The Inherence and Inheritance of Empire
Researching the finer points of his career as both a racehorse and sire, I came to the realization that I might only be able to essentially echo the articles already published in his wake. […]
Triple Crown
Using Optix and Brisnet data to bet the Smarty Jones Stakes at Oaklawn
by EMILY GULLIKSON Opening Day at Oaklawn Park presents the first stakes race for 3-year-old runners and a likely prep for many of the graded stakes (i.e. Kentucky Derby points races) later this meet. At […]
Sir Winston lords over Belmont Stakes to give Casse second classic
In a Triple Crown season that many described as “chaos,” the one constant was trainer Mark Casse, who completed the Preakness/Belmont Stakes (G1) double when Tracy Farmer’s homebred Sir Winston won the “Test of the […]
A salute to 1943 Triple Crown legend Count Fleet
At this time a year ago, as Justify was on the verge of an historic Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont (G1), it did not occur to me that would be the last time we […]
Wagering on the Preakness with different budgets
by SCOTT SHAPIRO For the first time since 1996, when Grindstone missed the Preakness Stakes (G1) following a career-ending injury he sustained after winning the Kentucky Derby (G1), the run for the Black-Eyed Susans will […]
The most costly disqualifications in horse racing history
What other disqualifications were costly in horse racing? The 2019 Kentucky Derby disqualification of Maximum Security from first to 17th will go down as one of the most significant disqualifications in the history of the […]
Five historical disqualifications that remain controversial
What DQs in horse racing have stood the test of time? The decision that awarded Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) victory to Country House will be talked of for years to come. While they did not […]
Racetrack coalition to implement Lasix ban in stakes, two-year-old races
American Thoroughbred racing officials have united to phase out the use of Lasix (Furosemide) in two-year-old races and stakes races. Tracks owned or operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), the New York Racing Association, Inc. […]
History summons Tacitus after Wood Memorial win
by Teresa Genaro Tacitus may be named for a Roman historian that one encyclopedia calls “the greatest prose stylists who ever wrote in the Latin language,” but it took more grit and guts than elegance […]
Roadster drives Baffert to a 1-2 finish in the Santa Anita Derby
by John Mucciolo Speedway Stable, LLC’s Roadster saved ground early along the rail in Saturday’s $1,000,351 Santa Anita Derby (G1) on Saturday. The gray colt was well behind on the backside, then was eased out […]