The National Thoroughbred Racing Association has announced the dates for the
Eclipse Awards and National Handicapping Championships in 2017. The Eclipse
Awards will be back at Gulfstream Park for a fifth consecutive year on January
21, and the National Handicapping Championship will make its fifth straight
appearance at Treasure Island Las Vegas on January 27-29, returning to a
Friday-Sunday format.
In his
Handicapping Insights, Dick Powell discusses Mohaymen’s easy win in the
Fountain of Youth (G2) and a couple of promising colts by Bernardini who will
try to make an impact on the Kentucky Derby scene this spring.
Vance Hanson remembers the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Flamingo Stakes,
which featured an amazing performance from Buckpasser and is infamously known
for being a non-betting race despite the presence of eight betting interests at
Hialeah.
Da Big Hoss will try to play a major role in long-distance turf events this year
and jockey Florent Geroux believes in the reformed claimer’s potential.
In a Throwback Thursday column,
James Scully takes a look at the 1992 Gotham Stakes, which featured a
tremendous match-up between Lure and Devil His Due.