Yoshida

Vino Rosso Runs a Classic Corker

ARCADIA, CA – Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable’s Vino Rosso found vindication on Saturday when he uncorked an explosive turn of foot and shot past McKinzie in mid-stretch to win $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup…

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: McKinzie Vulnerable in Classic

When I started this year’s Breeders’ Cup Skinny columns in mid-September, I wrote that it was time to start studying for your final exam of 2019. If you’re one of those students who skipped class most of the semester and slid through with barely-passing grades, then now is really the… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Breeders’ Cup Skinny: Start with the Classic

For handicappers and bettors, the Breeders’ Cup is the final exam of the year. Whether your profits are up for the year or down, the Breeders’ Cup can sway that one way or the other. The pools are large and the best horses in the world are evenly-matched in large… Read More

Race Recaps

Preservationist Presses Through in Woodward

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Centennial Farms’ Preservationist pressed between foes in mid-stretch and shot through late to win Saturday’s $750,000 Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1) at Saratoga. Breaking from post 5 under Junior Alvarado as the 3/1 third choice, Preservationist settled along the rail in third heading into the clubhouse… Read More

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Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 397: Woodward Stakes Preview, Travers Recap, and “What the Bleep”

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s running of the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, recap last Saturday’s Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), bring back everyone’s favorite game “What the Bleep”, then give rapid-fire picks for some of the other major graded stakes races around the country. Rapid-Fire Music by High Rule:►Click… Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 393: Whitney Stakes Preview and Rapid-Fire

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s running of the $1,000,000 Whitney Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event for the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) this fall at Santa Anita Park. Then the Dudes give rapid-fire picks for some of the other major stakes… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Special Whitney Stakes Set for Saturday

It will be an emotional Whitney Stakes Day at Saratoga this year due to the recent passing of the queen of Saratoga, Marylou Whitney. She accomplished so much for the race track and the town of Saratoga Springs itself, turning it into one of the greatest places in the country… Read More

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Breeders' Cup

McKinzie 7-5 ML Favorite in Impressive $1 Million Whitney Field

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Grade 1-winners McKinzie, Thunder Snow, Vino Rosso and Yoshida square off in a contentious renewal of the $1 million Whitney (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course. The 92nd running of the 1 1/8-mile Whitney, to be broadcast nationwide on NBC from 5-6 p.m. Eastern, is… Read More

Saratoga

Saratoga Skinny: Voodoo Song Returns in Forbidden Apple

When I was a teenager in the late 80s and early 90s, I remember coming to Saratoga Race Course every summer with my parents. My father loves the track and taught me how to construct wagers as I honed my game. I learned quickly that one horse was always a… Read More

Breeders' Cup

Seeking the Soul Necks Out Stephen Foster Triumph

LOUISVILLE, KY – Charles Fipke’s homebred Seeking the Soul grinded his way to the lead in deep stretch before necking out a very game Quip to win Saturday’s $600,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs. The Stephen Foster is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, with Seeking the Soul receiving an automatic berth… Read More