News
An Ode to Justify on “Justify Day”
Unlike the rest of the Racing Dudes team, who have followed horse racing for well over 100 years combined, I wasn’t paying much attention when American Pharoah won the Triple […]
American Pharoah
Belmont Stakes
Triple Crown Skinny: Justify’s Historic Run Makes Belmont Stakes Day Special
It’s taken some time for the feat that Justify just accomplished to fully settle in. This was much different than witnessing American Pharoah win the first Triple Crown of my […] Read More
Race Recaps
Draft Pick Scores in G3 Affirmed
ARCADIA, CA – A day after Justify won the Triple Crown, C R K Stable’s late-blooming Draft Pick picked up his second straight win on Sunday at Santa Anita Park in a race named […] Read More
News
Justify’s Quest for Glory: A Look at the History of the Triple Crown
This Saturday Justify will attempt to achieve horse racing immortality and become the 13th Triple Crown winner in racing history. In 2015 another Bob Baffert trained colt, American Pharoah, ended […] Read More
Belmont Stakes
Justify Set to Take Final Step Towards Triple Crown Glory from Rail in 150th Belmont Stakes
ELMONT, NY – Can he do it? Can Justify join Seattle Slew as the only undefeated Triple Crown winner, and become the 13th 3-year-old to accomplish that feat, before an expected […] Read More
Belmont Stakes
Triple Crown Hopeful Justify Blazes in Tuesday Breeze
LOUISVILLE, KY – Undefeated Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Justify looks like he could run today in the Grade 1, $1,500,000 Belmont Stakes with a sizzling half-mile breeze in :46.80 Tuesday morning at Churchill […] Read More
Belmont Stakes
Baffert Checks on Triple Crown Hopeful Justify at Churchill Downs
ELMONT, N.Y. – Bob Baffert popped into Louisville from his California base to check on his latest Triple Crown hopeful Monday. The Hall of Fame trainer was delighted with what […] Read More
Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes 143 Update: Justify ‘Just Like American Pharoah’
BALTIMORE, MD – Almost on cue, the rain stopped falling when Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Justify made his first visit to the Pimlico Race Course track at 8:30Thursday morning. The unbeaten son of Scat Daddy […] Read More
Preakness Stakes
Top 5 Preakness Moments of the 2000s: 2018 Edition
Each year as I reflect on all of the great Preakness Stakes memories, I realize that the race might be my favorite leg of the Triple Crown because there have […] Read More
Triple Crown
Kentucky Derby: Five Horses to BLOW UP the Tote!
Let’s talk about the golden goose of the Kentucky Derby, the superfecta! Before we dive in, here’s a quick look at the last five race winners, the odds, and the […] Read More