Gun Runner recorded a 5-furlong bullet (:59.80) over a fast track Monday morning for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen in preparation for the $500,000 Razorback Handicap (G3). Winner of […]
HOT SPRINGS, AR (Monday, Jan. 16, 2017) – Harry T. Rosenblum and Robert LaPenta’s Uncontested, living up to his name, was never challenged in easy 5 ÂĽ-length victory in Monday’s […] Read More
The final piece of the 2016 Kentucky Derby pace puzzle has come together with the post-position draw now complete. The post positions are of utmost importance in charting out how […] Read More
“Pace makes the race” is not just a catch phrase. Pace is one of the most important factors in handicapping a horse race. The speed at which a race is […] Read More
This was so tough, but I wanted to keep the list at five. So many great memories came back to life when making this list as it became my favorite […] Read More
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, April 27, 2016) – Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Toews On Ice, a three-time stakes winner and runner-up to Kentucky Derby hopeful Mor Spirit in the Los Alamitos Futurity […] Read More
The puzzle of handicapping the Kentucky Derby is a complex riddle wrapped inside an enigma, but the axioms that build the fundamentals of handicapping still apply in this unique race. […] Read More
ARCADIA, Calif. (March 20, 2016)—Longshot Iron Rob made the lead a quarter mile from home and went on to a decisive 1 ½ length victory over heavily favored Denman’s Call, […] Read More
Hot Springs, Ark. (Friday, March 18, 2016) – A full field of 14 is entered in the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds Saturday at Oaklawn, including 3-1 program favorite […] Read More
An American Beauty Grade 2 winner Sarah Sis drew post 2 for the $100,000 American Beauty Stakes for older fillies and mare sprinters Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn. Trainer Ingrid Mason […] Read More