Although the results of the Arkansas Derby (G1) brought disappointment to many bettors, they brought clarity to the changing Kentucky Derby picture. I...
It is time to praise another winning pacesetter trained by Bob Baffert on the Kentucky Derby trail. Concert Tour led the field from gate to wire in th...
Maximum Security worked six furlongs in 1:12.80 on Sunday morning, an exercise that drew a rave review from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.“(Maximum...
Given the hype surrounding Thousand Words and Tizamagician in Saturday's Grade 3, $100,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes, it is difficult to imagine an accep...
As often pointed out here, the inside speed in a race usually takes the worst of a contested lead. And by lining up inside of Spun to Run in Saturday'...
More than six months after the "official" sign lit at Churchill Downs, we appear to have a 2019 Kentucky Derby winner in Country House after the lega...
One handicapping rule is to view with skepticism a major horse returning from a layoff in a lower-class race than normal, such as an allowance or Grad...
Gary and Mary West’s Maximum Security, winner of Saturday’s Grade 1, $1 million TVG.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, has moved back in...
Maximum Security crossed the wire first in the 2019 Kentucky Derby, but in a shocking turn of events, he was later disqualified. Instead of the F...
I've shared my fair amount of doubt and criticism on here regarding Instagrand, the son of Into Mischief who was overhyped without even running i...