Handicapping
Pegasus Pace Analysis
On a clear and cool Del Mar night, trainer Steve Asmussen sat on the dirt ground with his back against the barn with his youngest son, Erik, pressed against his […]
Bob Baffert
News
Racing Dudes Eclipse Award Votes
The 47th Annual Eclipse Awards will air live on TVG on Thursday, January 25, at 8:00 p.m. ET in the Sport of Kings Theater at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, […] Read More
Race Recaps
Mourinho Romps In $150,000 Smarty Jones
HOT SPRINGS, AR – Phoenix Thoroughbred III’s heavily-favored Mourinho didn’t disappoint his supporters, romping from start to finish to take Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Off as the 3/5 favorite […] Read More
Race Previews
Smarty Jones Stakes Preview: Oaklawn Takes Center Stage
Oaklawn is back, and as usual, the track has brought out the big stars. A compact field of seven have entered the $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, and Hall of Fame […] Read More
Podcast
BLINKERS OFF 273: Kentucky Derby Prep Previews and Rapid-Fire
The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview three Kentucky Derby prep races – the Grade 3, $150,000 Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct, the Grade 3, $200,000 LeComte Stakes from Fair Grounds, and the […] Read More
Kentucky Derby News
Derby Trail Tracker: Will Favorites Continue to Win?
The Kentucky Derby Trail is already heating up and it’s still the dead of winter on the east coast! 2018 has gotten off to a very good start. McKinzie and Mask both […] Read More
Race Recaps
McKinzie Leaves No Doubt In G3 Sham
ARCADIA, CA – Trainer Bob Baffert’s McKinzie left no doubt about who deserved to win this time, clearing away under a hand ride to win Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Sham Stakes at Santa […] Read More
News
Horse of the Year, Eclipse Award Finalists Announced
LEXINGTON, KY – Led by Horse of the Year candidates Arrogate, Gun Runner, and World Approval, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Daily Racing Form (DRF), and the National Turf […] Read More
Podcast
BLINKERS OFF 272: Sham and Mucho Macho Man Previews and Rapid-Fire
The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the first official Kentucky Derby prep race of 2018, the Grade 3, $100,000 Sham Stakes from Santa Anita Park, along with the Derby prospect-heavy $100,000 […] Read More
News
Baffert Doesn’t “Feel the Pressure” In Return to Pegasus
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – In multiple graded-stakes winners West Coast and Collected, Bob Baffert has two chances to defend his title in the Grade 1, $16 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, […] Read More