of September! That's brings to mind a favorite childhood tune by The Temptations. But the day I will always remember will be yesterday. Y...
Left At The Gate - Rice Time TBA
Todd Pletcher is a lock to win his 7th training title; the Toddster racked up his 31st winner of the meet on Thursday. Linda Rice is far behind in sec...
Hoofblog - Silent Anvil: Joe Kriz Sr. Epitomized the 20th Century American Horseshoer TBA
Joe Kriz may have the most famous smile in American horseshoeing. He was the star of Capewell nail ads and the grin showed up everywhere. So did Joe...
The Infield - Sing with Bing
I’m enjoying the cool darkness of the Tucson evening from my balcony as I write this blog, though my heart is still on Jimmy Durante Boulevard, ...
The Saturday Post - Dynamite! A Video Montage of Zenyatta’s Dancing and Racing Moments. TBA
DYNAMITE! A Video Montage of Zenyatta’s Dancing and Racing Moments. Click Here to View!
Billy Reed Says - S.T. Roach Was More Than Just A Coach
Over the years I tried several times to tell S.T. Roach how much I admired him, how much I owed him, how much I cared about him. But I finally desiste...
Bob Ehalt - Greetings From Del Mar
Greetings from southern California, at the time honored place where the Turf meets the Surf.
Theyre In The Gate - Day 36 and the Trap Door TBA
Day 36 is usually Labor Day, where we watch the final race, tally up the Jockey and Trainer titles and say goodbye to the Spa. Instead we plow on with...
The Knight Sky Racing - Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes - Sunday at The Spa
INSIDE THE BOX EXACTA CONTEST Grade 1Spinaway Stakes Saratoga 10th - 5:56 ET free pp's Official Rules: Box any two horses: first box ($100 total) | se...
Bloodhorse Blogs - A Girl and a Hurricane in the Harbour
A fast-closing second for Cane Garden Bay (Rockport) at Saratoga. For Friday, Thatagirl (Henny Hughes), Henny's Hurricane (Henny Hughes), and Huntingt...
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...
Trackmaster - Weekend Graded Stakes Roundup
A weekly rundown of major stakes races around the US. The Labor Day weekend signals the end of summer and the winding down of the Saratoga and Del Mar...
Pick6Blog - $488,667 Del Mar Pick 6 Carryover – Sept 3
Thursday (9-2-10) Del Mar Recap On the ticket front I tabbed four Primary (Spanish Bunny, Light of a Star, Courtside, Gnarly Dude) and one Secondary (...






