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…
Before I go into handicapping the second-leg of this year’s Triple Crown races, I want to add a bit more commentary about the Kentucky Derby debacle. I’ve noticed a deep divide has formed about how the Derby ended between the…
Like many other horse racing fans (and just about anyone who watched the Kentucky Derby) it hasn’t sat right with me the way this year’s race ended. The outright winner and favorite (Maximum Security) was “disqualified” for impeding the paths…
Trying to handicap a Kentucky Derby is hard enough with a twenty (20) horse field of three-year olds who’ve never raced at a mile and a quarter before. But, to have the favorite scratch just days before the big show… it…
Only six weeks left until the next Run for the Roses. Seems like it comes up faster and faster every year… So, where do the contenders stand before the last prep races finish up? In a nutshell, there seems to be…
All eyes will be on Gulfstream Park in South Florida this Saturday (Jan 26) when the third annual running of the prestigious Pegasus World Cup Invitational will take place. The $9 million purse makes it the richest race in North America…
Hello All! Apologies for being away from this blog for a while. I’ve been writing for another sports website (The 49ers HUB.com) since the NFL preseason. It’s been a great learning experience working with a team of dedicated writers and editors…
After Justify ran in the Preakness Stakes three weeks ago, my heart sunk a little. Seeing how close the competition came to beating him, I wondered how he was going to come back so quickly and secure the win at the…
A SUPER HORSE? The Kentucky Derby was first run in 1875. Up until this year, 1918 was the wettest day in the history of that prestigious race (2.31 inches). But after 2.44 inches of rain fell on Churchill Downs on…
All of the horses racing today in the Kentucky Derby will be facing “firsts”: Distance (1 1/4 miles); Limelight (160,000+ people expected); Field (20 horses). How each individual handles it all is what makes this race so interesting. I’ve heard…
It’s been one month since I first assessed the potential field to run in the 2018 Kentucky Derby. At the time, we were still in the midst of the Championship Season with several important prep races to go. Since then, new…
