by Greg Melikov 4b675f
Trainer Bob Baffert is loaded for bear, which means aggressively seeking confrontation, when it comes to next month’s Breeders’ Cup. He is the third leading winner of BC races with seven triumphs. He won his first in 1992 in the Sprint with Thirty Slews and his last in the same race three years ago when […]
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Keeneland first opened to the public on October 15, 1935 and has been a great center of Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky and the US ever since. The fall 2011 racing season at Keeneland is set to open on Friday, October 7th. Things will get off to a big start with the running of the […]
As the weather cools down a bit and the autumn weather slowly arrives, the major race meets of the summer are wrapping up and other tracks are getting ready to open their doors. After another successful summer at Saratoga Race Course, the New York Racing Authority (NYRA) will shift the action to Belmont Park for […]
In an attempt to increase revenue at US racetracks, many local jurisdictions have turned towards slot machines and table games in order to boost their business. While some states like Florida and Arkansas have approved Vegas-style slot machines and live poker tables, others have struggled against political opposition to other forms of gambling besides the […]
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On Wednesday August 24 the field for the 142nd Travers Stakes was drawn at Saratoga Race Course. In a racing season that has seen the same group of top 3-year-olds winning one big race only to fall short next time out, racing fans are looking for a definitive performance by one of the top choices […]
Saratoga isn’t called the “Graveyard of Favorites” for nothing, and last Sunday it proved to the world that there are no mortal locks at the storied track. Bettors were hurting after the fourth race on Sunday’s card, the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes, when heavily bet favorite Winter Memories finished a disappointing fourth after going […]
Even though the Breeders’ Cup is nearly 3 months away, this has been a great week for watching some of the main contenders prep for their respective divisions. Stacelita: Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf On Saturday Stacelita won the Grade 1 Beverly D. at Arlington Park which is a “Win and You’re In” race […]
Calder Race Course in sunny Miami is one of my favorite racecourses to visit and bet on. Although it is often overlooked due to its mostly summer (hot weather) racing dates and lower class racing than Gulfstream Park in nearby Hallendale Beach, Calder has a great 2-year-old program, especially for offspring of Florida stallions. The […]
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I couldn’t have been more honored recently when “Winning Ponies” host Ed Meyer asked me if I would take over the reins of the weekly broadcast. As you may have sensed from the many times he welcomed me as a guest, we are good friends and go back a long way. Our relationship is one […]
Last weekend was huge racing for the 3-year-old division with the best of the crop showing up for the Jim Dandy and Haskell Invitational. The interesting part, at least to this observer, was how one of those races contained one of the most exciting performances of the season by a 3-year-old and how the other […]
