We come upon a bit of history in the week’s Horse Racing “Races of the Week” as our feature race will be the $1 million, Grade: 1 Arlington Million at Arlington Park. The Arlington Million was the … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Preview of the 2018 Arlington Million; Fourstardave and more
Horse Racing: Preview of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and more
As we turn the page to August, the sport of Horse Racing starts to gather momentum. We will be looking at a total of six races this weekend led by the Grade: 1, $1.2 million Whitney Stakes at … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Preview of the Whitney Stakes at Saratoga and more
Horse Racing: Previews of the Haskell Invitational; Jim Dandy and more
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve put “Back Track” on the “Back Burner”. Now and again, I’ll knock the dust off it and bring it back out and I feel a need to do just that this week. Last weekend the … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Previews of the Haskell Invitational; Jim Dandy and more
Horse Racing: Saratoga/Del Mar Opening Weekend
As many of you know, the horse racing season is broken up into three distinct phases. Phase one is the Triple Crown series, phase two encompasses both meets at Saratoga and Del Mar and the last phase … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Saratoga/Del Mar Opening Weekend
Horse Racing: Preview of the $750,000 Delaware Handicap and more
As I like to do, we will be going coast to coast in this weekend’s “Horse Races of the Week”. Our feature race this week will be the $750,000 Delaware Handicap at, you guessed it, Delaware Park, a 10 … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Preview of the $750,000 Delaware Handicap and more
Horse Racing-Breaking News: Have we seen the last of Justify on the track?
I have been watching this situation carefully and suspected something was up but couldn’t quite put my finger on it. With no published breezes and, from what I saw, a drop in weight, have we seen … [Read more...] about Horse Racing-Breaking News: Have we seen the last of Justify on the track?
Horse Racing: Preview of the Belmont Derby; Belmont Oaks and more
We will be focusing in on Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. this weekend as there are five Graded Stakes races on Saturday’s card as part of the “Star and Stripes” weekend run perennially on or around the … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Preview of the Belmont Derby; Belmont Oaks and more
Horse Racing: Previews of the United Nations; Mother Goose and more
After a relatively quiet weekend last week in the sport of Horse Racing, we bounce back strong this weekend as we will be looking at six races with all of them being on the East Coast. The … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Previews of the United Nations; Mother Goose and more
Horse Racing: Previews of the Ohio Derby; San Carlos and more
Although there is a lot going on overseas as the Royal Ascot meet is in full swing, it is a rather quiet weekend on this side of the pond. In fact, I only found three races that headline this … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Previews of the Ohio Derby; San Carlos and more
Horse Racing: Preview of the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs and more
Justify made history by winning the Triple Crown last week, and as a result the rest of 2018 will be vastly different. Years when there are Triple Crown winners always are. Some of the reasons I … [Read more...] about Horse Racing: Preview of the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs and more