Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Every summer, the start of racing at Del Mar and Saratoga ushers in another season of top-notch two-year-old racing, where the possibility exists to see future champions make their debuts. In 2012, racing fans attuned to the action at Saratoga saw … Continued
On the first day of the Gulfstream Park winter meet, trainer Todd Pletcher sent out the promising two-year-old Zulu to score a convincing win in a six-furlong maiden special weight, an impressive performance that quickly stamped Zulu as a potential Derby contender. … Continued
On October 11th, a pair of intriguing maiden special weight races for 2yos were held at Keeneland, and it appears likely that the winners could be bound for Kentucky Derby prep races in the near future. Let’s take a quick look … Continued
The first Saturday of the Keeneland meet brought a maiden special weight filled with promising two-year-old colts, but perhaps the most exciting juvenile racing action of the day was at Belmont Park, where a pair of races yielded impressive results. Let’s take … Continued
Welcome back to “Diamonds in the Rough!” After chronicling the results of the best two-year-old races at Saratoga and Del Mar this summer, it’s time to resume the series by recapping the results of all the great juvenile races at Keeneland … Continued
During the summer meet at Del Mar, plenty of two-year-old colts stamped themselves as future Breeders’ Cup and Triple Crown contenders by scoring impressive victories. Some–such as Nyquist–are already well-known, but there are many others that are still flying under the … Continued
With summer having concluded, and with the fall season of Breeders’ Cup prep races underway, I thought now would be a great time to go back and highlight five two-year-old colts that turned in impressive maiden victories during the Saratoga meet. Time will … Continued
The feature at Saratoga on the closing day of the meet is the $350,000 Hopeful Stakes (gr. I), a very old and prestigious race that serves as a showcase for some of the best two-year-olds on the East Coast. A talented field of … Continued
Of all the 2yo fillies to have raced in California this year, few have been as impressive as Patriotic Diamond.
It’s been a busy week for top-notch 2yo racing at Saratoga and Del Mar–let’s catch up on some of the action! AUGUST 15th Saratoga Race 1: Maiden Special Weight 5.5 furlongs on dirt Kiaran McLaughlin’s Sallisaw didn’t get off to the best of … Continued