Todd Pletcher

BLINKERS OFF 277: Sam F. Davis Preview, Kentucky Derby Update, and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview the Grade 3, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (a Kentucky Derby prep race) from Tampa Bay Downs, give the latest news on the 2018 Kentucky […]

Race Previews

Sam F. Davis Preview: Catholic Boy Set for 3-Year-Old Debut

The portion of the Road to the 2018 Kentucky Derby that runs through Tampa Bay Downs will kick off on Saturday with the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes. For the second […] Read More

Race Recaps

Audible Gives Deafening Performance In G2 Holy Bull

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Trainer Todd Pletcher’s Audible gave a deafening performance on Saturday, blasting away down the stretch to trounce his rivals in the Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream […] Read More

Race Previews

Holy Bull Preview: Enticed vs. Tiz Mischief Set for a Rematch

The Grade 2, $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes has drawn an intriguing field of 11 and will serve as the first Kentucky Derby prep race of the season at Gulfstream Park. Going […] Read More

Race Previews

Withers Stakes Preview: Avery Island Set for 2018 Debut

The Grade 2 Nashua Stakes winner Avery Island returns to Aqueduct on Saturday to make his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3, $250,000 Withers at 1 1/8 miles. The Kentucky […] Read More

Race Recaps

Tommy Macho Returns to Victory in G3 Fred Hooper

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Paul Pompa Jr.’s Tommy Macho returned to arguably his most successful course on Saturday to win his second Grade 3, $175,000 Fred W. Hooper Stakes at Gulfstream Park. […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 273: Kentucky Derby Prep Previews and Rapid-Fire

The Thoroughbred Racing Dudes preview three Kentucky Derby prep races – the Grade 3, $150,000 Jerome Stakes from Aqueduct, the Grade 3, $200,000 LeComte Stakes from Fair Grounds, and the […] Read More

Race Previews

Jerome Stakes Preview: Racing is BACK on at Aqueduct

Finally! Aqueduct is back running after a terrible start to the 2018 season. The Grade 3 Jerome Stakes was supposed to be the first Kentucky Derby prep race of the […] Read More

Photos

Slim’s Top 17 Photos of 2017

This was a roller-coaster year in horse racing, with plenty of ups and downs that make this sport so special. 2017 epitomized the saying, “The highs are never so high […] Read More

Kentucky Derby

Where the Turf Meets the Derby Trail

When you envision the Kentucky Derby trail, you may imagine a winding dirt path with it’s many turns and undulations. The trail is likely well-manicured with a perfectly edged boundary […] Read More