Curlin was hardly only horse running in Dubai (although it certainly seemed like it by the time he took to the track); now you, lucky reader, can play the exciting new game called ' Did Superfecta Mention the Winner ?' Godolphin Mile Rick Dutrow's Very Good Day began early; Diamond Stripes...

As per usual on the Dubai World Cup undercard, most of the American entries who are not Curlin (pictured) seem outclassed (excepting, of course, the sprinters in the Golden Shaheen). I'd planned to do a real run-down of each race, but circumstances intervened; instead, here are a few horses I'll...

By now, the news that Rags to Riches has been retired is common knowledge; while the official story is that she re-injured the leg she fractured last year, one does wonder whether (for which read 'if') that happened during or after a nice workout at Palm Beach Downs on March 19th. It's hardly...

This past weekend's Derby preps weren't much help in terms of bandwagon-jumping; War Pass finally had a bad day and the relatively-unheralded (although previously a second place finisher to Denis of Cork ) California-bred Sierra Sunset took the Rebel . Georgie Boy , trained by Kathy Walsh, also...

Nashua S. (G3) winner ETCHED (Forestry), who suffered his first career loss when finishing a one-paced fourth in the February 14 U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (UAE-G3), has been entered in the $150,000 Al Bastakiya on the Super Thursday program at Nad al Sheba. The about nine-furlong contest attracted...

Sunshine Millions weekend is upon us, but there are still questions as to whether the Santa Anita surface will be functional by race day or if the California half of events might have to be cancelled (or moved somehow ); Steve Specht, trainer of McCann's Mojave , suggested an alternative : "I...