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 [...]

Originally posted in the site forum, but I thought it might be better served posted here…
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Those who know me well also know I’ve been a racing fan for 40+ years. Native Diver was the first horse who captured my imagination. In the 60s, local Los Angeles TV showed the feature races at HP and [...]

This weekend will feature several Derby preps: The Wood Memorial, featuring I Want Revenge, the Santa Anita Derby, with the duo of Pioneerof The Nile and The Pamplemousse being favored, and the most baffling of them all, the Illinois Derby.
While the outcome of the Illinois Derby may be inconsequential to the Kentucky Derby, [...]

Gotham entrant Mr Fantasy registered a sharp work at Belmont this morning. The Gotham is shaping up to be an intriguing match up including several Triple Crown hopefuls, amongst them Mr Fantasy, multiple stakes-winning Haynesfield and Kenny McPeek’s highly-touted Danger to Society.
Mr. Fantasy
Date: February 21, 2009
Track: BELMONT PARK
Distance: Four Furlongs
Time: 48:05 Breezing
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt [...]

Jeff Siegel of HRTV unveiled his first Derby Top 10 of the season today. Dunkirk’s sparkling allowance win against a good field at Gulfstream made quite the impression. We liked it too, Jeff.
10 Patena
9 Capt Candyman Can
8 Stardom Bound
7 The Pamplemousse
6 Midshipman
5 Desert Party
4 Friesan Fire
3 Old Fashioned
2 Pioneerof The Nile
1 Dunkirk