The older male division of thoroughbred horse racing took yet another unexpected turn with the announcement of Heatseeker’s retirement on Tuesday. The colt had been scratched from the Hollywood Gold Cup last weekend due to ankle fillings. The announcement regarding his retirement took many by surprise...

As the work week approaches and the weekend comes to a close, I thought I’d share a couple of tidbits courtesy of Ron Correll over at Tracksideview.com that I found rather interesting. Source: http://articles.tracksideview.com/2008/06/28/what-do-you-have-to-say.aspx Ron and company are looking...

Early speed, early speed, early speed. How many times do we need to see it? Mast Track put on another lesson for handicappers by wiring what appeared to be a highly competitive field of older horses in the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup on Saturday as a 10-1 longshot. I had pointed out in the day’s...

Music Note, a highly regarded daughter of A.P. Indy, defeated the top filly of her division in Kentucky Oaks winner Proud Spell in Saturday’s running of the Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park. The trip for Proud Spell couldn’t have gone worse. Right out of the gate she stumbled and...

Saturday was supposed to be a chance to showcase the talents of one of the best older horses in the country, Heatseeker, in the Grade 1 Hollywood Gold Cup.  Instead, the heavy favorite has scratched, leaving the field a bit more wide open.  Racing fans should still be treated to one of the stars of the...

Sources: http://horseracing.sportsline.com/cbs/headlines/showarticle.aspx?articleId=28579 http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/story/8282964/Jockey-Rose-suspended-for-6-months It’s been an eventful week for thoroughbred horse racing fans. High ranking people involved in the sport from CEO Alex...

You’ve probably been wondering where I disappeared to since Saturday night? Well, let’s just say that the wife and I got a brief reprieve from our role as parents as my folks took our son for a few nights. Obviously blogging wasn’t much of a priority during out respite. Alas, the time...

The highlight of the Saturday card at Colonial Downs will be the 4th running of the Grade 3 Colonial Turf Cup. A field of 10 horses has entered to take to the grass in the 1 3/16 mile Turf Cup, which serves as the first leg of the “Grand Slam of Grass.” Some familiar names [...]

Big hat tip to Ron Correll over at tracksideview.com for cluing me into a little poll being conducted by the Breeder’s Cup to determine what the greatest moments in Breeder’s Cup history. We’ve had many deep discussions here about who some of the greatest horses of all time are. If...

As of right now the plan with the defending U.S. Horse of the Year seems to be a run in the world’s richest race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in France on October 5. Usually the Dubai World Cup, which Curlin has already won, is known as the world’s richest horse race...