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
