One of the best betting weekends of the racing season is at hand with the 138th Preakness Stakes from Pimlico course racecourse in Baltimore, Md. The middle classic of the Triple Crown is surrounded by a veritable fisherman’s platter of … Continue reading →

Before Rosie Napravnik started giving male jockeys a run for their money in big races around the country, there were, of course, others who paved the way for female riders to compete at the highest levels of a male-dominated sport. … Continue reading →

Only two graded stakes were on the docket last weekend, on opposite sides of the country. The G2 Peter Pan Stakes was the feature at Belmont Park on Saturday, while 3-year-old fillies went to the post at Betfair Hollywood Park … Continue reading →

Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps is co-owner and co-breeder with cousin Stuart Janney III of Kentucky Derby winner Orb. To say he comes from a racing family is a massive understatement, considering the champions that have carried his silks, those of … Continue reading →

Every horse should be lucky enough to be on the receiving end of unconditional love and affection from a person…their person. In the case of Blaze N Waggin, when the door closed on his racing career, another door opened, and … Continue reading →

The first time I saw Malibu Moon was at the Pons family’s Country Life Farm in Maryland in the fall of 1999, just before the colt entered stud the following year. There was not much to know about the young … Continue reading →

Jockey Rafael Bejarano reached a career milestone Saturday when he recorded his 3,000th career victory aboard Ondine in the first race at Betfair Hollywood Park. Also victorious on Saturday were Charlie Em in the Senorita Stakes and Freedom Child in … Continue reading →

The weekend following the Kentucky Derby is always light on graded stakes before a very busy Preakness weekend. This year is no exception.  But the two graded stakes events stateside are true puzzlers, so they both make for excellent handicapping … Continue reading →

The Preakness Infield Fest has gone through quite a few iterations. For years, “The People’s Party” devolved into a drunken, dangerous mass of humanity that, in 2008, ended with 300 racegoers in the hospital, six arrests and 126 people being … Continue reading →

The racing spotlight was on Churchill Downs last weekend as the historic track played host to the G1 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. In addition, the Louisville oval contested nine other graded stakes races over the same weekend. Orb’s victory … Continue reading →