Kentucky Derby BLINKERS OFF 492: Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap Previews and Kentucky Derby/Oaks Buy/Sell
Kentucky Derby Courtlandt Farms’ Sophomores Gaining Ground at Gulfstream Trainer Mark Hennig and long-time owners Courtlandt Farms are loaded with sophomore stakes-caliber stock with Sonneman, Or’effice, Americanus, Kingmeister, and Maedean currently in training at Gulfstream Park. Hennig, who has 16 horses stabled at Belmont…
News Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Kimari Romps in the Mud Another week has passed during the pandemic, yet horse racing still rolls onward. Oaklawn Park took center stage with the weekend’s lone stakes event, but we saw some great performances at Gulfstream Park, too. Let’s take a look at who made our latest Three Stars of the Week: 1. Kimari… Read More
Race Previews Maedean closes strong in stakes debut with impressive score in Tempted OZONE PARK, NY – Courtlandt Farm’s Maedean stayed off the early speed, surged in the stretch and overtook three competitors from the far outside, drawing away to a 5 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Tempted for juvenile fillies on Friday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Maedean’s impressive finish on Opening Day at… Read More
Race Recaps Semper Sententiae Finally Breaks Through in River Memories ELMONT, NY – After coming up short in seven straight starts, including four against graded company, John O’Connor’s Semper Sententiae finally broke through for her second career victory in Friday’s $100,000 River Memories Stakes at Belmont Park. Breaking from post 4 under John Velazquez as the slight 2/1 favorite, Semper Sententiae soon settled along… Read More
News Bourbon War Dominant in Friday Feature, Fountain of Youth Likely Target HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Bourbon Lane Stable and Lake Star Stable’s Bourbon War registered a dominant 2 ¼-length victory in Friday’s featured ninth race at Gulfstream Park, establishing himself as a horse to watch on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Trained by Mark Hennig, the son of Tapit ran… Read More
Race Recaps My Miss Lilly Takes Tight G2 Gazelle SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY – Courtlandt Farms’ My Miss Lilly had to battle the length of the stretch against two very game foes, but the expensive yearling purchase rewarded her owners with a final late push to take a tight running of Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct. Breaking from post 6… Read More
Race Recaps Strike Power Fires & Wires G3 Swale HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Courtlandt Farms’ homebred Strike Power showed why he was a heavy betting favorite, firing fast out of the gate and never looking back en route to wiring a field of six in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Off sharply from the outside post under Luis… Read More
News Summersault Rolls Late to Win in G3 Orchid HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – William Parsons Jr. and David Howe’s Summersault, making her graded stakes debut, continued to show her affinity for Gulfstream Park’s turf course with a 3/4-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 3, $200,000 Orchid. The 54th running of the 1 3/8-mile Orchid for fillies and mares 4 and older… Read More
Kentucky Derby Three Rules, Beasley Breeze Friday Ahead of G2 Fountain of Youth HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, Tom Fitzgerald and Geoff Roy’s multiple stakes winner Three Rules put in his final breeze Friday morning for the $400,000 Fountain of Youth (G2) March 4 at Gulfstream Park. With Championship Meet-leading rider Luis Saez aboard, Three Rules was clocked in a swift… Read More
News Strike Charmer Upsets Lady Eli at 27-1 in G2 Ballston Spa SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Courtland Farm’s Strike Charmer patiently stayed off the pace before rallying past favored Lady Eli to win Saturday’s Grade 2, $400,000 Woodford Reserve Ballston Spa at Saratoga Race Course. Strike Charmer, trained by Mark Hennig, charged from last and barreled past an embattled Lady Eli to… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 266: What We Learned & Kentucky Derby Updates The Magic Mike Show guys discuss what they learned from… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 492: Apple Blossom, Oaklawn Handicap Previews and Kentucky Derby/Oaks Buy/Sell The Racing Dudes preview the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 265: Oaklawn Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 264: What We Learned (Final Kentucky Derby Preps) The Magic Mike Show guys review their tickets from last… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 491: Final Kentucky Derby Preps Preview and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes recap preview the Road to the Kentucky… Read More
Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Midnight Bourbon With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 2 weeks away,… Read More
Free Tuesday 4/20/21 Pick 4 Selections Welcome to Free Pick 4 Tuesday. Today, we have Pick… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 266: What We Learned & Kentucky Derby Updates The Magic Mike Show guys discuss what they learned from… Read More
Midnight Bourbon Drills Bullet Work at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, KY – On a brisk Monday morning in Louisville, Winchell Thorougbreds’… Read More
Helium, Three Other Tampa Runners Step Up Kentucky Derby Preparations OLDSMAR, FL – 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) candidates that competed… Read More
