Spot Plays August 18
Spot Plays
For Sunday TRACK (RACE) HORSE, MORNING LINE Arlington Park (2nd) Arrowsphere, 3-1 (4th) Smokey Row Mac, 3-1 Belterra Park (2nd) Whisper Victor, 3-1 (7th) Dragster, 3-1 Canterbury Park (3rd) Astonishing Tweet, 7-2 (5th) Mizzen Air, [...]
Another Miracle rallies in Skidmore, becomes American Pharoah’s first North American stakes winner
Breeders' Cup
When Another Miracle rolled to a 1 3/4-length decision in Friday’s $100,000 Skidmore at Saratoga, the Gary Contessa juvenile gave American Pharoah his first stakes victory in North America as a sire. Like the Triple [...]
Features
Travers Memories — Will’s Way upsets fancied foes
I’ve been fortunate to attend 30 runnings of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga beginning with General Assembly’s track record-setting romp in 1979 and am excited to get back to the Spa on August 24. In [...]
Racing News
2020 Kentucky Derby Season Begins With the TwinSpires.com Ellis Park Juvenile (and a Top 10 list)
My annual struggle is when the following year’s Kentucky Derby season should begin. Immediately after this year’s Kentucky Derby seems too quick because that’s still Triple Crown season, and the current crop of three-year-olds deserve [...]
Racing News
Bolo, Bowies Hero square off in Del Mar Mile
Sunday’s $200,000 Del Mar Mile H. (G2) pits front-running Shoemaker Mile (G1) upsetter Bolo against late-running Eddie Read (G2) winner Bowies Hero among a well-matched cast of 11 on the Jimmy Durante turf course. Bolo [...]
Ralph K.:
I remember when the Oaks was a Gr. 1 with the best 3yo fillies in attendance every year. All this…
Rose Somma:
As soon as I saw him walking around before getting saddled, I picked him to win! He is a…
Kellie Reilly:
Anybody intrigued by the Champion S. (G1) October 19 at Ascot? Prestigious 1 1/4-mile event figures to be in his…