Echo Zulu all the way in Spinaway
A smashing debutante on Saratoga’s July 15 opener, Echo Zulu followed up as the 0.65-1 favorite in Sunday’s $300,000 Spinaway S. (G1) on the penultimate day of the meet. […]
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Asmussen’s North American win record: Celebrating his brightest stars
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen surpassed the late Dale Baird’s all-time North American win record at Saratoga on Saturday, by sending out the long-anticipated number 9,446 – juvenile Stellar Tap. […]
Scully: 10 memorable Whitney winners
One of the most recognizable races for older horses, Saturday’s Whitney S. (G1) at Saratoga will showcase a dynamite field featuring Grade 1 winners Knicks Go, Maxfield, Silver State, and Swiss Skydiver. Here are 10 […]
All-Decade Eclipse Awards: The Best of the 2010s
Not only are we in the waning days of the current year, but also of a decade that saw tremendous highs and lows in racing. As always, what happened on the track offered a semblance […]
Candy Ride’s 2003 Pacific Classic still one for the ages
Pacific Classic: Candy Ride vs Medaglia d’Oro Races become memorable because of the caliber of the performances turned in by exceptional horses, and the 2003 Pacific Classic (G1) certainly qualifies on that score. Argentine import […]
Gun Runner enjoying stud life at Three Chimneys
by Ryan Martin, Fair Grounds Race Course Making a quick transition from one career to another is not an easy thing to do, but for 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner, it was nothing […]
Pegasus World Cup, third edition: Another Breeders’ Cup redux or pointer toward the future?
In its first two runnings, the Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) has served as a Breeders’ Cup repeat, more of a crowning flourish on the preceding season than a launching pad to the next. The […]
City of Light could shine brightest in Pegasus World Cup
The Pegasus World Cup resulted in stylish victories for favorites Arrogate and Gun Runner the past two years. Accelerate will be the public choice to follow in their steps on January 26, but on paper […]
Accelerate, Justify and Monomoy Girl nominated for Horse of the Year
Triple Crown hero Justify and Breeders’ Cup winners Accelerate and Monomoy Girl lead the 2018 Eclipse Award finalists announced Saturday by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), Daily Racing Form (DRF) and National Turf Writers […]
Best of Hanson 2018: An Anthology
Continuing a tradition started in 2015, I’ve gone back through the past 12 months and compiled a list of what I think were my better takes and historical features published at Brisnet.com during the course […]