A Day at the Races: Tampa Bay Downs Chicago Style
words & pictures by NICOLLE NEULIST Sam F. Davis Stakes weekend at Tampa Bay Downs has taken root as my winter tradition. I visited Oldsmar, Florida, for the first time last year during this same […]
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Evoking Afleet Alex, Funny Cide, and Real Quiet in the hopes of a Classic Empire rebound
While I searched for potential excuses for Classic Empire’s disappointing third-place finish at 2-to-5 in the Holy Bull Stakes my former Thoroughbred Times colleague Mike Curry (now of America’s Best Racing) offered hope: “Even the […]
The Jerome Bet Is to catch longshots elsewhere in the Pick 4
As a Pick 4 player, the question surrounding the Jerome Stakes today at Aqueduct is how much are you willing to lean on Takaful in an otherwise-tricky sequence that begins a bottom-level open claimer, continues […]
Starlet features nine juvenile fillies
A field of nine juvenile fillies will take to Los Alamitos’ main track on Saturday in the $300,000 Starlet Stakes (G1) going 1 1/16 miles. The race is the final graded contest for juveniles, male […]
Santa Anita Park reveals George Woolf Award finalists
Edited Press Release Santa Anita Park has announced five finalists for the 2017 Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, with the winner to be announced in February following a vote of jockeys nationwide. Veteran […]
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame selling personalized commemorative bricks for beautification project
Press Release The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will be embarking on a beautification and renovation project of its popular inner courtyard that is expected to be unveiled in the spring of […]
Upcoming Stakes for December 8-14
Friday, December 9 Magic City Classic S. (r), Fair Grounds, $51,000, 3&up, 1m. Saturday, December 10 CASHCALL FUTURITY (G1), Los Alamitos, $300,000, 2yo, 1 1/16m. STARLET S. (G1), Los Alamitos, $300,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m. […]