Feature

Baffert Nails Collected-Arrogate Exacta in G1 Pacific Classic

DEL MAR, CA – Bob Baffert’s pair of trainees took home the top two positions, but not in the order that most fans had hoped, as Collected wired the field and held […]

Race Recaps

Dream Dancing Fends Off Beau Recall in G1 Del Mar Oaks

DEL MAR, CA – John Oxley’s hombred Dream Dancing made her first trip to California a memorable one, rallying from the rear of the field to edge out Beau Recall and take Saturday’s […] Read More

Race Recaps

Hunt Stretches Out Big in G2 Del Mar Handicap

DEL MAR, CA – Showing that the added distance meant nothing, Michael House’s Hunt stretched out in a big way to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Del Mar Handicap. With the […] Read More

Race Recaps

Elate Finally Breaks Free, Dominates G1 Alabama

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – With no one to block her this time, Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred Elate broke free of her foes and dominated Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes […] Read More

Race Recaps

Proctor’s Ledge Wins Second Straight Spa Stakes in G2 Lake Placid

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – A slow pace didn’t matter to Patricia Moseley’s homebred Proctor’s Ledge, rallying past her foes down the stretch with ease to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Lake […] Read More

Race Recaps

Tricky Escape Sneaks Away in G3 Violet

OCEANPORT, NJ – Living up to her name, Jon Marshall’s Tricky Escape somehow snuck through a tightly-packed group of leaders and drew off late to win Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Violet Stakes […] Read More

Race Recaps

Conquest Panthera Powers Late, Takes G2 Play the King

TORONTO, ON – Gary Barber’s Conquest Panthera made a determined move down the stretch late to power past Dowse’s Beach and capture Saturday’s Grade 2, $175,000 Play the King Stakes at Woodbine. The […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 251: Pacific Classic Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $1,000,000 TVG Pacific Classic from Del Mar and give rapid-fire selections for the major stakes races running this weekend across the country, […] Read More

Race Previews

Alabama Stakes Preview: Best Betting Opportunity of the Meet

The feature race for the nation’s top 3-year-old fillies, the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama, will go off as the 9th race on a loaded 10 race Saturday card at Saratoga. […] Read More

Race Previews

Pacific Classic Preview: Arrogate’s Future on the Line

This race went from a lock to a potential mess in a matter of a few weeks! Arrogate, the number one-ranked horse in the world, would normally be a 1/9 […] Read More