Author: Richard Rosenblatt

By Richard Rosenblatt It seems fitting to toss out a few Turkey Tributes after a holiday weekend stuffed with standout performances from Aqueduct to Churchill Downs to Del Mar to Woodbine. Cheers to Hall of …

By Richard Rosenblatt Del Mar’s Turf Festival closes out the track’s fall meeting over this holiday weekend, ending a successful run that began with the 36th Breeders’ Cup in early November. Starting Friday, Del Mar …

By Richard Rosenblatt It’s Red Smith time in New York on Saturday. The $200,000 Red Smith (G2) honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter who spent much of his 55-year journalism career writing for the New York …

By Richard Rosenblatt For weeks now, Brad Cox has been asked in so many ways to tell us who has the better chance of winning the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Essential Quality or …

2021 Breeders’ Cup Classic Contenders, Odds and Post Position By Richard Rosenblatt Back on July 2, Stilleto Boy pulled off an upset in the Iowa Derby as the longest shot on the board at 16-1. …

By Richard Rosenblatt For weeks now, Brad Cox has been asked in so many ways to tell us who has the better chance of winning the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Essential Quality or …

By Richard Rosenblatt Hall of Famer trainer Bill Mott is looking for his third BC Classic – his first was with 7-10 favorite Cigar in 1995 and the second with 14-1 longshot Drosselmeyer in 2011. …

2021 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Entries By Richard Rosenblatt Letruska has been sensational in 2021 and is the horse to beat in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) loaded with talented fillies and mares. The …

By Richard Rosenblatt New York Showcase Day at Belmont Park has adjusted due to rain, rain, and more rain. Set to promote its New York-breds with seven stakes races Saturday, the New York Racing Association …

By Richard Rosenblatt A day after 196 horses were pre-entered for the Breeders’ Cup, a bit of shuffling took place Thursday to help sort out the fields for the two-day, 14-race championships at Del Mar …

By Richard Rosenblatt The last time we saw Soup and Sandwich at the races was on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs, finishing 19th and last in the Kentucky Derby (G1), 64 ¼ …

By Richard Rosenblatt The race is on at Keeneland and Belmont Park for the final all-fees paid berths into the Breeders’ Cup less than a month away. Keeneland kicked off it Fall Stars Weekend on …

By Richard Rosenblatt For those wondering, and even for those fed up with his medication violation explanations, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is still training, still winning, and still saddling many of the stars in …

By Richard Rosenblatt A busy weekend of Breeders’ Cup challenge series races already is underway as Santa Anita Park kicked off its fall meet Friday with three “Win and You’re In’’ races. Hopefully, your handicapping …

By Richard Rosenblatt It’s been a busy news week in horse racing leading up to the weekend schedule, which features the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (G1) at Parx on Saturday – a race that was …