Good Samaritan

Seeking the Soul Takes G1 Clark Handicap

LOUISVILLE, KY – Charles E. Fipke’s homebred Seeking the Soul gamely took on all comers to win Friday’s Grade 1, $500,000 Clark Handicap on his home track of Churchill Downs. Off well […]

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 266: Clark Handicap Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $500,000 Clark Handicap from Churchill Downs and give rapid-fire selections for the major stakes races running this Thanksgiving week. Rapid-Fire Music: High […] Read More

Race Previews

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, […] Read More

Race Recaps

Diversify Wires Paceless G1 Jockey Club Gold Cup

ELMONT, NY – Lauren and Ralph Evans’ Diversify took full advantage of a paceless field, wiring Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes at Belmont Park. The Jockey Club Gold Cup […] Read More

Race Recaps

Baffert, Smith Repeat with West Coast in G1 Travers

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – For the second straight year, trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Mike Smith won the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes – this time aboard Gary and Mary West’s West […] Read More

Race Previews

Travers Stakes Preview: 3-Year-Old Puzzle Continues with Saratoga Showdown

The Travers Stakes, Saratoga’s featured race of the year, is always a special occasion, but this year could be one of the best in its storied history. For the first […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 252: Travers Stakes Preview, Britney Eurton Interview, and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Travers Stakes from Saratoga, interview TVG’s Britney Eurton, then give rapid-fire selections for the Travers Day undercard races. Rapid-Fire Music: High […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Divisional Rankings 8/23/17: Arrogate Falls

Each week for the rest of the year, we will rank the best thoroughbred horses in America based on their divisions. Major races at Del Mar and Saratoga shook up […] Read More

News

Tapwrit Tops Travers Twelve

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The 148th running of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes features a full field of 12, and Belmont Stakes winner Tapwrit sits atop them all as the 7-2 morning line favorite. […] Read More

Saratoga

The Saratoga Skinny: Travers Distance Questions

Each week on Dark Tuesdays, we will bring you “The Saratoga Skinny” looking at the coming week of racing at Saratoga and looking back at the big action the week […] Read More