Never before have I felt so conflicted about who should win Horse of the Year. Regular visitors of this site may recall that in 2009 I went with Rachel Alexandra. In my eyes, and in the eyes of the voters, her resume was far more impressive than Zenyatta’s. However, I have a new outlook on [...]
November 10, 2010 By 9 Comments
November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Quality Road and Blame set to begin careers at stud
This isn’t really news, because we all knew it was coming. However, Quality Road, and Blame are two of my favorite horses so I decided it was worth a mention. Both have been retired to stud duty. The duo will leave a gap as wide as the grand canyon in the older horse division. Quality Road is [...]
November 7, 2010 By 3 Comments
Zenyatta: 19 for 20
I had a hard time choosing a title for this article. How do you describe what happened in the Breeders Cup Classic last night? It’s not easy. Even though I had Lookin at Lucky and Blame on my tickets, I felt a weird feeling as Zenyatta ranged up. My heart wanted her to run past [...]
October 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
2010 Breeders Cup Classic Preview
Some call it the biggest race in the world, or perhaps the most important. The winner is more often than not named Horse of the Year. The race is the Breeders Cup Classic, and the stakes are clearly high. I covered the race extensively for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association last year. My top pick, Quality Road, [...]
October 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
GoGo at fault for Blame’s loss? Give me a break….
I’ve had my fair share of bad rides. There are times when a jockey has refused to take a clear rail, and instead went wide and ended up falling just short. Sure, I complained. However, you will never hear me complain about a jockey when he clearly does nothing wrong. That is why I’m confused [...]
October 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Haynesfield upsets in Jockey Club Gold Cup to top exciting weekend!
Well, I knew he was lone speed, but I didn’t think Haynesfield was classy enough to take them all the way in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. How wrong I was! The son of Speightstown proved his pedigree wrong and got stronger as the race got longer to register his first Grade 1 victory. Blame, [...]
September 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Blame goes from hunter to hunted in Jockey Club Gold Cup
While the race isn’t as strong as it has been in recent memory, the Jockey Club Gold Cup will be fun to watch. It is a race with serious Breeders Cup Classic implications. The favorite is Foster Handicap, and Whitney Handicap winner Blame. The Al Stall trainee is riding a five race win streak. His [...]
July 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Saratoga and Del Mar are BACK!
The two greatest things about summer for racing fans are the meets at Del Mar and Saratoga. Combined with Keeneland, these three boutique meets are arguably the best in thoroughbred racing. The horses are of the highest quality, the crowds are great, and the betting pays dividends when you’re right. I would probably visit Del [...]
June 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Zenyatta early favorite to repeat in Breeders Cup Classic
Zenyatta is favored to repeat in the Breeders Cup Classic according to an unscientific poll conducted by Gradedstakes.com. The daughter of Street Cry received 35% of the 140 votes. She recently improved her record to 17 wins from 17 starts while recording a narrow victory that may have been easier than it looked over the British mare [...]