Basin

Top 5 Horses to Benefit Most from a September 2020 Kentucky Derby

For the first time since 1945, the Kentucky Derby will not be ran in May. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Churchill Downs announced plans to move the race to September 5, 2020. […]

Kentucky Derby

Nadal Aces Latest Test in Rebel

HOT SPRINGS, AR – A month removed from passing his first exam in the form of graded stakes foes, Nadal aced his latest test on Saturday, this time overcoming an off […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Rebel Stakes Preview: Nadal Ready to Stretch Out in Distance

For the second straight season, the horse racing world will turn to Oaklawn Park and the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) for a feel-good narrative. Last year’s Rebel split into […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 430: Rebel Stakes Preview, Coronavirus, and FBI Raids

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park, a Kentucky Derby prep race featuring Bob Baffert’s Nadal (42:34 – 54:30). The Dudes also discuss the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Gary West’s Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings: Baffert Brigade Update

This is challenging. Bob Baffert is responsible for some of the most valuable horses in the world, entrusted with nurturing their abilities and developing their talents so they reach not […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Nadal Arrives to Oaklawn Looking to Give Baffert Seventh Rebel Win

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is No. 1 in Rebel Stakes victories, and his latest hope, Nadal, will break from post No. 1 in the […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: “Win and You’re In” Action Heating Up

With only a little more than five weeks left until the 2019 Breeders’ Cup, time is ticking. The next two weeks are the final preps for many of the big […] Read More

Race Recaps

Basin Leads Asmussen Trio Home in Hopeful

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Trainer Steve Asmussen hit the trifecta Monday when Basin led his two stablemates across the wire to win the $350,000 Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. Breaking […] Read More

Handicapping

Somo’s Keys – Top Picks for Del Mar Opening Weekend and Saratoga

Well, last weekend was a roller coaster of horse racing emotion. I just missed a $40k Pick 5 score by a nose and then connected the very next Pick 5 […] Read More