Walking The Beach

A 10-race program will be run on Monday at the Fair Grounds. There is a 50% chance of PM showers with a high temperature of 59. The 3rd race is an optional claiming race for 3yo’s traveling a mile and forty yards on the main track. A big effort could lead to a start in the Grade 2 Risen Star on Feb ...Read More

Three-year-olds Daddy Forty Nine and Walking the Beach are unlikely to move on to the Jan. 23 Grade III Lecomte Stakes, the first race in Fair Grounds’ Road to the Derby series, after finishing out of the money in Sunday’s allowance feature won by Stay Put.   Trainer Tom Amoss attempted to tak...Read More

Margolis, Margolis, and Margolis. I mean, given his 40 percent win rate at the meet, and the fact Stay Put was coming off an FG maiden-route victory, how was Stay Put 7-1 in just-run race 10, the male counterpart to race 4, both for 2yo entry-level route allowance horses? Read More

As Friday’s celebration of the new year looms, it provides an opportunity for new beginnings and fresh hope. It also offers a significant milepost for Thoroughbred horses and a time for both gut and reality checks for their owners. New Year’s Day is, for purposes of competition, the universal birthd...Read More