Uncategorized Breaking Down the Blue Grass The annual Keeneland Spring Meet is unique in several ways. Its short length (16 racing days in April) limits horses’ experience over the track, so unless trainers are based here, […]
Breeders' Cup East vs West: Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Division While Mike “Saratoga Slim” Spector and Curtis “Magic” Kalleward have a healthy respect for each other as writers and handicappers, that all goes out the window when it comes to […] 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
News Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 8/22/18: Accelerate Strong Number 1 in Older Male Division Welcome to the 2018 Divisional Rankings! Each week for the rest of the year, we will rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Let’s take a […] Read More
News 149th Travers Stakes Field Set SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables’ Good Magic drew post 9 and has been installed as the 2/1 morning line favorite for the 149th running of […] 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
News Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 8/15/18: Sistercharlie Makes Rankings Debut Welcome to the 2018 Divisional Rankings! Each week for the rest of the year, we will rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Let’s take a […] Read More
News Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 8/8/18: What to do with Biscuits? Welcome to the 2018 Divisional Rankings! Each week for the rest of the year, we will rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Let’s take a […] Read More
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