Whitmore

BLINKERS OFF 545: Kentucky Derby Prep Final Push and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview the upcoming final 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races including what horses to watch. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire selections for the $200,000 Whitmore Stakes (G3) […]

Race Recaps

Yaupon Savage Up Front In Forego

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – William and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Yaupon proved to be a savage front-runner as he led gate to wire and overcame a rival’s attempts to savage him during […] Read More

Saratoga

Lexitonian Looking To Carry Momentum Into Forego

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Calumet Farm homebred Lexitonian, a racing enigma who broke through with his biggest performance to date last month, goes after a second consecutive win for the […] Read More

Race Recaps

Ultra-Tough Lexitonian Upsets Vanderbilt

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – “Horses don’t know their odds.” The horse racing adage proved true Saturday when the 34/1 longshot Lexitonian proved ultra-tough along the rail, outkicking the 3/1 second […] Read More

Race Previews

Vanderbilt Preview: Mischevious Alex Cuts Back in Distance

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – The older sprinters get going on Saturday at Saratoga in the $350,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1), which drew a competitive field of 9 runners. Sharing […] Read More

Race Recaps

Flagstaff Prevails in Tight Finish to Win Churchill Downs

LOUISVILLE, KY – Flagstaff re-emerged from the middle of a tight pack in the final yards to win the 86th running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) presented by Ford […] Read More

Race Previews

Champion Sprinter Whitmore Looms Large Over Churchill Downs Field

LOUISVILLE, KY – Robert LaPenta, trainer Ron Moquett, and Head of Plains Partners’ Eclipse Award winner Whitmore looms large in a field of 13 for the 86th running of the $500,000 Churchill Downs presented by Ford (G1). […] Read More

Race Recaps

C Z Rocket Bests Whitmore Again in Count Fleet Sprint

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The third straight showdown between local legend Whitmore and the magically revitalized C Z Rocket saw the latter best the former for the second race in […] Read More

Handicapping

Racing Dudes 2021 Arkansas Derby Wagering Guide and Picks

Gary and Mary West homebred Concert Tour, the even money morning line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park. But to do so, he will have to […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 491: Final Kentucky Derby Preps Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes recap preview the Road to the Kentucky Derby as well as preview the final two preps: the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park and the $200,000 […] Read More