Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Mohaymen and Flexibility are expected to win the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) and Withers Stakes (gr. III) later this afternoon, but what would be the most ideal way for them to win? J. Keeler Johnson shares … Continued
Flexibility (background) finishing second in the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos/Chelsea Durand Flexibility, the promising Derby contender that won the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) on January 2nd in impressive fashion, will face just six rivals when … Continued
© Benoit Photo When a champion racehorse returns from a long layoff, you cross your fingers and hope for the best, but until they actually race and prove themselves to be just as good as ever, there’s always a question mark–will they … Continued
© Benoit Photo Last Saturday was the kind of racing day that I always enjoy. Being that it was the first weekend of January, it wasn’t as if the racing action was particularly significant at the championship level–no grade I races were run, and no soon-to-be-crowned Eclipse … 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
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos This is the third part of my massive Weekend Recap analyzing the results of the U.S. racing action during Thanksgiving weekend. Today’s recap will focus on the results of the “Stars of Tomorrow” card at Churchill Downs, as … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos This is the second part of my massive Weekend Recap analyzing the results of the U.S. racing action during Thanksgiving weekend. Part one, which can be viewed here, recapped the racing action on November 25th and 26th, … Continued
Photo by NYRA/Coglianese Photos Tomorrow afternoon, the $500,000 Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) will be held at Aqueduct. The one-mile race marks the final grade I race of the year in New York, and as is befitting of such an … Continued
On November 22nd, a pair of one-mile maiden special weights for 2yos were held at Aqueduct, and both yielded impressive and dominating winners that look poised to join the Kentucky Derby trail in the near future. The first of the two races … Continued