This could just as well be subtitled “confessing my unpopular opinion,” because I’m sure that California Chrome will be awarded his second Horse of the Year title. And he’ll be a thoroughly deserving honoree. My […]
The withdrawal of Arrogate from Sunday’s $196,000 San Pasqual (G2) also withdrew the major storyline from Santa Anita’s holiday feature. But after Midnight Storm readily splashed home as the front-running 3-5 favorite, a newly compelling […]
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has had an eventful New Year’s weekend, revealing a split with owner Kaleem Shah, and deciding to withdraw Juddmonte Farms’ Arrogate from Sunday’s San Pasqual (G2) at Santa Anita. […]
The first North American graded stakes of 2017 produced an upset: Carolyn Vogel’s Squadron A went last to first in Sunday’s $100,000 Mr. Prospector (G3) at Gulfstream Park as the 19-1 longest shot on the […]
While Decked Out might have been a hunch play in the New Year’s Eve feature at Santa Anita, you didn’t need a holiday-appropriate angle to see her appeal in the $302,415 American Oaks (G1). The […]
Richard and Bertram Klein’s homebred Believe in Bertie rewarded the faith of the Fair Grounds bettors with a tour de force in Saturday’s $104,400 Pago Hop S. Scampering to the lead passing the stands for […]
Michael M. Hui’s Taghleeb uncorked a powerful late rally to capture Saturday’s $100,000 H. Allen Jerkens in course-record time at Gulfstream Park. Patiently handled by Tyler Gaffalione, the 5-2 favorite negotiated two miles on the […]
Isabelle de Tomaso’s homebred Irish War Cry had to dig deep, but the 1-5 favorite narrowly averted an upset by 6-1 O Dionysus in Saturday’s $99,000 Marylander S. at Laurel Park. Unexpectedly on the engine […]
Racing fans in the Western Hemisphere might have an extra reason to pop the bubbly on New Year’s Eve: unbeaten sprint legend Black Caviar will be represented by her first runner when her two-year-old Oscietra […]
Twelve days after his track record-breaking romp in the December 17 Winter Challenge at Los Alamitos, California Chrome got back to work over his home track on Thursday. North America’s all-time richest Thoroughbred went out […]
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