Irap

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 […]

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

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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

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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

Handicapping

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Disco Partner Boogies Home

As I was putting together the Three Stars of the Week, I realized that I was put in a strange spot. Songbird, the nation’s most popular filly, was the winner […] Read More

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Irap Proves Strongest in G3 Indiana Derby

SHELBYVILLE, IN – Any doubt of Irap‘s skillset compared to the nation’s 3-year-old crop was put to rest when he dominated the Grade 3, $500,000 Indiana Derby on Saturday at Indiana Grand […] Read More

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Indiana Derby Preview: Irap Looks for Two in a Row

Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Indiana Derby features an 11-horse field of 3-year-olds looking to prove themselves before moving on to bigger and better things. The 8-5 morning line favorite Irap […] Read More

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Irap Edges Girvin to Win G3, $500,000 Ohio Derby

NORTH RANDALL, OH – The 83rd running of the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby Saturday at JACK Thistledown Racino came right down to the wire, with Irap getting up by […] Read More

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Ohio Derby Preview: Several Kentucky Derby Runners Look to Rebound

The complexion of Saturday’s Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby at JACK Thistledown Racino changed on Wednesday when trainer Mike Maker entered the Grade 3 JACK Cincinnati Casino Spiral Stakes winner […] Read More