One day into the Lone Star meet trainer Bret Calhoun is batting .800. He won four races with five starters at Lone Star Park on the track’s opening night Thursday, including the $50,000 Premiere Stakes with Wagson.
California Chrome was back to exercising in England on Friday, nearly two weeks after a second-place finish in the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Few people are going to be watching the results of the Arkansas Derby more closely than Nick Zito.
It could be the speed of Easy Living against the closing kick of Canal Six in Sunday’s $65,000 second-level allowance feature for New York-bred fillies and mares at Aqueduct.
An archive of in-depth articles on horse care, stable management, and health topics provided by DRF Breeding correspondents.
Had a strong day last Saturday, with $18.40 and $39.40 winners. This week, we’ll keep it short, with just three “Bet This” plays. Again, let’s use DRF Formulator to look at a few plays around the country. Formulator allows you to see the lifetime past performances of horses who have run in the past five years for any trainer who has horses entered, as well as charts, replays, filters, and more. With access to this database and with one-click access to replays, it can allow you to see some things that aren’t readily available to the betting public.
An impressive maiden winner last summer at Del Mar, Om will have his 3-year-old debut in Sunday’s $75,000 San Pedro Stakes at six furlongs at Santa Anita.
From nails to supplements to colorful glitter hoof polish befitting the Kardashians, hundreds or even thousands of hoof products are available in tack shops, from farrier supply houses, and through online vendors. Most farriers shake their heads and back away when asked about all the hoof products out there today.
I’m going to rely on Jimmy Toner taking advantage of RECEPTA still being eligible for a two-other-than condition when the filly returns from a layoff in the Sunday finale (race 9).
Shared Belief will have another question to answer next Saturday when he races outside California for the first time in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic in West Virginia. Can he ship and win?
