Catholic Boy

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Catholic Boy Dominates at Saratoga

Travers Day at Saratoga last Saturday started off normal, but then it got weird in the later stages of the card as prices began to dominate the payouts. All in […]

Podcast

THE MAGIC MIKE SHOW 010: Travers Day Recap

The Magic Mike Show is joined by Saratoga Slim to recap the 2018 Travers Day at Saratoga, including in-depth analysis of the Travers, the Personal Ensign, and the Sword Dancer, […] Read More

Race Recaps

Catholic Boy Makes History in G1 Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Already a proven Grade 1 winner on turf, trainer Jonathan Thomas’ star pupil Catholic Boy made history Saturday, becoming the first horse in 117 years to win from the […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 330: Travers Stakes Preview and Fab Filly

The Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Runhappy Travers Stakes at Saratoga, then give our “Fabulous Filly Crush of the Week.” Featuring your resident Racing Dudes, Blinkers Off delivers […] Read More

Race Previews

Travers Stakes Preview: Good Magic Aims for Elusive Haskell/Travers Double

A total of 11 sophomores will line up on Saturday to contest the 149th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes. Life in the 3-year-old division carries […] Read More

Handicapping

Saratoga Skinny: Travers Jump Start

The story of this Saratoga summer has sadly been soggy. With 43 total races rained off of the turf and some of the meet’s biggest graded stakes run over a […] Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Dandy Dilemma

It’s easy to pick up a pitchfork or flaming torch and join the masses that are marching down Union Avenue towards Saratoga Race Course, chanting that they want a bigger […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: The Courageous Catholic Boy

Belmont Park was the place to be last Saturday as their annual Stars and Stripes Festival lived up to the hype once again. Five graded stakes races were contested on […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 316: The Magic Mike Show Recaps Stars & Stripes Day

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes’ Curtis “Magic Kalleward and Mike Somich, hosts of The Magic Mike Show, recap the Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park. Blinkers Off provides weekly insights […] Read More

Race Recaps

Catholic Boy Does It Again in G1 Belmont Derby

ELMONT, NY – Showing the heart of a champion Catholic Boy dug down deep once again to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $1,200,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes over Analyze It. The two […] Read More