Finally, the weekend hath arrived!  The highlight of this early October weekend for yours truly will be the Maryland Million card tomorrow (Saturday) at Laurel Park.  Twelve races, each of them competitive in their own right, showcase the best that Maryland has to offer outside of the more famous Preakness...

Looking over the Oak Tree card for Saturday, it isn’t hard to tell that many horses are gearing up for their runs in the Breeder’s Cup championship races next month at Santa Anita. Some HUGE names dot the card, such as Street Boss, Hystericalady, and of course the super-filly Zenyatta - who...

We’ve already covered Curlin’s quest for all-time glory at Belmont Park on Saturday in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup - but let’s not forget about the other Grade 1 races in the Pick 4 sequence. Starting in race 7 with the Flower Bowl Invitational, the sequence proceeds to include...

All eyes in the world of thoroughbred horse racing will be firmly fixed on defending 2007 Horse of the Year winner Curlin as he goes for history this Saturday in the Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park.  If he can pull out another victory, the talented son of Smart Strike will pass [...]

It’s just about time for me to head out to Vegas and the NTRA marketing meeting. I leave on Sunday and we should be presenting our ideas on Monday. One of the main themes I’ll be focusing on is the idea I’ve mentioned briefly in previous posts called “Take Back Saturday.”...

Big Brown, Big Brown, Big Brown. That’s probably all folks are expecting to hear when discussing how to play Saturday’s Monmouth card. The super-colt is entered in what appears to me to be a tailor-made turf prep race for his ultimate goal of the Breeder’s Cup Classic later this fall...

By far the highlight race this weekend will be Saturday’s 55th running of the Grade 1 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga, featuring defending Horse of the Year winner Curlin. The race marks the champs return to dirt after a game effort finishing 2nd in the Man O’ War at Belmont Park. All eyes will...

Let me just start off by saluting “the Colonel.” We were away most of the day yesterday, so I didn’t get to see the Travers until last night. When I saw that Colonel John had won, my first reaction was “huh????” I had convinced myself that it was foolhardy to run the colt...

This Saturday’s 139th running of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Track looks like it may be the best 3-year-old race of the year. Certainly it’s the most competitive from top to bottom since the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May. We may not have Big Brown, but we’ve...

Saturday’s 52nd running of the Grade 1 Del Mar Oaks, going 1 1/8 miles over the turf, has come up as a very intriguing feature event. Bettors will have several options available when trying to take down 6/5 favorite Storm Mesa, who seeks an impressive 6th straight victory for owner Rick Davis andtrainer...