Trips will obviously be key in a big field like the one in Saturday’s Canadian Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park, and I like Grand Tito because he projects to sit the sweetest of trips.
Derby fever comes to Arizona Saturday as the best local sophomores must deal with a scary Southern California raider in the $75,000 Turf Paradise Derby.
A Florida Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would require the state’s racing commission to adopt a suite of new medication regulations that is being pushed nationally by groups seeking uniform rules among racing states.
I can still remember the exact moment when Rockeyed Optimist entered the sales ring at Harrisburg in November of 2012. It was early in the sale, but given his pedigree and the fact that there were potential bidders eligible to buy him, I felt reasonably secure despite his somewhat early number in the sale.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends for February 12 to 15, 2015.
Mary Rampellini's horses to watch at Oaklawn Park for the week of Feb. 18.
The California Horse Racing Board moved closer to implementing rules for third-party administration of Lasix, voiding claims when a horse bleeds from the nostrils, and amending the criteria for disqualifications when interference occurs during races at its monthly meeting Wednesday.
The Maryland Jockey Club on Wednesday afternoon released a 21-race stakes schedule for the Pimlico spring meet that will offer total purses of more than $4.2 million. Two Preakness weekend bonus programs for owners and trainers were also announced.
Mother Nature must be a fan of Thoroughbred racing in Nebraska. Although the real-feel temperature in Grand Island on Wednesday afternoon was 2 degrees, the forecast calls for a high of 49 degrees when Fonner Park launches its 62nd year of racing Friday afternoon.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 2/20 card at The Meadowlands.
