Mike Smith

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Drama at Soggy Santa Anita

Three Kentucky Derby preps highlighted an incredible weekend of racing from coast to coast, and Santa Anita gave us a race for the ages. There is nothing better than a […]

Race Recaps

Bolt d’Oro Awarded Controversial G2 San Felipe

ARCADIA, CA – The buildup was worth the wait, as Bolt d’Oro and McKinzie engaged in the far turn and battled the length of the stretch, then had the result settled by a […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Cruises Home Easily In G3 Santa Ysabel

ARCADIA, CA – Thanks to inclement morning weather scaring away her only rival, Allen Racing and Bloom Racing Stable’s Midnight Bisou cruised home easily in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa […] Read More

Race Recaps

Heck Yeah Proves Multi-Surface Threat After Taking $200,000 Cal Cup Derby

ARCADIA, CA – Robert Baedeker, Michael Pageler, and Michael Sigband’s Heck Yeah showed that he’s a force to be reckoned with, no matter the surface or distance, after wiring a field of […] Read More

Race Recaps

Unique Bella Blows Out G2 Santa Maria

ARCADIA, CA – Don Alberto Stable’s Unique Bella returned to the track in blowout fashion, easily wiring the field of five in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes at Santa Anita. Breaking […] Read More

Handicapping

Pegasus Pace Analysis

On a clear and cool Del Mar night, trainer Steve Asmussen sat on the dirt ground with his back against the barn with his youngest son, Erik, pressed against his […] Read More

Race Recaps

Midnight Bisou Breaks Maiden In G2 Santa Ynez

ARCADIA, CA – Allen Racing LLC and Bloom Racing Stable LLC’s Midnight Bisou broke her maiden in fine fashion Sunday, taking the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita. Off sharply […] Read More

Race Recaps

McKinzie Leaves No Doubt In G3 Sham

ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Bob Baffert’s McKinzie left no doubt about who deserved to win this time, clearing away under a hand ride to win Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa […] Read More

News

Horse of the Year, Eclipse Award Finalists Announced

LEXINGTON, KY – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, Gun Runner, and World Approval, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Daily Racing Form (DRF), and the National Turf […] Read More

News

Baffert Doesn’t “Feel the Pressure” In Return to Pegasus

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – In multiple graded-stakes winners West Coast and Collected, Bob Baffert has two chances to defend his title in the Grade 1, $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, […] Read More