BARNES an unraced 2-year-old colt has been entered by trainer Bob Baffert in a 5 ½-furlong Maiden Special Weight sprint at Churchill Downs next Wednesday (11/27). The start will be Baffert’s first at the Louisville track since Churchill Downs announced in July of this year that it was lifting their imposed three-year suspension. This was the moratorium that kept the trainer from racing in the … Continue reading Baffert Back At Churchill
Saturday is the Champagne Stakes at Aqueduct Park. Ten 2-year-olds will compete in the one mile contest on the main track. The race is a Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Stakes, giving the Winner a spot in the November 1st Juvenile at Del Mar, as well the majority portion of the $500,000 dollar purse. Here is a look at the field: 1. J … Continue reading Who Wins The Champagne Stakes?
The Pennsylvania Derby is the last 3-year-old, G1, dirt Stakes of the year prior the Breeders’s Cup. Saturday’s 1 1/8 mile, million dollar contest at Parx Racing has attracted eleven entrants, including Preakness Stakes Winner SEIZE THE GREY. Here is a brief look at the field: 1. DOC SULLIVAN [ML 12-1] Jockey: Jose Ortiz. Trainer: Mike Miceli. Has been formidable in Stakes for New York-breds, but has yet to … Continue reading Who Wins The PA. Derby ?
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1951 in Saratoga Springs, NY to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred Racehorses, Jockeys, and Trainers. The museum first opened its doors in 1951, at which time it occupied a single room in Saratoga’s Canfield Casino. The establishment was supported by the city of Saratoga Springs, which donated $2,500, as well as the Saratoga Racing Association, which donated … Continue reading Horse Racing Hall Of Fame
Saturday’s Travers Stakes drew a high-quality, competitive field of eight starters competing for a hefty $1.25 million purse along with the right to inscribe their name in the sport’s history. Here then, is a brief look at the field: 1. THORPEDO ANNA [ML 3-1] Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr. Trainer: Ken McPeek. This is a big test for the filly, but if you trust McPeek’s judgment that … Continue reading Who Wins The Travers Stakes ?
The $1 million dollar, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes is Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, it is one of the marquee summertime races in U.S. horse racing. The 1 1/8-mile dirt race is a qualifier in the Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, giving the Winner an automatic berth to the $7 million dollar BC Classic on November 2nd at Del Mar. Here is a brief look at the full field … Continue reading Who Wins The Whitney ?
The million dollar, G1 Haskell Stakes is Saturday at Monmouth Park. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher had said that he would enter three of his horses in the mile & 1/8th contest. And today he did just that by submitting FIERCENESS, MINDFRAME and TUSCAN SKY to compete in the signature race at Monmouth. The question is, how many of them actually take the trip … Continue reading Decisions, Decisions
There is no Triple Crown on the line this year. Regardless of that, the 156th edition of the Belmont Stakes is still generating a lot of interest. Most of the Belmont buzz is due to the fact that the $2 million race on Saturday is being held for the first time ever at America’s Track– Saratoga Race Course. The 2024 Belmont Stakes drew an extremely competitive field … Continue reading Who Wins The Belmont Stakes?
Last year was the 50th anniversary of SECRETARIAT Winning the Triple Crown. Big Red was moving like a tremendous machine that afternoon at Belmont Park, his Winning margin a whopping 31 lengths. So, with the Belmont Stakes being held at Saratoga this year it’s fitting to recall when the superstar horse came to The Spa in the summer of 1973. SECRETARIAT arrived in town the … Continue reading Secretariat Heartburn At The Spa
When the Kentucky Derby Winner chooses to run in the Preakness most horse racing aficionados (whether they admit to or not) are hoping the Derby Winner can cross the wire first at Pimlico, which would then set up a potential Triple Crown bid. Should the first two jewels be taken by the same horse, interest from casual horse racing fans is ratcheted up for the … Continue reading The Coach Comes Through
