Tag: Joe Talamo

By Ed McNamara Joe Talamo woke up the day of the 2009 Kentucky Derby dreaming of winning on the favorite. Then it all came crashing down. I Want Revenge was scratched that morning because of …

Second in a series of stories on jockeys and their performances in the Breeders’ Cup, set for Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. By Noel Michaels Handicapping the Breeders’ Cup is a …

The Disappointers: Breeders’ Cup Jockeys to Avoid at the Windows Second in a series of stories on jockeys and their performances in the Breeders’ Cup, set for Nov. 6-7 at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, …

By Noel Michaels After winning back-to-back riding titles at the recently-concluded Kentucky Downs and Churchill Downs fall meets, one might believe Tyler Gaffalione would be a safe bet to carry that momentum to the Keeneland …

By Ed McNamara Had the Preakness been run in mid-May, as usual, Pimlico would have been the epicenter of the racing world. Instead, on the first Saturday in October most of the country’s top thoroughbreds, …

Veteran trainer David Hofmans of Los Angeles, California knows a thing or three about saddling surprise winners of Breeders’ Cup World Championship races. In 2003, his filly Adoration lit up the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) …

It almost seems too ironic to believe. A talented yet unproven gelding named Melatonin would earn his first career stakes victory in one of the most historical and prestigious races on Daylight Savings Day by …