Jess Jackson did the distaff division of thoroughbred racing a huge favor by racing his future champion Rachel Alexandra against the boys. The  wonderfully unintended consequence of his actions has been an uptick in owners and trainers running their fillies and mares against males.
A recent example was Tizfiz, a 5 year old Tiznow mare, taking [...]

I would like to get a donation site together called “LetsAdoptDaTara.com.” A future career as a stable pony or riding horse would be a far better fate than the indignity this poor horse has had to suffer since his Belmont win.
Would someone PLEASE tell me what is behind the mindset that’s entering him in G1 [...]

After 5 crops, Tiznow has become almost exactly the type of sire I had expected – one whose offspring are late blooming, middle-distance loving and can run on anything. When his first crop was just about to hit the track I boldly proclaimed to my fellow thoroughbred racing enthusiasts that he would be “similar to [...]

This post is in response to commentary by The Bloodhorse’s Steve Haskin’s article entitled Countdown to the Cup: Classic Confusion.  While I respect Steve Haskin as occupying the pantheon of the best in turf writing currently, I take exception to this strongly-worded passage:
As thrilling as that sounds, there is no denying the Classic has lost [...]

Over the 4 decades during which I’ve been an avid horse racing fan, I’ve seen a lot of well-managed and mismanaged horses.  One is tempted to be an armchair trainer and shout, “What were they thinking?!?!” when a horse is poorly spotted, and we’re willing to give a pass to a bad decision, but when [...]