Haikal

Tough Tacitus Takes Wood Memorial

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Tacitus overcame a bumper-car start and a game foe in Tax to tough out victory in Saturday’s Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) Presented by NYRA Bets at […]

Handicapping

2019 Wood Memorial Picks and Wagering Guide from Aqueduct

Graded stakes winners Tax, Tacitus and Haikal top a wide-open 95th running of the Wood Memorial (G2) Saturday at Aqueduct. Gotham (G3) winner Haikal looks to repeat, but his trainer says […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Wood Memorial Preview: Wide Open Field Takes Aim at Kentucky Derby

The 95th running of the Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) is set to go this Saturday at Aqueduct. A field of 11 will contest this year’s running that features several horses […] Read More

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2019 Kentucky Derby Early Pace Projection: Part 1

Forget everything that you’ve learned so far on the Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/16-mile races don’t mean anything. The one-turn, 1-mile races mean even less. They […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Derby Madness

There were too many stars to count last weekend, which made picking just three extremely tough. Several races yielded big performances all across the country, especially at Tampa Bay Downs […] Read More

Podcast

THE MAGIC MIKE SHOW 054: Tampa Bay Derby & Gotham Recaps

The Magic Mike Show deep-dives into the results of the Tampa Bay Derby and the Gotham Stakes, then discusses other noteworthy performances from around the country on Saturday, March 9, […] Read More

Race Recaps

Haikal Rains Down From The Clouds, Wins Gotham

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Shadwell Stable’s homebred Haikal came flying from the clouds late to rain all over Instagrand‘s welcome-back parade and win Saturday’s Gotham Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct. Breaking from post 5 […] Read More

Race Previews

Gotham Stakes Preview: Instagrand Ready for 3-Year-Old Debut

Two weeks ago, this event looked like it could come up a bit light; however, it has now turned into “must-see” TV. The announcement of Instagrand shipping in for his […] Read More

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Kentucky Derby Trail Tracker: Gotham a Play-In Race for Sprinters

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Kentucky Derby points system was first instituted for qualification into the race in 2013, the news release read that the goal […] Read More

Race Recaps

It was all Haikal in $150,000 Jimmy Winkfield

SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Haikal got up late to win Saturday’s $150,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct. This was the first stakes win for the 3-year-old son of Daaher who […] Read More