Race Recaps Raging Bull Leaves His Mark in Maker’s Mark Mile LEXINGTON, KY – In his third attempt to win the prestigious event, Peter Brant’s Raging Bull finally left his mark with a strong stretch-running effort in Saturday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.…
Race Previews Maker’s Mark Mile Preview: Hit the Road Does Exactly That LEXINGTON, KY – Trainer Dan Blacker’s red-hot Hit the Road does exactly that as he makes his first sojourn away from California for Friday’s $300,000 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. The Maker’s Mile is a two-turn turf route open to all horses ages 4 and up. This year’s… Read More
Race Recaps Largent Bombs the Tote in Fort Lauderdale HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Largent led a tote-bombing parade across the wire in Saturday’s $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park. The top six finishers were all double-digit odds; the four runners with single-digit odds completed the order of finish. Largent broke from… Read More
Race Previews Fort Lauderdale Preview: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – After opening weekend featured the Claiming Crown, Gulfstream Park is back to normal this weekend with a stellar card featuring solid races on both turf and dirt. The 10th and main event on the 11-race card is the $200,000 Fort Lauderdale Stakes (G2), which drew a… Read More
Race Recaps New York-Bred Stars Shine on Empire Showcase Day ELMONT, NY – A total of 109 New York-bred horses competed across 11 races at Belmont Park on Saturday in the annual Empire Showcase Day, which includes 8 stakes totaling $1.2 million in purses. $175,000 Empire Classic Handicap Horses 3 and up going 1 1/8 miles on the dirt “The… Read More
Race Recaps Factor This Game Winner of Dinner Party BALTIMORE, MD – Gaining Ground Racing’s Factor This dug in deep when headed and proved to be a game winner of Saturday’s $250,000 Dinner Party Stakes (G2) at Pimlico. Bet down to 4/5 favoritism, Factor This broke well from the far outside post 7 under Florent Geroux and crossed over to… Read More
Race Recaps Digital Age Rallies to Take Turf Classic LOUISVILLE, KY – Klaravich Stables’ Digital Age rallied from well off the pace to take Saturday’s $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs. Breaking from post 4 under Javier Castellano as the 8/1 fifth choice on the board, Digital Age was forced to back out of the… Read More
Race Recaps Somelikeithotbrown Sizzles in Bernard Baruch SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Skychai Racing and David Koenig’s Somelikeithotbrown sizzled his way across the law from gate to wire to win Sunday’s $150,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2) at Saratoga. Somelikeithotbrown broke well from post 3 under Tyler Gaffalione at 8/1 odds and went straight to the front, securing sole command heading… Read More
Race Previews Bernard Baruch Preview: Halladay Looks to Keep Streak Alive SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Harrell Ventures’ Halladay streaks into town off of back-to-back career-best efforts as he makes his first graded stakes appearance in Sunday’s $150,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2) at Saratoga. The Bernard Baruch is a 1 1/16-mile inner turf route for horses 4 and up. This year’s edition attracted… Read More
Race Recaps Instilled Regard Wins Wild Fort Marcy ELMONT, NY – OXO Equine’s Instilled Regard got the best of a field that dealt with an erratic rival, taking over at the top of the stretch and holding on strongly to win Saturday’s $150,000 Fort Marcy Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park. Breaking from post 5 as the 2/1 favorite under… 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
The Magic Mike Show 263: Oaklawn Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 262: What We Learned (Kentucky Derby Preps) The Magic Mike Show guys review the weekend’s Kentucky Derby… Read More
BLINKERS OFF 490: Mega Saturday Kentucky Derby Preps and Rapid-Fire The Racing Dudes preview this weekend’s three 100-point Kentucky Derby… Read More
The Magic Mike Show 261: Santa Anita Saturday Late Pick 4 Preview The Magic Mike Show guys preview and give their tickets… Read More
Super Stock’s Arkansas Derby Win True Family Affair HOT SPRINGS, AR – Perhaps no horse in trainer Steve… Read More
King Fury KOs Lexington Tote LEXINGTON, KY – Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm’s… Read More
C Z Rocket Bests Whitmore Again in Count Fleet Sprint HOT SPRINGS, AR – The third straight showdown between local… Read More
Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Keeneland, Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Park Picks for April 11, 2021 We officially closed the Kentucky Derby (G1) trail with the… Read More
Papa Dude’s Free Oaklawn Picks For Sunday 4/11/21 It’s the Sunday after the Arkansas Derby Day and there… Read More