Maxfield

Idol’s Late Rally Captures Big Cap

ARCADIA, CA – Calvin Nguyen’s Idol put forth a strong late rally past Express Train to capture Saturday’s $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) at Santa Anita Park. Idol broke from post 6 under new rider…

Kentucky Derby

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: The Masked Hero We Need

The masked hero we all need emerged Saturday night under the Fair Grounds lights, but he wasn’t the only superhero-esque performance from party night in the Big Easy. Grab a paczki, earn some new beads, and take a look at our latest Three Stars of the Week: 1. Mandaloun With… Read More

Race Recaps

Maxfield Mashes Mineshaft

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Godolphin homebred Maxfield extended his unbeaten record to 5, mashing his rivals like potatoes to win Saturday’s $200,000 Mineshaft Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds. Maxfield broke a step slow from post 4 under Florent Geroux as the 3/5 heavy favorite and trailed early before joining up with the… Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes 2021 Risen Star Wagering Guide and Picks

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series will kick off Saturday in Louisiana as the top four finishers of the Lecomte Stakes (G3) will clash with eight rivals, including Springboard Mile winner Senor Buscador, in the 49th running of the $400,000 Risen Star Stakes (G2) at Fair Grounds. The… Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes 2021 Risen Star Wagering Guide and Picks Presale

Trainer Todd Fincher brings in undefeated Senor Buscador, an exciting newcomer from Remington Park, to Saturday’s $400,000 Risen Star (G2) at Fair Grounds Race Course. “I’ve never been there, it’s a big race, there’s Kentucky Derby points on the line and I’m really looking forward to it,” Fincher said. “I… Read More

Race Recaps

Maxfield Remains Undefeated Following Tenacious Score

NEW ORLEANS, LA – A bit of an enigma despite an undefeated record coming in, the Godolphin homebred Maxfield once again answered the immediate question in front of him, taking the Tenacious Stakes in what was just his second start as a 3-year-old to cap the 13-race Santa Super Saturday program… Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 474: Holiday Special Surprise and Rapid-Fire

Aaron has a special holiday surprise for Jared, then the two Racing Dudes give rapid-fire selections for the major stakes races running this weekend at Fair Grounds, Gulfstream Park, Los Alamitos, and Remington Park, including two Kentucky Derby prep races. Music by High Rule:►Click HERE to download “Control”: https://apple.co/2DVglyX►SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/highrule/control►Website:… Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 470: Listener Mailbag and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes dust off the mailbag to answer some listener questions, then give rapid-fire selections for some of the stakes action this weekend at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, and Del Mar. Music by High Rule:►Click HERE to download “Control”: https://apple.co/2DVglyX►SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/highrule/control►Website: http://www.highrule.com/ Featuring your resident Racing Dudes, Blinkers Off delivers… Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 444: Ogden Phipps Preview and Triple Crown Update

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s $300,000 Ogden Phipps Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In” event for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Longines Distaff (G1) this fall at Keeneland. Then the Dudes give an update on the 2020 Triple Crown trail. Featuring your… Read More

Kentucky Derby

Maxfield Suffers Condylar Fracture, Out for the Season

LOUISVILLE, KY – The hits keep on coming to the 2020 crop of 3-year-olds. Trainer Brendan Walsh confirmed to the Daily Racing Form’s Marty McGee on Wednesday morning that his highly-touted Godolphin homebred Maxfield suffered a condylar fracture of his right front cannon bone during a 1/2-mile breeze at Churchill Downs.… Read More