Todd Pletcher

Derby Trail Tracker: Early Speed Reigns Supreme

The chalk dust fog of dominating favorites which once shrouded the Kentucky Derby Trail has fully cleared, with two consecutive unpredictable turns taking us on roller coaster-like loop de loops. […]

Race Recaps

Maraud Plunders Victory Late In G3 Palm Beach

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Treadway Racing Stable’s Maraud needed the length of the stretch to overcome the pacesetting Speed Franco but ultimately found himself the victor in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Palm Beach Stakes […] Read More

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BLINKERS OFF 283: Dudes’ Triple Crown Fantasy League Claims

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes conduct the first claiming period in the 2018 Dudes’ Triple Crown Fantasy League featuring Jon White, Saratoga Slim, Ryan Stillman, Magic, and Dan the Fan Man. […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 281: Emergency Fantasy League Update

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes give an emergency update on the Racing Dudes Fantasy League and preview the first claiming period of the season. Blinkers Off provides weekly insights into the […] Read More

Race Previews

Southwest Stakes Preview: Sloppy Track Likely for Derby Prep

If you’re heading to Oaklawn Park this weekend, you’d better bring your rain gear. Plenty of rain is forecasted for Saturday and Sunday, and rain storms are possible for Monday […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 279: Southwest Stakes and Razorback Handicap Previews Uncut

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the season’s last 10-point Kentucky Derby prep race, the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest Stakes and Grade 3, $500,000 Razorback Handicap from Oaklawn Park. Blinkers Off […] Read More

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BLINKERS OFF 278: Risen Star Stakes Preview, Fantasy League Update, and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the season’s first 50-point Kentucky Derby prep race, the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes from Fair Grounds, give an update on the Racing Dudes […] Read More

Race Previews

Risen Star Stakes Preview: Instilled Regard Back in Louisiana

The Road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby continues Saturday with the Grade 2, $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds. As the stakes get higher, the fields get better, and that […] Read More

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Derby Trail Tracker: Pletcher’s Top 20

Can you hear an impending stampede getting louder as we start our turn into the Championship Series of the Kentucky Derby Trail? For those accustomed to the rush of Todd […] Read More

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Kentucky Derby Contender: Vino Rosso

Undefeated in each of his two career starts, Vino Rosso looks very promising. Each win was by at least 2 lengths, and he did so while increasing distance from 7 furlongs […] Read More