Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
With Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah taking a break this morning after his big workout yesterday, the major news of today surrounded Keen Ice and Mubtaahij, who posted timed workouts at Churchill Downs and Belmont Park today. Keen Ice, a son of Curlin … Continued
Divisidero, who won the American Turf Stakes (gr. II) on Derby day with an impressive homestretch rally, has been entered to race in the $200,000 Pennine Ridge Stakes on May 30th at Belmont Park. Trained by William Bradley, Divisidero has won two of … Continued
The excitement of the day came from Churchill Downs, where Kentucky Derby/Preakness winner American Pharoah turned in his penultimate workout in advance of the June 6th Belmont Stakes (gr. I), in which he will attempt to become the first winner of the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. … 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. This week, we’ve got five awards … Continued
Earlier this morning, Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah turned in what is expected to be the first of two pre-Belmont Stakes workouts, breezing a half-mile in :48 flat at Churchill Downs. With Martin Garcia in the saddle and with trainer Bob Baffert looking … Continued
A sloppy track didn’t stop American Pharoah from winning the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and it certainly didn’t stop him this morning when the Triple Crown hopeful went out and galloped ten furlongs over a sloppy track at Churchill Downs. According to the … 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
With 15 days remaining until the Belmont Stakes, a number of Belmont Stakes contenders were out for serious training this morning, including Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah, who galloped at Churchill Downs for the first time since winning the Preakness Stakes on May … Continued
I’m not sure why I loved Diversy Harbor as much as I did. Perhaps it was because she was a daughter of Curlin, one of my all-time favorite racehorses. Perhaps it was because she liked to drop off the early pace … Continued
With just over two weeks remaining until the June 6th Belmont Stakes (gr. I), a toal five Belmont Stakes contenders turned in official workouts this morning, including a trio from the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher. The times and distances of the workouts were as … Continued