Riding the wave of Thoroughbred horse racing
© Benoit Photo On Saturday at Santa Anita, 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome made a successful return to the races in the San Pasqual Stakes (gr. II), winning by 1 1/4 lengths over a talented field. Check out this slideshow of … 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 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
© Benoit Photo According to the Santa Anita Stable Notes for January 3rd, the highly-promising two-year-old Mor Spirit will likely run next in the February 6th Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita. Trained by Bob Baffert, Mor Spirit score an impressive … Continued
Tom’s Ready training at Keeneland in October 2015 – Keeneland Photo On the first Saturday of 2016, a large group of newly-turned three-year-olds with Kentucky Derby aspirations turned in workouts at racetracks across the country–here’s a quick rundown of the … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © California Chrome usually works out early in the morning, but on Saturday at Santa Anita, he was on the track just before noon Pacific Time to breeze six furlongs in front of the on-track crowd with many more racing … Continued
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The very promising maiden winner I Will Score is scheduled to return from an injury-induced layoff when he runs in a 6 1/2-furlong allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita on January 3rd. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, the son of Roman Ruler … Continued
© Benoit Photo The two-time Eclipse champion Beholder, who is almost certain to win another Eclipse award as the champion dirt female of 2015, has the June 4th Vanity Stakes (gr. I) at Santa Anita as a “long-range goal” for her much-anticipated 2016 campaign. The … 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
Breeders’ Cup Photo © The unbeaten three-time grade I winner Nyquist, who won the $2,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) to stamp his credentials as the best two-year-old colt in training, could make his much-anticipated 2016 debut in the February 15th San Vicente Stakes … Continued