It’s always hard to keep up to date during the work week. I thank you guys for not giving me a hard time about that. I know we all want more info ASAP, but the toils of a 12 hour work day (when factoring commute), a highly energetic 4-year-old, and a pregnant wife - suffice [...]

Street Boss, the talented sprinter and 4-year-old son of Street Cry, added another notch to his belt on Sunday when he defeated Barbecue Eddie and  In Summation to win the Grade 1 Bing Crosby at Del Mar. Despite the Bing Crosby being run on a track (Del Mar) that had seemed to favor closers the last...

Commentator wires the field to prevail in his second edition of the Whitney at Saratoga The old man did it.  Commentator, the 7-year-old veteran and oldest of the 11 horse field,  was able to wire the field in the Whitney at Saratoga, becoming the second oldest horse in history to do so (the great Kelso...

Ginger Punch punches through horses in the stretch to win the Go For Wand Bottled up for most of the race with no where to run, and even slipping back to 4th position as the field began turning for home, folks who had singled champion runner Ginger Punch on the pick 4 and pick 6 wagers [...]

Abraaj wins the 2008 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at Saratoga Going into the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap on Saturday at Saratoga, I had thought the race setup beautifully for a horse like Abraaj to walk away with the victory.  There just seemed to be too much speed signed on in the race for...

Forever Together steals the Diana, denying Kent Desormeaux win #5,000 Saturday’s “win and you’re in” challenge races for the 2008 Breeder’s Cup at Santa Anita produced started off with a bang at Saratoga in the Grade 1 Diana. Forever Together pulled off a bit of an upset...

Well Armed wires the field to capture the G2 San Diego Handicap Well armed was out to prove two myths wrong in Saturday’s Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar. For starters, he was there to prove to doubters that he would not be affected by the famed “Dubai bounce” that has plagued...

Well, it’s been a slow day for me. I got back into the swing of things at work after dealing with a sick child on Monday and Tuesday and had to cut the grass - meaning I only got to see the last 3 races of opening day at Del Mar. When I got in, I [...]

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...