Salty

It Tiz Well Upsets Abel Tasman In G1 Cotillion

BENSALEM, PA – Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’ It Tiz Well upset the heavily-favored Abel Tasman, driving hard in the final furlong to clinch Saturday’s Grade 1, $1,000,000 Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing. Breaking sharply from […]

Race Previews

Cotillion Stakes Preview: Abel Tasman Goes for Four in a Row

The Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes, the highlight of the Parx meet, has drawn a solid field of twelve horses with ten betting interests (trainer Todd Pletcher has a triple entry […] Read More

Race Recaps

Elate Finally Breaks Free, Dominates G1 Alabama

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – With no one to block her this time, Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s homebred Elate broke free of her foes and dominated Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes […] Read More

Race Previews

Alabama Stakes Preview: Best Betting Opportunity of the Meet

The feature race for the nation’s top 3-year-old fillies, the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama, will go off as the 9th race on a loaded 10 race Saturday card at Saratoga. […] Read More

Saratoga

The Saratoga Skinny: Alabama Bound

Each week on Dark Tuesdays, we will bring you “The Saratoga Skinny” looking at the coming week of racing at Saratoga and looking back at the big action the week […] Read More

News

Abel Tasman Holds Off Elate, Wins G1 Coaching Club American Oaks

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – There is a reason why jockey Mike Smith is a Hall of Fame rider, and he proved it again on Sunday when guiding Kentucky Oaks winner Abel […] Read More

News

Coaching Club American Oaks Preview: Abel Tasman Ready for Saratoga Glory

Sunday will feature the 101st running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles on Saratoga Race Course’s hallowed main track. The […] Read More

News

Mike Smith Gives Abel Tasman Hall of Fame Ride in G1 Acorn

ELMONT, NY – Hall of Famer Bob Baffert continued to bolster his impressive legacy of stakes success at Belmont Park, racking up his second victory of the day when Abel […] Read More

News

Kentucky Oaks Preview: Paradise Woods Ready for the Challenge

Steven Sarkowsky and Marty and Pam Wygod’s Paradise Woods has been installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 3-year-old fillies and one also-eligible entered Tuesday for […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 233: Kentucky Oaks 143 Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the 143rd running of the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks and rapid-fire preview the graded stakes undercards for both Friday and Saturday at Churchill Downs. Rapid-Fire […] Read More