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Kasaqui Rolls to Victory in G2 Wise Dan
LOUISVILLE, KY – Wimborne Farm’s gray 7-year-old Kasaqui avenged a 1/2-length loss in last year’s edition when he struck the lead with 1/8 of a mile to run and easily beat […]
Jared Welch
A former marketing director, Jared is the “CEO Dude” who oversees the website’s design and functionality, as well as business development, marketing, promotion, and publicity, along with hosting the Blinkers Off podcast. He tends to handicap races using a straight form method, closely studying all of the trends, patterns, and tendencies.
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McCraken Back to Normal in G3 Matt Winn Victory
LOUISVILLE, KY – Fresh off of a disappointing eighth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC’s multiple stakes-winning homebred colt McCraken overcame an awkward start to comfortably win Saturday night’s […] Read More
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Sweeping Paddy Draws Away in Impressive G3 Regret Stakes Win
LOUISVILLE, KY – William Pacella, Frank Jones, and Frank Shoop’s Sweeping Paddy tracked the early leaders before launching a four-wide move in the stretch to take over and quickly draw away […] Read More
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Baffert’s Faypien Game in G2 Summertime Oaks Thriller
ARCADIA, CA — In her first-ever time around two turns, Bob Baffert’s Faypien proved ultra-game late as she held off longshot Mopotism to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Summertime Oaks at […] Read More
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Sircat Sally Remains Unbeaten, Wins G2 Honeymoon Stakes
ARCADIA, CA — Joe Turner’s homebred Sircat Sally, the lone California-bred in the field, remained unbeaten on Saturday at Santa Anita, taking the Grade 2, $200,000 Honeymoon Stakes by a diminishing neck […] Read More
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Shimmering Aspen Runs Away in $75,000 Alma North
LAUREL, MD – Hillwood Stable’s Shimmering Aspen returned to her winning ways in impressive fashion on Saturday, shaking free of an early speed duel and opening up down the stretch […] Read More
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Thunder Snow Needs Special Display to Triumph at Royal Ascot
Thunder Snow has been a dominant force in racing in the Middle East but has not been able to transfer his form to English soil. However, the Irish horse will be […] Read More
Podcast
BLINKERS OFF 242: Triple Crown Recap, Summer Preview, and Rapid-Fire
The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes recap the 2017 Triple Crown season including Tapwrit’s win in the 149th Belmont Stakes, preview what’s to come this summer, and give rapid-fire selections for stakes races […] Read More
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Stronach Stable’s Holy Helena Wins $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO, ON — Coming off of an impressive maiden victory at Belmont on May 12, Holy Helena rallied from just off the pace for a going-away length victory in Sunday’s $500,000 […] Read More
Belmont Stakes
Tapwrit Cruises Past Favored Irish War Cry to Win G1 Belmont Stakes
ELMONT, NY – Tapwrit handed trainer Todd Pletcher his third career victory in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, taking aim on front-running favorite Irish War Cry at the […] Read More