Belmont Stakes Sneak Peak
Here is a preliminary list of possible starters for the Belmont Stakes on June 8th at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The post-position draw for the Belmont is set for 5:30 p.m. on June 4th. BOURBON WAR Trainer: Mark Hennig Jockey: Mike Smith Last race: 8th in Preakness (May 18 at Pimlico) EVERFAST Trainer: Dale Romans Jockey: Luis Saez Last race: 2nd in Preakness (May 18 … Continue reading Belmont Stakes Sneak Peak
Tremendous Machine
There were three Triple Crowns in the 1930’s. There were four more in the 1940’s. It was still a big deal, but it wasn’t rare. Back then it was one of those things that racing fans didn’t get to see every year but they did expect from time to time. That is, to witness a 3-year-old horse so much the better of his peers that … Continue reading Tremendous Machine
Veterans Day
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is observed annually on November 11th to honor military veterans. Perhaps the most largely unrecognized, and sometimes altogether forgotten veterans are the horses that served alongside the soldiers. Since the domestication of the horse, humans and horses have shared a partnership that has been integral to the thriving of civilizations. Horses were essential in agriculture, transportation, and warfare, not … Continue reading Veterans Day
MAXIMUM Challenge
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
BODEXPRESS Lane
An already-chaotic Triple Crown season took a surprising turn at the 2019 Preakness Stakes when the No. 9 horse BODEXPRESS went on a joy ride without his Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Just two weeks after MAXIMUM SECURITY was disqualified in the 145th Kentucky Derby, WAR OF WILL, the horse most impacted by MAXIMUM SECURITY in the homestretch turn, crossed the wire first at Pimlico to Win the … Continue reading BODEXPRESS Lane
WOW, What A Preakness !
All trainer Mark Casse wanted for his horse- WAR OF WILL, (a casualty of interference in the KENTUCKY DERBY) was a fair shot in the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes. He got all of that, and the Win. Gifted young jockey Tyler Gaffalione capitalized, breaking from the rail and working out a beautiful ground-saving trip en route to a 1 ¼-length Victory over long-shot EVERFAST before … Continue reading WOW, What A Preakness !
Preakness Picks
The 2019 Kentucky Derby will hereby be known as; The Most Exciting Twenty-Two Minutes In Sports. Regardless of the controversy, the top three finishers in the KD will not be running in the Preakness Stakes. This opens the door for several ‘New Shooters’ who did not compete in the Derby to try to pull off that rare feat of Winning the Preakness Stakes without having run … Continue reading Preakness Picks
Preakness Field
There will be no Triple Crown bid in 2019, but the absence of the first four finishers in the Kentucky Derby led to a number of connections willing to take a shot in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. Thirteen horses have entered, making this the largest Preakness field since 2011 when a full field of fourteen ran the race, which was Won by SHACKLEFORD. Leading this year’s … Continue reading Preakness Field
MAXIMUM SECURITY Jockey Suspended
After MAXIMUM SECURITY was disqualified from his Win in the Kentucky Derby for veering out through the far turn, Kentucky stewards on Sunday assessed his jockey, Luis Saez, a suspension lasting 15 racing days. The ruling, posted Monday to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission website, follows a well-publicized hearing and film review for which Saez hired an attorney to argue that WAR OF WILL, with jockey Tyler Gaffalione, interfered with MAXIMUM … Continue reading MAXIMUM SECURITY Jockey Suspended
Preakness Sneak Peek
As of this writing, the Preakness Stakes field consists of twelve 3-year-olds ready to take a chance in the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Four of them ran in the Kentucky Derby, while three earned a spot in the field with “Win and You’re In” victories. The other five entrants are horses that did not earn enough qualifying points to run in KD, but … Continue reading Preakness Sneak Peek
