Category: horse racing

Breeders' Cup, Del Mar, horse racing, Lifestyle

Breeders’ Cup Origins

The Saratoga and Delmar summer meets are in the rearview, while the Keeneland fall meet is set to begin October 3rd. These indicators suggest that the Breeders’ Cup World Championships are not far off. Within each racing season there is only one cumulative Finish Line: the Breeders’ Cup. When Halloween rolls around this year racing fans from around the world will turn their attention to Del Mar Race Track and the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. It is … Continue reading Breeders’ Cup Origins

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horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga

The Spa Is Over

The Daily Racing Blog has, for the most part, felt that Labor Day is synonymous with the end of the Saratoga Summer. So today- Labor Day, was the last day, the last race, the last push as the horses drive down the home stretch. The last flash of the tote board, and knowing that MTP now stands for Months To Post. A lump is present in your throat, and a void in your heart … Continue reading The Spa Is Over

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horse racing, Jockeys, Lifestyle, NYRA, Outrider, Saratoga

More Than An Escort

They are stationed at every racetrack you visit; you glance at them and understand they are a part of the horse racing province, but you don’t pay them much mind…unless there’s turmoil. While training or racing is being conducted on a racetrack, horsemen called outriders are employed to supervise the events and to help as necessary. They are available any time horses are on the racetrack, whether … Continue reading More Than An Escort

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Belmont Park, horse racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Preakness, Secretariat, Trainers, Triple Crown

Ron & Red

SECRETARIAT, arguably the greatest racehorse of all time, passed away in 1989. 36 years later the jockey of BIG RED– Ron Turcotte has moved into the big Winner’s Circle in-the-sky. One cannot celebrate the greatness that was SECRETARIAT without recognizing Turcotte as a vital member of that dynamic Triple Crown winning team. Watching replays of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes in 1973 it appears as if Turcotte was … Continue reading Ron & Red

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Belmont Stakes, Churchill Downs, horse racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Lifestyle, NYRA, Preakness, Triple Crown

Rider Up

Ron Turcotte, the legendary jockey who achieved fame and acclaim for his achievements with SECRETARIAT passed away on Friday. He was 84 years of age. Turcotte’s longtime representative Leonard Lusky said in a statement Friday; ‘Ron was a great jockey and an inspiration to so many, both within and outside the racing world.” Turcotte famously rode SECRETARIAT to the Triple Crown in 1973, sweeping the … Continue reading Rider Up

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Handicapping, horse racing, Jockeys, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga, Trainers, Travers Stakes, Wagering

Who Wins The Travers Stakes?

Saturday is the 156th edition of the Travers Stakes– the marquee race of the summer meet at Saratoga Race Course. The 1 ¼-mile Travers is the most important race in the 3-year-old male division aside from the Triple Crown series in the spring and summer. The Mid-Summer Derby often proves a crucial test for determining the 3-year-old Champion at year’s end. Here is a brief look … Continue reading Who Wins The Travers Stakes?

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Handicapping, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga, Travers Stakes, Wagering

Travers Trends & Tendencies

On Saturday Saratoga Race Course will present the 156th edition of the Travers Stakes. The $1.25 million-dollar Mid-Summer Derby is contested at 1 1/4 miles on the main track.  Is SOVEREIGNTY poised for victory, or is an upset is in the offing? Here are five furlongs of historic trends that may help you discern the most likely winner of the Grade 1 Travers: 1. Deep Closers … Continue reading Travers Trends & Tendencies

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Travers Stakes Basics

Saturday is the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Also known as the Mid-Summer Derby it is by far the most popular day of the entire meet. Travers Day features five Grade 1, Stakes races, totaling over 5 million dollars in purses. For the uninitiated here is a brief Travers Stakes historic primer. THE NAME: The Saratoga Racing Association named the Travers Stakes for William R. Travers (one of the founders of America’s oldest … Continue reading Travers Stakes Basics

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Alabama Stakes, Black-Eyed Susan, Handicapping, horse racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Oaks, Lifestyle, NYRA, Trainers, Wagering

Who Wins The Alabama ?

The inaugural Alabama Stakes was held in 1872. To this day it continues to be one of the most important races in the 3-year-old filly division.  Here is a brief look at Saturday’s field: 1. MARGIE’S INTENTION [ML 8-1] Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr. Trainer: Brad Cox. Since stretching out to a mile for her second race after an unplaced finish in her career sprint debut, she … Continue reading Who Wins The Alabama ?

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Alabama Stakes, horse racing, Lifestyle, NYRA, Saratoga

Sweet Home Alabama…Stakes

Saturdays feature event at Saratoga is the 145th running of the Alabama Stakes. The prestigious Stakes race for 3-year-old fillies is one of the oldest races for females in the United States. The inaugural Alabama took place in 1872- that race Won by WOODBINE, a horse owned by August Belmont. The race itself was not precisely named in honor of the great state of Alabama; rather, it was named after … Continue reading Sweet Home Alabama…Stakes

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