Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Lookin at Lee winning the Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Christy Hamilton can’t wait to find out what is in store for the 2-year-olds she’ll have in her barn this summer at Ellis Park. Hamilton … Continued
Calvin Borel signing autographs at Ellis Park – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: The jockey colony for Ellis Park’s 95th meet, which runs July 1 through Labor Day, is virtually identical to last year. And that’s a good thing. Ellis … Continued
Lookin at Lee, runner-up in the 2017 Kentucky Derby, winning the 2016 Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes – Coady Photography Ellis Park Press Release: Ellis Park begins its 95th racing season Saturday, and expectations are to surpass last year’s well-received meet that … Continued
A little more than a month ago, I was watching a livestream of races at the Curragh in Ireland and happened to see a horse named Wisconsin finish second in a ten-furlong maiden race. After discovering that he is trained … Continued
Although a fantastic evening of graded stakes races at Churchill Downs is the highlight of this weekend’s racing action (and you can read thoughts on those races from James Scully of the TwinSpires blog), I would be remiss if I … Continued
Denman’s Call winning the Triple Bend Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita – © Benoit Photo Although the 2017 edition of the $1.2 million Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) at Belmont Park hasn’t drawn as deep a field as a few … Continued
Keeler Johnson believes that Florida Fabulous can post an upset in the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) at Belmont Park.