The influence and importance of the annual sales of juveniles in training have become paramount in racing. Some of the best young athletes are reserved for these sales, and every season, a notable proportion of the most important performers come … Continue reading →

Churchill Downs hosted a big night of racing on Saturday with four graded stakes races on the card. The Stephen Foster Handicap took center stage Saturday night, as Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Fort Larned wired the field to earn his … Continue reading →

Tip o’ the hat to John Desantis of Xpressbet for picking Palace Malice to win last week’s Belmont Stakes and putting $20 to win on the son of Curlin for the Xpressbet Weekend Bankroll competition with the Paulick Report. John … Continue reading →

The love story between inmates at minimum-security correctional facilities and Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation horses is a familiar one. What is a little unusual, however, is the field trip that selected inmates from the James River Work Center take once a … Continue reading →

Belmont Park played host to seven graded stakes races last weekend, highlighted by the 145th running of the G1 Belmont Stakes. Palace Malice finally lived up to his potential, taking the lead from Oxbow in the stretch to win convincingly … Continue reading →

Craig and Holly Bandoroff have been on the Animal Kingdom bandwagon from day one, when the son of Leroidesanimaux foaled at their Denali Stud near Paris, Ky., on March 20, 2008. They raised the colt for Barry Irwin’s Team Valor … Continue reading →

In any large-scale racing stable, there are the standouts and there are the rest. In the stable of Adele B. Dilschneider, where horses like Breeders’ Cup Champion Blame and Grade 2 winners Yell and Roar hailed from, a plain bay … Continue reading →

The first two classics of the Triple Crown were won by sons of established stallions whose success at this level was actually a garnish to their credentials as sires of great significance in the breed today. In contrast, the victory … Continue reading →

All eyes were focused on Belmont Park on Saturday, as the venerable racetrack played host to the third jewel of the Triple Crown. In addition to Palace Malice’s impressive victory in the G1 Belmont Stakes, the track hosted seven other … Continue reading →

Outside of the Breeders’ Cup, there are no days in American horse racing that match the depth of quality that comes with the Belmont Stakes card in New York, and this year is no exception. If anything, the absence of … Continue reading →