2012 Metropolitan Mile Preview

2012 Metropolitan Mile Preview

2011 Met Mile winner Tizway

One of our best hits of last year came in the Met Mile, but with a short field of only six in 2012 we are unlikely to replicate that success. You just cant hit big on six horse fields; period. The NYRA should be ashamed that on one of their biggest days of racing they [...]

Will’s Wildcat seeks to upset Jackson Bend & Soaring Empire in Hal’s Hope Stakes

Will’s Wildcat seeks to upset Jackson Bend & Soaring Empire in Hal’s Hope Stakes

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Soaring Empire (Empire Maker x Flying Passage by AP Indy) is back to defend his title in the Hal’s Hope Stakes at Gulfstream Park where he owns a strong 5 2-2-0 record. The Cam Gambolati trainee hasn’t raced since winning a tough overnight stakes at Monmouth Park on July 31. He has fired well off [...]

2011 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile early preview

2011 Breeders Cup Dirt Mile early preview

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By Paul Mazur The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is one of the newer, perhaps less glamorous events on the Breeders’ Cup program. This year’s renewal received a huge boost when Preakness winner Shacklefordjoined the list of possible starters. He was the runner-up in the G1 Florida Derby before annexing the middle Jewel of the Triple [...]

Super Saturday Breeders Cup Preview from Belmont Park

Super Saturday Breeders Cup Preview from Belmont Park

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Be sure to tune into our Facebook and Twitter pages for live thoughts before and after the races The days are rolling off the calender and the 2011 Breeders Cup is rapidly approaching. Before that we have Super Saturday at Belmont Park which provides an excellent preview of the coming championship day. Often these big [...]

Sidney’s Candy will try to pull another heist in the 2011 Forego Stakes

Sidney’s Candy will try to pull another heist in the 2011 Forego Stakes

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The Grade 1 Forego Stakes is for three year olds and upward going 7 furlongs at Saratoga for a purse of $250,000. The race is named for the great 1970s star Forego who won 34 times from 59 starts for earnings of 1,938,957. The brilliant gelding won the Woodward Stakes four times in a row from [...]

Kentucky Derby Top 10 List

The Kentucky Derby is rapidly approaching. Several of the top prep races have already been contested and several of the horses that will be in that gate on the First Saturday in May have already had their final preparatory race. Plenty of others have not so there is still much to be decided. Let’s take [...]

Jackson Bend and Buddy’s Saint lead strong Fountain of Youth Stakes

Jackson Bend and Buddy’s Saint lead strong Fountain of Youth Stakes

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The Fountain of Youth Stakes served as a “coming out” party of sorts for Quality Road in 2009. He would use the race as a springboard for a win in the Florida Derby. The field was very strong last year and is just as strong in 2010. Jackson Bend and Buddy’s Saint figure to get [...]