Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo Early in the morning on July 2nd, 2014 Horse of the Year and 2016 Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) winner California Chrome breezed seven furlongs in 1:26 2/5 at Los Alamitos as he prepares for a start in the … Continued
The talented Moreno, who won the 2014 Whitney Stakes (gr. I), is back in training after being retired earlier this year and has the $1,250,000 Charles Town Classic (gr. II) on April 23rd as a major goal for his comeback. Moreno won … Continued
© Benoit Photo Welcome to Part 2 of my weekend recap analyzing the results of the racing action on December 19th and 20th. Part 1, which can be read here, recapped the results of the many maiden and allowance races for … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand With less than two weeks remaining in the year, a remarkable number of two-year-old races were held last weekend, including the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I). We’ll recap that race in Part 2 of this weekend recap and focus … Continued
Benoit Photo © As is typical of Saturday morning, the work tabs at racetracks across the country were filled with the names of prominent stakes winners and Derby contenders gearing up for future races. First and foremost was 2014 Horse of the … Continued
© Benoit Photo The weekend racing action of December 12th and 13th was a bit quiet by some standards, but did feature several quality stakes races, including the grade I Starlet Stakes (gr. I) at Los Alamitos. But the star … Continued
Welcome to “The Weekend Accolades,” a weekly series in which we’ll look back on the previous week of racing and hand out a few informal awards to horses, trainers, jockeys, etc. that achieved notable feats in racing. Enjoy! Upset of the Week: Calamity Kate … Continued
A fantastic Saturday of racing awaits on July 4th, led by an exceptional card at Belmont Park that includes six graded stakes races. There’s plenty to discuss, so without further ado, let’s get started! Belmont Derby (gr. I) 10 furlongs on turf at … Continued