2013 Preakness picks, odds & analysis.
After ending his career a perfect 14 for 14 Frankel (Galileo x Kind by Danehill) will stand for his Juddmonte ownership at Banstead Stud in New Market for a fee just shy of $160k. The unbeaten and unblemished star has been hailed by many as the greatest racehorse of all time and his entry to [...]
Is turf the key to the Kentucky Derby (GI)? Just think about that for a second and try not to laugh. I know to most it seems a little crazy, but if you dig a little deeper, ties to turf are more common than you might realize in recent Derby winners. Five of the last [...]
Three Chimneys Farm was born 40 years ago in Midway, Kentucky when Robert Clay decided to place 10 stalls in the tobacco barn of his newly purchased 100-acre property. In 2012, his creation spans 2,300 acres and is home to arguably the finest breeding facilities in a place that is known as the capital of [...]
It doesn’t get much better than Big Brown (Boundary x Mien by Nureyev) when it comes to race record. Purchased at the Keeneland April 2007 sale for $190k, he went on to win his debut on the weeds at Saratoga by 11 ¼ lengths. He wouldn’t race again until March when a stroke of luck saw [...]
It’s funny to hear about a stallion siring his first foal when you can remember the sire’s first race like it was yesterday. That’s how I felt today when I learned that J Be K’s first son was born. You may recall that J Be K took the Grade 2 Woody Stephens in 2008. The [...]
I don’t know if Big Brown could’ve won the Preakness with any more ease then he did. Coming down the stretch it looked like he was jogging. Nobody could get near this horse once he really started running. Albeit, the field was poor, and he should have won convincingly. I was glad to see Kent [...]
Click here for part one. Real Quiet (1998)- Bob Baffert’s second consecutive Kentucky Derby winner had a poor start to his career. It took him seven starts to break his maiden. During his two year old campaign, he won the Hollywood Futurity. Kent Desormeaux rode him to victory in the Derby, and then a convincing [...]
Curlin was awfully impressive Saturday in Dubai. He was what I would call the easiest of winners. Albarado rode him beautifully and they captured the race in a very fast 2:00.15 and probably could’ve gone faster. I have my doubts about whether the champion will be returning to the United States. I expect him to [...]
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