DISTAFF Purse – $2 million Distance – 1 1/8 miles Surface – Dirt Age – Fillies and Mares 3+ WHEN: SATURDAY, NOV 6, 2021 | 7:00PM EDT Previously known as the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic from 2008-2012, the Distaff showcases the…
LONGINES CLASSIC Purse – $6 million Distance – 1 1/4 miles Surface – Dirt Age – 3+ WHEN: SATURDAY, NOV 6, 2021 | 8:40pm EDT Handicapping a race of this magnitude with the mega-talented horses we will have lined up tomorrow…
I’ve noticed that most American sports fans don’t generally follow horse racing except for the Triple Crown which takes place within a five-week period every spring. It’s a shame, really. There are so many other fun year-round races I think the…
Every year when the Belmont Stakes rolls around again, I can’t help but to think of Secretariat’s triumphant romp around Big Sandy in 1973 when he won by 31 lengths and set the North American dirt record for 1.5 miles in 2:24, a…
There will be ten contenders in tomorrow’s Preakness Stakes, but this race is setting up to become an epic battle between two horses (Medina Spirit and Concert Tour), both Bob Baffert trainees who like to be forwardly placed. Knowing that these two are the…
If you look around the internet to survey which horse expert handicappers are picking to win this year’s Kentucky Derby, you’ll likely find a more varied response than usual. While we may have a solid field of contenders lining up…
With just six weeks left until the 2021 Kentucky Derby, this is the time of the 3-year-old horse racing season when the cream starts rising to the top. Truth be told, three colts have already made it to my unofficial…
This certainly has been a year to remember (or forget). But, at least one thing remains steady during this strange stretch in time: live televised international sports. If you’re like me, you’ve been relishing the return of most major sports this…
The bizarre sports year that is 2020 continues on… Instead of its usual place as the second jewel of the Triple Crown on the third Saturday in May, the Preakness Stakes is taking place on the first Saturday in October…
It may seem strange for us to be discussing the Run for the Roses in September and not during the month of May when it is traditionally held. But, it feels good to know at least one thing remains constant during…
Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the running of the 152nd Belmont Stakes will go forward on Saturday under historically different conditions than in the past. For the first time in over 90 years, this year’s Belmont will be run at…
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I can’t get enough of watching Secretariat win the Belmont Stakes in 1973. It was the race where “Big Red” won by 31 lengths and became history’s ninth Triple Crown Winner. If that…
