Mark E. Casse

Top 3-year-old colt War of Will shows some surprisingly low speed figures on paper relative to his hype as a 2019 Kentucky Derby prospect. Unlike in s...

While a Kentucky Derby winner has not run in the Louisiana Derby (G2) for 16 years, this could be the year the losing streak ends. This...

Most value-minded horse players do not like it when public handicappers pick the same horse. When it comes to betting, the less attention given to a l...

Ever since the Fountain of Youth (G2) cut back to 1 1/6 miles, Kentucky Derby looking for a softer spot to earn qualifying points or a good firs...

As I often like to mention, bunched-up finishes in dirt racing generally signal a slower race, while a strung-out field suggests a stronger winning pe...

The Kentucky Derby trail is at the same time both long and short. It's a journey that can begin even before a young colt makes his first start, full o...

The next few months make for an exciting time for contenders and wannabees on the 2019 Kentucky Derby trail. The distance-challenged, precocious babie...

Choosing one horse in the $150,000 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct is difficult, even though the projected pace clearly favors a strong closer. Rather, I'd ...

Gary Barber’s Lookin to Strike was kept in striking distance of the leader throughout most of the Grade 3, $126,750 Ontario Derby, before seizing the ...

Having lost to her rival twice before, Midnight Bisou faces Monomoy Girl again in the Grade 1, $1 million Cotillion Stakes on Saturday at Parx Racing....