American Pharoah

Legendary Bloodstock Agent, Clocker Offers Insight to Kentucky Derby 142 Workouts

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, May 6, 2016) – Gary Young has been clocking horses for more than 35 years and the past week he has been at Churchill Downs observing this year’s crop of […]

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 3

The final piece of the 2016 Kentucky Derby pace puzzle has come together with the post-position draw now complete. The post positions are of utmost importance in charting out how […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 2

“Pace makes the race” is not just a catch phrase. Pace is one of the most important factors in handicapping a horse race. The speed at which a race is […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Top 5 Kentucky Derby Winners of the 2000’s

This was so tough, but I wanted to keep the list at five. So many great memories came back to life when making this list as it became my favorite […] Read More

Podcast

Blinkers Off 178: The Jon White Interview

Blinkers Off has released a new episode! Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing including race selections and previews, handicapping methods and exclusive stories. You can […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Pace Thesis: Part 1

The puzzle of handicapping the Kentucky Derby is a complex riddle wrapped inside an enigma, but the axioms that build the fundamentals of handicapping still apply in this unique race. […] Read More

News

Breeders’ Cup to Return to Churchill Downs in 2018

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 25, 2016) – The Breeders’ Cup, one of Thoroughbred horseracing’s most prestigious international events, has today announced that it will return to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky in […] Read More

Track Reports

Live Racing Returns to Belmont Park April 29, Belmont Stakes Racing Festival Set for June 9-11

ELMONT, N.Y. – Featuring the second annual Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, itself anchored by the 148th renewal of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 11, live thoroughbred […] Read More

Podcast

Blinkers Off 177: Racing Dudes Guess Dumb Tweets and Rapid-Fire Selections

Kentucky Derby

Mohaymen Fires Bullet; Mo Tom, Lani Work Toward Kentucky Derby 142

LOUISVILLE, KY (Wednesday, April 20, 2016) – Shadwell Stable’s Mohaymen, who had his five-race unbeaten streak snapped in the Florida Derby (Grade I) in his most recent start, put in his first […] Read More