Young horses can experience growing pains. And so can horsemen and handicappers. A good example of just how profitable it can be to find the right path for a horse can be seen in a 3-year-old named Seismic Jolt. He was purchased last year at a 2-year-old sale for $800,000 by the partnership of e…
The 2019 Pegasus World Cup is coming up fast – the star-studded race takes place on Jan. 26, and if you’re heading to Gulfstream Park for the action, we want to make sure that you make the most of the experience. If you’re wondering what the right ticket for you is, look no further than…
Photo: Chelsea Durand/NYRA Saturday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Marshua’s River Stakes is an interesting betting race featuring an eight-horse field at Gulfstream Park — and a favorite, La Signare, making her first start in more than six months. The pace should be honest, and there are at least least six logical win contenders.…
Photo: Eclipse Sportswire Grade 1 winner Channel Maker has joined the field for the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park Jan. 26, it was announced Friday, giving trainer Bill Mott two horses in the upcoming race.The 5-year-old gelding Channel Maker, who is owned by Wachtel Stable, Gary Barber, R.A. Hill…
by: Rich Bieglmeier One of the richest days in horse racing, The Pegasus World Cup, is just two weekends away. Last week we previewed the big one, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational. The article highlighted the top eight contenders, according to oddsmakers, along with video of recent performances. Today, we are going to look back…
Jill Byrne with Victor Espinoza, farm manager of Brookdale Farm, and trainer D. Wayne Lukas Colonial Downs Group (CDG) welcomes Jill Byrne home as she joins the team that will be returning Thoroughbred racing to the Commonwealth of Virginia through the resurgence of Colonial Downs. The Charlottesville native will be vice president of racing with…
Dan’s Double of the week, featuring handicapping analysis from America’s Best Racing’s New York correspondent Dan Tordjman, is brought to you by Horseplayers.com, the official online qualifying site of the Breeders’ Cup Betting Challenge (BCBC) and National Horseplayers Championship (NHC). Horseplayers.com offers low-cost feeders every day and BCBC and NHC qualifiers every weekend, and it’s the only…
Photo: Benoit The pride of Western Canada, Manitoba-bred Escape Clause, took full command midway around the far turn en route to a resounding 5 ½-length win and first graded score in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita. Owned and trained by Don Schnell and ridden by Tyler Baze,…
Photo: Courtesy of Keeneland Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale closed Thursday with robust results – the highest gross since 2008, a record average and a record-equaling median – produced by vibrant trade that reflected the continued buyer confidence and demand for quality Thoroughbreds seen during last fall’s September Yearling Sale…
The 145th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on Saturday, May 4, will be the richest in the race’s history as the purse for America’s greatest race and first leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown has been elevated to a guaranteed $3 million. The $1 million increase to the 1 1/4-mile Kentucky…
