Gradedstakes.com Eclipse Awards Ballot

Gradedstakes.com Eclipse Awards Ballot

Rachel Alexandra HOY

The above photo is of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. This years Eclipse Awards are every bit as exciting as last year when she took the top spot. I didn’t get a vote, but if I did here are the horses I would’ve selected. Let’s take a look! Two-Year-Old Male: Uncle Mo wins [...]

2010 Breeders Cup Classic Preview

2010 Breeders Cup Classic Preview

2009 Breeders' Cup World Championships Day 2

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, [...]

Lookin At Lucky in Indiana Derby heads big weekend at Hoosier Park

Lookin At Lucky in Indiana Derby heads big weekend at Hoosier Park

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Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky is far and away the best to have ever stepped on the track at Hoosier Park. His presence in the Indiana Derby is an excellent reward for a track that has done good things for racing recently. However, I digress. Lookin At Lucky is clearly the best three-year-old in training. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Gradedstakes.com gets Preakness right with Lookin At Lucky!

Gradedstakes.com gets Preakness right with Lookin At Lucky!

Lookin At Lucky Wins 2010 Preakness

I’d like to congratulate those who played along with me in the Preakness Stakes. Lookin At Lucky was our top pick to win the race and deemed a strong play. He got a perfect trip from jockey Martin Garcia and won by 3/4 lengths over First Dude. Below is our wagering summary for the race [...]

Lookin At Lucky victorious in Preakness Stakes

Lookin At Lucky lived up to his name for the first time in a long time when he took the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes by 3/4 lengths under steady right hand urging from new jockey Martin Garcia. He dueled for a short while with long shot First Dude before kicking clear. First Dude held second [...]

Challengers lining up to face Pletcher and Borel’s Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver

For the third time in four years Calvin Borel rocketed his mount to the front of the pack in the Kentucky Derby. In 2007 it was aboard juvenile champion Street Sense. He did it on super long shot Mine That Bird in 2009. This time it was on Super Saver. The Cajun jockey held three [...]

Kentucky Derby Top 10

Kentucky Derby Top 10

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  Are you counting down the days yet? I know I am. There are 20 days until the Kentucky Derby. All of the major preps except for the Lexington Stakes have been conducted. Some horses will get injured and kept out of the starting gate on the First Saturday in May, but we pretty much know [...]

Sidney’s Candy & Eskendereya dominate in Derby preps

Just one year after losing I Want Revenge on the morning of the Kentucky Derby, jockey Joe Talamo finds himself on another impressive contender; Sidney’s Candy. The son of Candy Ride registered an impressive front running victory in the Santa Anita Derby and essentially “won for fun”. It was his third win in a row [...]