The first two legs of the Triple Crown Series are behind us and we are on the verge of what could be a historical afternoon at the 2014 Belmont Stakes. After victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, California Chrome will be entering the starting gate with a chance at racing immortality. It appears that 10 challengers...
The Saturday, the 8th of June, will be the running of the 145th edition of the Belmont Stakes. It is the third and final race of the 2013 Triple Crown series. It features a rematch of Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow. The race is run over a mile and a half presenting the longest test these three year old horses...
Orb, the even money morning line favorite, will attempt to keep his Triple Crown bid alive this Sunday in the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack in Baltimore Maryland. Orb handled the slop in the Kentucky Derby and set the stage for his attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.
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We are just over five days out from the annual party that is the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico racetrack in Baltimore Maryland. As normal, there are some who have confirmed entry for the Grade 1 second leg of the Triple Crown Series, others are on the fence and the “out of the woodwork entrant” has not yet...
We are into the second month of the 2013 Major League Baseball season and the top story lines are the Toronto Blue Jays struggles, the Los Angeles Dodgers struggles, “Biogenesis Gate,” and the myriad of other stories taking the league hotwire by storm. What is missing? David Ortiz and what he is doing in Boston. It might not be...
We are finally there, the home stretch to the starting gate for Derby 139. The entries are in minus a possible scratch and early change on Friday morning before betting opens. However, for all intents and purposes we are there. In fact most of you already have the thoroughbreds you like, dislike and are on the fence about.
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That glorious time of year is once again upon us. The Sport of Kings has returned to the forefront. The first Saturday in May means the Run for the Roses and the beginning of the Triple Crown season.
To this point there has been prep race after prep race leading up to this moment. For many owners, trainers and horse racing enthusiasts...
You might not be a handicapper or follow horse racing at all but odds are you have heard of Secretariat. Regarded as one of, if not the best, horses of all-time, this horse is the stick that all others are measured against.
In 1973 the three year old season began and developed into a two horse battle leading up to the...