Clark Handicap: The Top 10 Best Winners
The Clark H. (G1) will be run for the 144th time on Friday and, like the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1), it has been run at Churchill Downs without interruption since 1875 (it […]
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The state of Eclipse Award races three months out from Breeders’ Cup
We’re about three months away from the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, a weekend that should decide most divisional championships that are still undecided at that time. As usual, early August is far too early to […]
The Week That Was
By Dick Powell What a week it was. It will take almost a week to sum things up but here is the short version. Thursday’s night’s Eclipse Awards were impossible for me to watch. I […]
Top BRIS Class Ratings January 22-28
Horse Track Dist(Cond) Date BRIS Class Gun Runner GP 1 1/8m (ft) 1/27 127.9 Jordan’s Henny GP 7f (ft) 1/27 122.7 Tommy Macho GP 1m (ft) 1/27 122.6 Edwards Going Left […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings January 22-28
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (1/22-1/28) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Gun Runner 5H 1 1/8m (ft) GP 1/27 Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. 119 Afleet Willy 5G […]
BRIS Florida Speed By Circuit January 22-28
Top Winning Speed Ratings (1/22-1/28) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Gun Runner 5H 1 1/8m (ft) GP 1/27 119 Tommy Macho 6H 1m (ft) GP 1/27 102 Chicory Blue […]
Where Gun Runner rates among the best of the last 25 years no easy task
Rightly or wrongly, the gift of longevity and saving your best for last can color perceptions. The thought springs to mind in the wake of Gun Runner‘s glorious swan song in last weekend’s Pegasus World […]
Gun Runner stays on top of world in Pegasus
After receiving Horse of the Year accolades a couple days earlier, Gun Runner departed the stage with one final grandiose performance in Saturday’s $16 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park. The bright chestnut seized […]
How to Bet the Pegasus World Cup 2018 at Gulfstream Park
by SCOTT SHAPIRO On Thursday night in South Florida, Gun Runner was rewarded appropriately with 2017 Horse of the Year honors. On Saturday afternoon, the son of Candy Ride will attempt to end his career […]
Gun Runner – 2017 Horse of the Year and Champion Older Dirt Male
After punctuating a nearly flawless 2017 season with a convincing victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Gun Runner was named Horse of the Year and champion older dirt male at Thursday evening’s Eclipse Award ceremonies at […]