Kentucky Derby Derby Trail Tracker: 2018 Kentucky Derby Field Projection With the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby complete following a win by the Todd Pletcher-trained Noble Indy, the first 100-point race in the Kentucky Derby Championship Series is in the books. The points standings are beginning…
News Dubai World Cup Preview: Arrogate Ready to Continue Legacy Juddmonte Farms-owned and Bob Baffert-trained Arrogate will break from the post nine post Saturday in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse.  Fourteen horses were entered for the $10 million dollar race, five of whom will represent the red, white, and blue corner.  Arrogate will lead the charge, but other… Read More
News Highly Regarded Vale Dori Makes U.S. Debut in Sunday’s Southern Truce Stakes ARCADIA, Calif. (June 30, 2016)—Beaten just 1 ½ lengths when running fourth in the Group II, 1 3/16 miles UAE Derby by top male Lani on March 26, Argentine-bred Vale Dori heads a solid field of eight fillies and mares Sunday in the $75,000 Southern Truce Stakes at Santa Anita. … Read More
Triple Crown End American Pharoah “What If” Scenarios As time passes, accomplishments can either be enhanced or forgotten quickly in our 24-hour news cycle, social media-obsessed world. Sometimes, we can’t even remember what the big story was last week as we are constantly inundated with the news of today from our phones sending us updates, e-mails and Twitter/Facebook… Read More
Handicapping Belmont Stakes Trip Notes and Analysis 1. Creator – Irad Ortiz Jr. gave a Hall of Fame worthy ride…this was truly one for the ages. He saved all ground down the backside, made a move on the turn while also saving ground and getting in position, and then still saved ground heading down the stretch to… Read More
Track Reports Belmont Park Notes: Saratoga on the Horizon for G1 Belmont Winner Creator ELMONT, N.Y. – Steve Asmussen, who won his first Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets with Creator on Saturday in the trainer’s third try for the third jewel in the Triple Crown, happily reported the son of Tapit to be in tip-top shape this morning. “I… Read More
Belmont Stakes Creator Surges Late to Win G1 Belmont Stakes ELMONT, N.Y. – Blocked behind a wall of horses with a quarter-mile to run, WinStar Farm and Bobby Flay’s Creator weaved his way through traffic and used the length of the stretch to reel in Destin and win the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets by… Read More
Belmont Stakes Exaggerator Goes From Hunter to Hunted in G1 Belmont Stakes ELMONT, N.Y. – No longer in the shadows following his emphatic victory in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes, Big Chief Racing, Head of Plains Partners and Rocker O Ranch’s Exaggerator will have the headliner’s spotlight trained on him early Saturday evening in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented… Read More
Belmont Stakes Belmont Park Notes: Gettysburg Joins G1 Belmont Stakes Field ELMONT, N.Y. – Early Monday afternoon, trainer Steve Asmussen informed New York Racing Association officials that Gettysburg, a horse he recently received from WinStar Farm LLC to train, will be entered in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes June 11. Gettysburg, a winner of one race in seven starts,… Read More
Belmont Stakes Belmont Park Notes: Lani Breezes for G1 Belmont ELMONT, N.Y. – Koji Maeda’s Japanese import Lani turned in a characteristically lengthy breeze early Wednesday morning, his penultimate work for the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 11. After walking a lap around the 1 ½-mile oval, the Kentucky-bred colt galloped into the far turn and picked… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 498: Preakness Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1)… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 273: Preakness Day Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their picks… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 272: Derby Fallout and Preakness Lookahead Mike Somich is joined by Aaron Halterman and Jared Welch… Read More
INSTANT REACTION 🎧: Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Fails Drug Test Racing Dudes’ own Jared Welch discusses Sunday’s breaking news of… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 271: Belmont Park Saturday Late Pick 5 Mike Somich and special guest Dan Tordjman preview and give… Read More
Last Judgment Goes Gate to Wire in Pimlico Special BALTIMORE – Last Judgment was the fastest horse out of the… Read More
Alda Gives Velazquez Friday Stakes Triple in Hilltop BALTIMORE – Alda got to the lead at the top of… Read More
Red Ghost Rises to Occasion in Miss Preakness BALTIMORE – Red Ghost lost the lead in mid-stretch but surged… Read More
Caravel Sails to Nose Victory in The Very One BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-bred Caravel who was bred and is owned and… Read More
Spice Is Nice Becomes Stakes Winner in Allaire du Pont BALTIMORE – Spice Is Nice racing for just the second… Read More
