Now that the dust has settled (or more appropriately mud has dried) on the 2018 Kentucky Derby we of the horse racing world turn our attention to The Preakness Stakes.  Held next Saturday, the 19th of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD.  Estimated post time is 6:20. It is a quick turnaround for the connections who choose to run-back their horses two weeks … Continue reading The Preakness

At 65 years old he is widely recognized as one of the most successful trainers in the history of horse racing.  One could easily justify that. (sorry)  He has 2,800 career wins, including 13 Triple Crown Races;  2 in The Belmont Stakes, 6 in The Preakness, and with JUSTIFY winning The Kentucky Derby last week, he has 5 victories in that event.  In 2015 the … Continue reading Profile: Bob Baffert

The Pimlico Thoroughbred Race Track is located at 5201 Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland.  The track has been the home of The Preakness Stakes since it’s inception in 1870.  The track in it’s current form is a one mile dirt oval, which surrounds a seven furlong turf course.  The capacity of the grounds, including the infield is 120,000 people. The Preakness is a Grade … Continue reading Pimlico Race Course

It was 2015 and thoroughbred horse racing had not had a Triple Crown winner in 37 years, which was AFFIRMED in 1978.  AMERICAN PHAROAH won the KD in 2015 and went on to win The Preakness and Belmont Stakes to end that drought.  Fast forward three years to 2018, it had been 136 years since a horse named APOLLO was not raced as a two … Continue reading JUSTIFY WINS THE DERBY

I’m prepared to lay it on the line and put de moola where de mouth is, but first….I have mentioned MY BOY JACK here in my last couple of posts, in regard to a certain group of Binghamton southsiders with whom MBJ will be a sentimental favorite for them, and they will wager accordingly.  I am also aware that they gathered at the grave of … Continue reading Post Time

Here are the next five qualifiers based on the points they earned during The Kentucky Derby Prep Races. BOLT d’ORO  (104 points)  Part of the west coast contingent.  This horse has won four out of his career five starts, including two Grade 1 Stakes Races.  His morning line odds will certainly reflect this.  The KD jockey merry-go-round continues here as JJ Castellano gets off of … Continue reading More Horse Profiles

Just a week away from ‘The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports’.  So while I won’t make any daring picks until after post positions are drawn on Wednesday I will offer up a brief profile of each expected entrant.  These will be in order of the points the horses accumulated during the prep-race season- AKA The Road To The Derby. MAGNUM MOON.  (150 points)  This … Continue reading Horse Profiles

Here is the prospective field for this years Run For The Roses.  Things are apt to change in the next 10 days.  Already the waste of a gate GRONKOWSKI has dropped out due to an infection of some kind, and another qualifier QUIP is passing on The Derby and will focus on The Preakness Stakes.  The field should be solidified by weeks end and post … Continue reading Kentucky Derby Field

There will be some big frequent flyers at Churchill Downs come Kentucky Derby weekend.  BIG as in over seven feet tall and weigh around 1000 pounds.  But the vast size of the horses does not keep them from logging millions of air miles annually, as the horses and their connections pursue the fame and fortune that looms in big races such as The Kentucky Derby. … Continue reading Air Horse One