Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
After a busy week, I’ve fallen a bit behind in recapping all of the top-notch 2yo races at Saratoga and Del Mar, so lets start getting caught up by examining the results of three days worth of races! AUGUST 12th … Continued
Two more days, four more promising maiden winners at Saratoga and Del Mar! Here’s a quick recap of the 2yo racing action from August 9th and 10th: AUGUST 9th Saratoga Race 2: Maiden Special Weight for Fillies 8.5 furlongs on … Continued
The 2yo racing action at Saratoga and Del Mar has been stellar over the last couple of days, with several more promising youngsters stamping themselves as horses to watch during the coming months. In particular, a couple of colts really stood out … Continued
It’s been a bit of a quiet week so far in terms of 2yo racing at Saratoga and Del Mar, but on August 5th, Del Mar did play host to a stakes races for California-breds that yielded intriguing results. Here’s a … Continued
Get ready, folks! There was a ton of top-notch 2yo racing action at Saratoga and Del Mar over the weekend, and we’ve got a lot to recap! JULY 31st Del Mar Race 4: Maiden Special Weight for California-bred Fillies 6 … Continued
It was a good day for Todd Pletcher in the two-year-old races at Saratoga, and it looks like Doug O’Neill has a promising turf filly in his barn–here’s a recap of all the action from the last two days of juvenile races … 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! Debut Winner of the Week: Songbird … Continued
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah completed his preparations for the August 2nd Haskell Invitational (gr. I) when he breezed a half-mile at Del Mar this morning. According to Del Mar officials, American Pharoah started off with fractions of :12 3/5, … Continued
Three more exciting maiden races were held on Sunday at Saratoga and Del Mar, and all three winners scored decisive victories that suggest they could be horses to keep an eye on during the coming months. Let’s take a look at what … Continued
July 25th marked arguably the best day for 2yo racing so far this year, with a quartet of intriguing races being held at Saratoga and one more being run at Del Mar. Here’s a recap of all the action! Saratoga Race … Continued