Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Get ready, everyone! The much-anticipated Saratoga meet is scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon, kicking off a fantastic forty days of racing that will feature plenty of top-notch graded stakes races! The action starts right away with a pair of graded stakes races on … Continued
Summer may have officially started on June 21st, but for most horse racing fans, summer doesn’t truly begin until the first races of the year are run at Saratoga. Fortunately for summer-hungry racing fans, Saratoga is set to begin their meet on … Continued
Rachel’s Valentina, the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, turned in another workout at Saratoga this morning as she prepares for her debut. The two-year-old daughter of Bernardini breezed five furlongs in 1:02.65, which was … Continued
Rachel’s Valentina, the second foal out of 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, breezed a very fast half-mile on July 11th at Saratoga and appears to be very close to making her first start. Sired by Bernardini and bred by … Continued
Good news! Constitution, who was sidelined with a shin injury after winning the Donn Handicap (gr. I) in February, returned to the work tab this morning at Saratoga. The lightly-raced son of Tapit breezed three furlongs in an easy :39.45 over the … Continued
2013 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Palace Malice, whose 2015 campaign has been best by minor injuries and setbacks, returned to the work tab on Saturday at Belmont Park and is gearing up for a return to the races later this summer. Trained … Continued
With exactly one week remaining until the June 6th Belmont Stakes (gr. I), three more Belmont Stakes contenders turned in official workouts this morning. Headlining the work tab was Preakness Stakes (gr. I) runner-up Tale of Verve, who breezed five furlongs in a bullet :59.02 … Continued
Here’s a bit of trivia–how many horses did each Triple Crown winner defeat in their Triple Crown victories? The answers might surprise you. The record for the most horses beaten by a Triple Crown winner is seven–just seven–held jointly by … Continued