Del Mar Bing Crosby Preview: C Z Rocket Back Out West DEL MAR, CA – Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar drew a solid field of 9 runners and giving us the best stakes of the meet so far. The event, which also…
Podcast The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets for Wednesday’s Late Pick 4 at Saratoga, a sequence featuring 3 graded stakes including Essential Quality in the Jim Dandy (G2). The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward and Mike Somich is the ultimate horse racing show covering the… Read More
Saratoga Jim Dandy Preview: Will the Graveyard of Champions Claim Another Victim? SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) returns to its normal place on the racing schedule this Saturday at Saratoga and drew a field of six runners, including Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Essential Quality. The Jim Dandy is set for race 9 on a fantastic card with… Read More
Saratoga Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on Saturday at Saratoga in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1), which drew a competitive field of 9 runners. Sharing the card is the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) and Bowling Green Stakes (G2), which should provide us with several memorable… Read More
Handicapping Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Del Mar, Gulfstream Park and Saratoga Picks for July 30, 2021 Ricky’s Rockets 🚀 heads into Friday afternoon riding a wave of momentum! After a slow week last week, we have quickly turned things around with winning days on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday’s feature is the Curlin Stakes, for three year olds who have not won a Sweepstakes over a mile… Read More
Saratoga First Captain Seeks To Maintain Perfect Record In Curlin SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – First Captain has stamped himself as a rising star through a perfect 3-for-3 record and will try to keep winning ways intact when racing outside of Belmont Park for the first time in Friday’s 12th running of the $120,000 Curlin for sophomores going 9 furlongs at… Read More
Del Mar Seven Cal-Breds To Tussle In Real Good Deal DEL MAR, CA – Seven 3-year-old California-bred runners will face off at 7 furlongs Friday at Del Mar in the 34th edition of the Real Good Deal Stakes. The dash carries a husky purse of $175,000. The race is 1 of 8 Del Mar will hold this summer as part… Read More
Race Recaps Foolish Ghost Gives Spirited Performance To Capture John Morrissey SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Ken Russell and Richard Newman Racing’s Foolish Ghost splashed to a sharp 3 3/4-length victory in Thursday’s $100,000 John Morrissey, a 6 1/2-furlong sprint for New York-breds 3-years-old and up at Saratoga Race Course. With Joel Rosario up for trainer Ray Handal, the 6-year-old son of… Read More
Race Previews My Dear, Victoria, Alywow Share Saturday Stakes Spotlight At Woodbine TORONTO, ON – A pair of $125,000 main added-money events for 2-year-olds, the My Dear and the Victoria, along with the $100,000 Alywow on turf, share the spotlight for Saturday afternoon’s stakes racing at Woodbine. The Alywow, named in honour of the Kinghaven great, who was named Canada’s Horse of… Read More
News Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 7/28/21: Jim Dandy Weekend Looms Large Welcome to the 2021 Divisional Rankings! Each week, we rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Let’s take a look at the rankings, including my latest vote in the NTRA Top 10 Poll: Overall Rankings Here are my overall rankings as seen in the latest NTRA… Read More
