Qusaichi (#6, ML 5-1) makes his debut in Wednesday’s ninth race at Belmont Park, a 1 1/8-mile maiden claimer on the inner turf. Since Jan. 1, 2014, trainer Mike Maker is winning at a 25 percent clip when saddling first-time starters, for a return on investment of $2.42.
Pretend, for a moment, that Dortmund beats American Pharoah by a nose in the Preakness. And then American Pharoah goes on to dominate the Belmont Stakes. Wouldn’t that be the equivalent of a Triple Crown suicide?
Edison was named the 2014 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old in Alberta at the annual Night of Champions dinner at the Matrix Hotel in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, last Saturday.
Horses to watch from Woodbine Harness.
Lady Sabelia must not have liked Kentucky – not at all. The speedy mare finished absolutely last when venturing outside her comfort zone to compete in the Grade 1 Madison at Keeneland last month in a subpar effort to strongly suggest she left her game back in Maryland.Now back in her home boundaries, Lady Sabelia will be a solid favorite Friday to revert to form when facing eight other filly-mare sprinters in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes on the Preakness Eve card at Pimlico.
Neil Howard, here at Pimlico for Friday’s Black-Eyed Susan Stakes with a filly named Ahh Chocolate, needs no reminder that it has been 25 years since he saddled Summer Squall to win the Preakness.
The announcement of King Leatherbury being elected to the Racing Hall of Fame last month already has been celebrated with great enthusiasm by the Maryland racing community.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Thursday 5/14 card at Mohawk Racetrack.
Friday night’s nine-race program at Evangeline Downs offers a couple interesting and extremely bettable turf races. The opener brings together 10 maiden special-weight types slated to go a mile and will see the return to grass of the likely favorite Promise Me Freedom, as well as the turf debut of Bad Boy Rocket, who began his career under trainer Bob Baffert’s care and who now is trained by Al Stall Jr.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Thursday 5/4 card at Yonkers Raceway.
