Category: Horse Racing Analysis
Stallion Stories: Silver Charm
February 22, 2021
Horse Racing Analysis
It’s been 20 years since Robert and Beverly Lewis’ Silver Charm ran into the horse racing record books and the hearts of countless racing fans with his head victory in the 1997 Kentucky Derby at …
Derby Preps Primer: Withers Stakes
January 31, 2020
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By Margaret Ransom Run over Aqueduct’s main track, the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) is one of the oldest stakes for 3-year-olds in the country. The race was named New York businessman, horse owner and breeder, …
Pegasus World Cup Odds: Maximum Security, Roadster, Gift Box No Longer Invitees as Race Undergoes Changes
January 13, 2020
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Pegasus World Cup Invitational By Richard Rosenblatt Maximum Security, the disqualified Kentucky Derby first-place finisher, Santa Anita Derby winner Roadster and Santa Anita Handicap winner Gift Box are no longer on the invite list to …
Pegasus World Cup: Maximum Security, Roadster, Gift Box No Longer Invitees as Race Undergoes Changes
January 13, 2020
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By Richard Rosenblatt Maximum Security, the disqualified Kentucky Derby first-place finisher, Santa Anita Derby winner Roadster and Santa Anita Handicap winner Gift Box are no longer on the invite list to run in the $3 …
Sham Stakes Leads California’s Kentucky Derby Trek
January 3, 2020
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By Margaret Ransom If not for the great Secretariat, Sigmond Summer and Claiborne Farms’ Sham would have been the best 2-year-old of 1972 and best 3-year-old of 1973, thanks to his impressive California-based march toward …
Foul Weather? Foul Play? – 1948 Disappearance of Citation’s Original Jockey Still Unsolved
December 21, 2019
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One of the strangest unsolved cases in thoroughbred racing gets colder every year, more than 70 years after Citation’s original jockey went missing. Television could make something of this one: three men disappeared from their …
Eddie Mac’s Book: Onward to the Fair Grounds for a Pick 3
December 19, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
By Ed McNamara I couldn’t have been in better shape. I’d hit the first two legs of Gulfstream Park’s pick 5 and was alive to five horses in the next race. After just connecting for …
Eddie Mac’s Book: Handicapping a Big Day at the Big A
December 5, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
By Ed McNamara The late, great Ed Comerford was the turf writer at Newsday when I started my 36-year career there in 1983, and I learned a lot from him. Besides being a wordsmith, Ed …
Oregon’s Newest Commercial Horse Racing Track Closes a Successful First Meet
December 5, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
Grants Pass Downs wrapped a safe and successful inaugural commercial race meet on Nov. 4, drawing horsemen and fans from across the west to Southern Oregon Grants Pass, Ore. – Dec. 2, 2019 – Grants …
Assistant Trainer Learns True Meaning of Thanksgiving
November 28, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
By Margaret Ransom Assistant trainer Carlos Santamaria has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The 43-year-old assistant to Simon Callaghan received a life-saving kidney transplant on November 18 from a friend at the …
Bravazo, Seeking the Soul, ‘Now’ Horse Tom’s d’Etat headline Clark Stakes
November 26, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
By Mike Farrell Seeking the Soul and Bravazo are two of the sentimental favorites set to line up Friday in the $600,000 Clark Stakes (G2). Both horses will have solid rooting sections in the final …
Dig In! A Feast of Fine Fare Across the Land on Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019
Horse Racing Analysis
By Ed McNamara It’s our national festival of self-indulgence, a day dedicated to food, family and football. America’s creation myth sanctifies Thanksgiving, so gluttony not only gets a pass but is demanded. Why not invite …
6 Handicapping Red Flags
November 21, 2019
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By Ray Wallin Have you ever rolled the dice and eaten that yogurt you found in the back of your refrigerator that had a best by date of six weeks ago? It kick started your …
8 Traits of Great Horseplayers
November 13, 2019
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By Ray Wallin In the past I have talked about the traits of losing horseplayers, but this time we’ll talk about the traits of great horseplayers. So, whether you are a casual horseplayer or you …