Mike Smith

FREAK SHOW Taiba Heads to Kentucky Derby | 2022 Santa Anita Derby Replay & Reaction

Racing Dudes’ own Jared Welch reacts to Taiba surging past Messier to win the Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park, then discusses if he thinks Taiba can beat […]

Race Recaps

As Time Goes By Survives This Tea In Santa Maria

ARCADIA, CA – Coolmore’s heavily-favored As Time Goes By survived a strong stretch run from This Tea to nose out victory in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (G2) at Santa […] Read More

Race Recaps

As Time Goes By Romps in Santa Margarita

ARCADIA, CA – Coolmore’s As Time Goes By raced as a 3/5 favorite in a five-horse field should, romping to victory as easy as she pleased in Saturday’s $200,000 Santa […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Midnight Bourbon

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) less than 2 weeks away, I’m back for my second year of analyzing some of the top contenders’ pedigrees. This week’s subject: Midnight Bourbon Bred by […] Read More

Race Recaps

Royal Ship Prevails by a Neck in Californian

ARCADIA, CA – In what soon developed into a match race, Richard Mandella’s Royal Ship out-gamed Bob Baffert’s Country Grammer by a neck following a thrilling stretch duel in Saturday’s […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Life Is Good Breezes in Sham

ARCADIA, CA – China Horse Club and WinStar Farm’s Life Is Good made good on his 1/5 favoritism with a breezing score in Saturday’s $100,000 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa […] Read More

Race Recaps

ARCADIA, CA – Having apparently spent his past eight months off learning to stalk and pounce, Charlatan proved his superiority by crushing his rivals in Saturday’s $300,000 Runhappy Malibu Stakes (G1) […] Read More

Race Recaps

Kiss Today Goodbye Bombs San Antonio

ARCADIA, CA – John Sondereker’s Kiss Today Goodbye kicked into high gear in the stretch to spring the 15/1 upset in Saturday’s $200,000 San Antonio Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. Breaking […] Read More

Del Mar

Astute Wins Desi Arnaz

DEL MAR, CA – Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella’s shrewd move to place LNJ Foxwoods’ Astute – a winner on turf – onto the Del Mar dirt paid handsomely as she […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Contenders Pedigree Analysis: Honor A. P.

With the Kentucky Derby (G1) finally nearing, we continue analyzing the pedigrees of some of the top contenders. This week’s subject: Honor A. P. The lightly-raced 3-year-old has a career […] Read More