Clark Handicap

Clark Handicap Preview: A Black Friday Tradition

The Grade 1 Clark Handicap headlines a stakes-filled card on the day after Thanksgiving that is traditionally the most popular racing day of the Churchill Downs’ Fall Meet. This year, […]

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Top 5 Races Left in 2017

The year is almost over, and the vast majority of the big races are over as well. However, a few big stakes events still remain. Churchill Downs, Aqueduct, Del Mar, […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 210: Thanksgiving Week Review and Rant of the Week

Blinkers Off has released a new episode! Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the world of horse racing including race selections and previews, handicapping methods and exclusive stories. You can […] Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week

1. Gun Runner https://youtu.be/EIZ7kyHrZ7o 2. Connect 3. Ring Weekend https://youtu.be/yJs1Si8QXkk Read More

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Gun Runner Outruns Elders to Win G1, $500,000 Clark Handicap

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 25, 2016) – Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Three Chimneys Farm’s 3-year-old Gun Runner, third to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) in […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 209: Thanksgiving Week Stakes Previews and Rapid-Fire

Track Reports

Churchill Downs Barn Notes: Jerkens Has Defending Champ Effinex, Shaman Ghost for Clark

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016) – New York-based trainer Jimmy Jerkens took last year’s edition of the $500,000 Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare (Grade I) with Effinex and […] Read More

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Hoppertunity Back for Third Clark Handicap

Defending winner Effinex will bid to become a rare two-time winner of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s $500,000 Grade I Clark Handicap Presented by Norton Healthcare when he faces a strong group […] Read More

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Effinex Too Good in G2 Oaklawn Handicap

Hot Springs, AR (Saturday, April 16, 2016)- Effinex enhanced his status as one of the top older horses in North America with an assertive victory in the 70th edition of […] Read More

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Grade 1 Winner Effinex Tops 19 Nominees to G2 Gulfstream Park Handicap

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Tri-Bone Stables’ Effinex, unraced since winning the Clark Handicap (G1) in November, heads a list of 19 horses nominated to the $500,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap (G2) […] Read More