Jonathan Thomas

Saratoga Skinny: Dandy Dilemma

It’s easy to pick up a pitchfork or flaming torch and join the masses that are marching down Union Avenue towards Saratoga Race Course, chanting that they want a bigger […]

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 315: Belmont Derby and Belmont Oaks Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 1, $1,200,000 Belmont Derby Invitational and the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational, then give rapid-fire selections for some of the major stakes […] Read More

Race Previews

Belmont Derby Preview: Catholic Boy, Analyze It Set for Rematch

A strong field of nine is set to clash in Saturday’s Grade 1, $1.2 million Belmont Derby at Belmont Park. Two European invaders will face America’s top 3-year-old turf runners, […] Read More

Profiles

Generation Now: Thomas & Catholic Boy Persevere Towards Belmont Derby

Hope of winning the Grade 3 Pennine Ridge at Belmont Park was all but lost in mid-stretch for Catholic Boy. After losing the lead and being forced to check, Catholic Boy […] Read More

Race Recaps

Catholic Boy’s Crazy Re-Rally Enough to Win G3 Pennine Ridge

ELMONT, NY – After just missing out on qualifying for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Jonathan Thomas’ Catholic Boy returned to the turf in terrific fashion on Saturday, getting passed in the stretch but […] Read More

Race Previews

Florida Derby Preview: Sunshine State Showdown

The field is set for nine hopefuls in the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Florida Derby on Saturday. The race will serve as the highlight of Gulfstream Park’s winter meeting on a […] Read More

Triple Crown

Derby Trail Tracker: Early Speed Reigns Supreme

The chalk dust fog of dominating favorites which once shrouded the Kentucky Derby Trail has fully cleared, with two consecutive unpredictable turns taking us on roller coaster-like loop de loops. […] Read More

Race Previews

Sam F. Davis Preview: Catholic Boy Set for 3-Year-Old Debut

The portion of the Road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby that runs through Tampa Bay Downs will kick off on Saturday with the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes. For the second […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Small Barns Ready to Make Big Impact on Kentucky Derby Trail

Many people in racing are becoming more and more frustrated that a select few trainers get the majority of the horses, while hundreds of other trainers struggle year after year […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Where the Turf Meets the Derby Trail

When you envision the Kentucky Derby trail, you may imagine a winding dirt path with it’s many turns and undulations. The trail is likely well-manicured with a perfectly edged boundary […] Read More