Michael W. McCarthy

Trainer Michael McCarthy knows he wants to enter three horses in the Breeders’ Cup. And while he knows where one of them is going, he is not sure wher...

With third-place finishes in the Santa Anita Derby (G1) and Blue Grass Stakes (G2), Rushie might have the points that he needs to get into the Kentuck...

Originally a summer turf race for 3-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park, the Grade 1, $300,000 American Oaks moved to Santa Anita Park in 2015 and swit...

Given a fast expected pace, Wednesday's Grade 1, $300,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Park will set up for either a stalker or closer, preferabl...

As backwards as this initially sounds, the Breeders’ Cup name in past performances poses a psychological barrier to handicappers because the most natu...

Studying a race that is a month away might seem strange to some handicappers, but it is what people do every year with the Kentucky Derby and Breeders...

Preparing horses for big races at Saratoga is something with which Michael McCarthy is plenty familiar. The California native joined the Todd Pletcher...

Indiana horsemen may start to wonder what it is about Southern California that makes its horses so successful in Midwestern races.In his first race ou...

Jonathan Thomas and Michael McCarthy, both former assistants to trainer Todd Pletcher, have been part of many major victories at Belmont Park. This Sa...

Grade 1 winner and millionaire Accelerate is the 9-5 program favorite for the $750,000 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn.Prob...