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 undefeated 3-year-old colt trained by…
Kentucky Derby Life Is Good Breezes in Sham ARCADIA, CA – China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Life Is Good made good on his 1/5 favoritism with a breezing score in Saturday’s $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita Park. Life Is Good and jockey Mike Smith outkicked fellow Bob Baffert trainee Medina Spirit for the lead, then strolled… Read More
Race Recaps Nashville Still Perfect After Record-Breaking Perryville LEXINGTON, KY – China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Nashville kept his perfect record intact with an effortless record-breaking run in Saturday’s $125,000 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland. Nashville broke from the rail as the 1/9 favorite under Ricardo Santana Jr. and went straight to the front on his own, where he set… Read More
Breeders' Cup Valiance Draws off in Spinster LEXINGTON, KY – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Martin Schwartz, and China Horse Club’s Valiance took over at the 1/8 pole and drew off to win Sunday’s $400,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The Spinster is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Valiance receiving an automatic berth in… Read More
Race Recaps Valiance Confident Victor of Eatontown OCEANPORT, NY – Jockey Nik Juarez very confidently handled Valiance to victory in Saturday’s off-turf edition of the $150,000 Eatontown Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Valiance was the 4/5 favorite in the field of five that was decimated with scratches once it was rained off of the turf course and put… Read More
Breeders' Cup Improbable Insurmountable in Whitney SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, and SF Racing’s Improbable built an insurmountable lead in the stretch and strode home victorious in Saturday’s $750,000 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga. The Whitney is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Improbable receiving an automatic berth in the… Read More
Race Recaps Improbable Dominates Hollywood Gold Cup ARCADIA, CA – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, and SF Racing’s Improbable proved to be much the best on Saturday, dominating the stretch run to win the $300,000 Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking from post 5 under Drayden Van Dyke as the 6/5 favorite, Improbable sat… Read More
News Improbable Set for 2020 Debut in Oaklawn Mile HOT SPRINGS, AR – WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International, and Starlight Racing’s Grade 1 winner Improbable is set to make his 2020 debut in this Saturday’s $150,000 Oaklawn Mile Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The Oaklawn Mile is one of two stakes events on a 12-race card headlined by the… Read More
Race Recaps Bulletin Back Big in Palisades Turf Sprint LEXINGTON, KY – Showing no signs of rust from his five-month layoff, trainer Todd Pletcher’s Bulletin broke beautifully and never relinquished his early lead before taking Thursday’s inaugural running of the Palisades Turf Sprint Stakes at Keeneland Race Track. Shooting sharply out of gate 12 as the even-money favorite under Javier Castellano,… Read More
News Triple Crown Winner Justify Wins 2018 Horse of the Year HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Daily Racing Form (DRF), and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) announced last night that Justify, horse racing’s 13th Triple Crown winner who swept the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes, was voted the 2018… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
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BLINKERS OFF 509: Haskell Fallout, CCA Oaks Preview, and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes unpack last Saturday’s controversial $1 million Haskell… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 293: Del Mar Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Jim Dandy Preview: Will the Graveyard of Champions Claim Another Victim? SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on… Read More
Bing Crosby Preview: C Z Rocket Back Out West DEL MAR, CA – Saturday’s $300,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (G1)… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 510: Jim Dandy Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 295: Saratoga Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
