Curtis "Magic" Kalleward

Curtis Kalleward is the Content Editor for RacingDudes.com where he helps make horse racing MAGIC. His opinions don't reflect those of the horses that he follows.

Race Recaps

Maxfield Mashes Mineshaft

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Godolphin homebred Maxfield extended his unbeaten record to 5, mashing his rivals like potatoes to win Saturday’s $200,000 Mineshaft Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds. Maxfield broke a step […]

Race Recaps

Dalika Fittingly Wins Stall Memorial

NEW ORLEANS, LA – In a scene that would fit perfectly into a Hollywood movie, the Al Stall Jr.-trained Dalika won Saturday’s race named for his late father, the $100,000 Albert […] Read More

Race Recaps

Zenden Gamely Fends Off Souper Stonehenge In Pelican

OLDSMAR, FL – Trainer Carlos David’s Zenden gamely fended off a stubborn Souper Stonehenge from gate to wire to win Saturday’s $100,000 Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Zenden broke from the […] Read More

Race Recaps

Just Might Easy Winner Of Off-Turf Colonel Power

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Griffon Farms and Michelle Lovell homebred Just Might was an easy 5-length winner to defend his title in Saturday’s off-turf edition of the $100,000 Colonel Power Stakes […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

With Blinkers On, Mandaloun Takes Off In Risen Star

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Wearing blinkers for the first time proved the difference-maker for Mandaloun, who took off in deep stretch to win Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford […] Read More

Race Recaps

Merneith Wins Santa Monica On Front End

ARCADIA, CA – With jockey Edwin Maldonado aboard for the first time, the speedy Merneith was a front-running winner of Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Merneith […] Read More

Race Recaps

Favorites Leinster, Mischevious Alex Take Twin Gulfstream Park Sprints

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The heavily-favored runners Leinster and Mischevious Alex each took their respective Grade 3 sprint stakes held Saturday at Gulfstream Park, though in very different fashions. In […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

El Camino Real Derby Preview: Rombauer’s Big Return

BERKELEY, CA – John and Diane Fradkin homebred Rombauer makes his big return to the races on unfamiliar ground in Saturday’s $100,000 El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. The […] Read More

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 247: Gulfstream Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview

The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets for Saturday’s Late Pick 4 sequence at Gulfstream Park. The Magic Mike Show with Curtis “Magic” Kalleward and Mike Somich […] Read More

Race Previews

Santa Monica Preview: Fair Maiden Brings Four La Brea Rivals

ARCADIA, CA – Godolphin homebred Fair Maiden, winner of last December’s La Brea Stakes (G1), brings four rivals from that event into Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Monica Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita […] Read More