Bob Baffert

Rebel Preview: Marquee Event Arrives Drama-Free

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The industry and the country seem a bit brighter as we approach Saturday’s great card at Oaklawn Park, where the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) – […]

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 487: Rebel Stakes, Beholder Mile Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the $1,000,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park and the $300,000 Beholder Mile Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire selections for […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes 2021 Rebel Stakes Wagering Guide and Picks

Bob Baffert has been represented by 13 horses in the Rebel Stakes (G2) – at least one starter every year since his first in 2010 – and has won the […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Baffert Looks to Add to Rebel Success

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Perhaps no trainer in Oaklawn’s 117-year history has had a tighter hold on a high-end race than Bob Baffert. That race, of course, is the Rebel […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Life Is Good

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than two months away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Life Is Good This […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Southwest Preview: The Champ Is Here

After multiple weeks’ worth of weather delays, the second of four Oaklawn Park-based Kentucky Derby prep races will finally go off this Saturday with the Southwest Stakes (G3). A field […] Read More

Columns

Trainers, My Favorite Handicapping Angle

When I first dove into the intricacies of horse racing, I learned to admire the trainers, people whom owners trust to take care of expensive horses. Other than the horses […] Read More

Race Recaps

Concert Tour Ekes Out San Vicente

ARCADIA, CA – The 2/5 heavy favorite Concert Tour fought hard to eke out a narrow victory in Saturday’s $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Concert Tour outkicked the […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 481: Kentucky Derby Preps and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct and the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, each a Kentucky Derby prep. Then the […] Read More

Race Recaps

Qahira Conquers Kalookan Queen

ARCADIA, CA – Baoma Corporation’s Qahira conquered her rivals in Sunday’s $75,000 Kalookan Queen Stakes at Santa Anita Park. Joel Rosario piloted the 3/2 favorite to a 1-length hand-ridden score, her […] Read More