Battle of Midway

Girvin Noses Out McCraken, Practical Joke in G1 Haskell

OCEANPORT, NJ – By the smallest of margins, Brad Grady’s Girvin flew up late and nosed out McCraken and Practical Joke to win Sunday’s Grade 1, $1,000,000 betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes at Monmouth Park. Girvin and […]

Race Previews

Haskell Stakes Preview: Competitive Field Set to do Battle

The Grade 1, $1,000,000 Haskell Stakes will run this Sunday at Monmouth Park, and it is perhaps the race’s toughest running in recent history. Belmont Stakes runner-up Irish War Cry […] Read More

News

Battle of Midway Looks at Haskell After G3 Affirmed Stakes Win

ARCADIA, CA — Idle since running third in the Kentucky Derby, Jerry Hollendorfer’s heavily-favored Battle of Midway came back running on Saturday at Santa Anita, waltzing to a 4 1/4-length win in […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

How We Hit the Kentucky Derby Trifecta

The key to being successful in life is surrounding yourself with great people. I learned this long before the running of the 143rd Kentucky Derby, but the race reaffirmed it. […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby 143: The Recap

Let’s take a closer look at how each of the 20 runners performed in this year’s Kentucky Derby: 1st: #5 Always Dreaming – The fear of him being a little too […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Favored Always Dreaming Cruises in Kentucky Derby 143

LOUISVILLE, KY – Always Dreaming shook clear at the 1/2-mile pole, opened a daylight advantage, and cruised to a 2 3/4-length victory to win the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Trained […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Five Kentucky Derby Horses With NO CHANCE of Winning

It’s that time of year when we’re all analyzing the Kentucky Derby from every angle imaginable. Everyone is trying to pick the winner, but I’ll start with a different angle. I’m […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Gormley Returns to Winner’s Circle in G1 Santa Anita Derby

ARCADIA, CA — Set down while well off the pace leaving the 1/2-mile pole, Gormley kept to his task through the lane en route to a 1/2-length win in Saturday’s Grade […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Santa Anita Derby Preview: Your Guess is as Good as Mine

Top prospects Iliad, Gormley, Reach the World, and American Anthem all figure prominently among a field of 13 sophomores in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million Santa Anita Derby, to be […] Read More