American Pharoah

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 […]

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