Tag: Laurie Ross

The Adirondack Stakes (GII) at Saratoga has long served as one of the track’s stepping stones for juvenile fillies. Several who have won this race have gone on to have very successful careers, such as champions Sky …

US Racing writer Laura Pugh subs for Derek Simon and welcomes guests Laurie Ross, Brian Zipse and John Scheinman to talk Derby with her. ABOUT THE GUEST(S) Laurie Ross is a bloodlines expert who …

Cathryn Sophia was brought to Gulfstream Park for her 2016 debut, the Forward Gal, where she crushed the field. She romped again in the Davona Dale Stakes over the same track, making it natural to …

Over the last twenty years, colts that have been victorious in the Kentucky Derby have followed a fairly specific training pattern. The majority of the Derby winners from 1990 – 2015 made their initial start …

Keeneland race track kicks off its Spring 2016 meet in one month.  That means the most precocious of this year’s two-year-old crop will make their debuts. I know, I know… everyone is in the midst …

By Laurie Ross The process of handicapping can be compared to an art form. No two handicappers look at the past performances in the same way, although they may come to the same conclusion as …

By Laurie Ross In ten weeks, the clang of the starting gate bell and roar of the crowd will announce the start of America’s most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby.  The 1 ¼-mile event …