Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest Begins
All Aboard: Week One of $30,000 Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest – Santa Anita Canterbury’s annual Road to Kentucky Handicapping Contest contest takes off this week on the west coast, starting with the Robert Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. Unfortunately it only drew four combatants, but the field seems to have scared off some of […]
New Year’s Horse Racing Resolutions
We all make them – Lose weight, get out more, travel, kick the bad habit – and we’ve all broken one at some point. While the sport of horse racing has made some vast improvements and successfully embarked on some new safety initiatives, there are just some things that don’t seem to change… Here are some New […]
The Road to Kentucky Begins!
The journey to the 2013 Kentucky Derby has begun! The second-richest race run for two year olds in the country takes place this Saturday. The Delta Jackpot’s million dollar purse lures nine colts to Louisiana including Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail. The field lines up as follows: Horse (Jockey) 1 Bern Identity (Lopez) 2 […]
Aroney Evokes Racing Nostalgia
The moment passed without fanfare or celebration beyond the most perfunctory of acknowledgement, a picture in the winner’s circle without even the horse’s owners present. Then again, this was a testament to someone else altogether, a former owner who had a prominent part in Minnesota and U.S. racing history. It was a special moment tinged […]
The End of the Trail – The Belmont Stakes
We see overwhelming morning line favorites scratch occasionally. In the Belmont? The eve of a possible triple crown? Once in a blue moon. While one balloon bursts for 2012, another gets a shot of air: The Belmont is now a viable betting race. We’ll have two horses taking the majority of the money as opposed […]
Triple Crown Hysteria
Before I keyboard another sentence, I want to say that I think that all this Triple Crown hysteria is pretty stupid. I say this for two reasons: first, I’m going to get a lot of clicks on this piece, because everyone who Googles “Gelfand stupid” will read this monograph. Second, I really do think that the Triple […]
2012 Preakness Preview
Following the excitement of opening night on Friday at Canterbury, we’ll keep the energy in the building high on Saturday with the simulcast the Preakness Stakes from Pimlico! While it is sometimes overshadowed by its Triple Crown Mates (The Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes), this Mile and 3/16th journey provides a grueling test of its own: […]
