A competitive field of 12 horses will run in this year’s edition of the $600,000 dollar Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on Saturday night. The race is named in honor of American composer Stephen Foster, known as the Father Of American Music. He wrote over two hundred songs, including “Old Folks at Home”, “Camptown Races”, and “My Old Kentucky Home”. It is the first Breeders’ … Continue reading The Stephen Foster Stakes
It was August 3rd, 1863 when gambler, casino owner, ex-boxer, and future congressman John Morrissey organized the first thoroughbred horse racing meet in Saratoga. It was one month after the Battle of Gettysburg, and (the meet) spanned out over four days at the old dirt track on Union Avenue. Over 5,000 people attended to watch, and wager on eight races. After the success of this … Continue reading The Summer Place To Be
The odd, controversial Triple Crown season ended Saturday with another eye-opening performance as SIR WINSTON Won the Belmont Stakes from off the pace at 10-1 odds. With the exception of the upset Victory, the Belmont was relatively uneventful when compared to the first two races of the series. The Kentucky Derby (the most exciting 22 minutes in sports) featured a disqualification over a rider’s objection. … Continue reading Triple Crown Season Over
Will the Belmont Racing Festival finale (Belmont Stakes) be a chalk fest ? We at the Daily Racing Blog are betting it won’t be. The Belmont is usually a very lucrative race. Favorites don’t fare well here. Only three Post Time favorites in the last 15 years have Won the race, and only five favorites have hit the board. Winning the 2002 edition, SAVARA paid a … Continue reading Belmont Picks
Let’s call this years edition of the 1 ½-mile Belmont Stakes “ The Big Mystery At Big Sandy.” The final leg of the Triple Crown will be the first (and probably last) time these horses will be asked to race at a 12-furlong distance. It’s difficult to foresee how any of the horses in this 151st edition of the Test of the Champion will handle the distance, … Continue reading Belmont Field
The Kentucky Derby was nearly four weeks ago, the Preakness Stakes was just last Saturday, most of the horse racing community has moved on. Not Gary West, owner of the infamous, disqualified KD runner MAXIMUM SECURITY. West is offering a $20 million reward to the owners of COUNTRY HOUSE, WAR OF WILL, LONG RANGE TODDY and BODEXPRESS, if any of those horses finish ahead of his MAXIMUM SECURITY the next … Continue reading MAXIMUM Challenge
Let us celebrate the 100 year anniversary of EXTERMINATOR Winning The Kentucky Derby! He was the long-shot winner back in May of 1918, at odds of 30 to 1. Which coincidentally is the morning line of MY BOY JACK in this years race. EXTERMINATOR was owned by Willis Sharpe Kilmer of Binghamton, who gained his wealth an notoriety selling Swamp Root, a magic elixir said … Continue reading Binghamton’s Own Derby Champion
