JRC Callas First, bought privately for $8,300 at the end of 2013, was named 2014 World Champion Running Quarter Horse in a ceremony at the Heritage Place Sales Company in Oklahoma City on Wednesday evening.
Just a Way, the winner of the Dubai Duty Free at Meydan Racecourse in March, was named the world’s best racehorse of 2014 by a panel of experts in a ceremony in London on Tuesday.
Derick Giwner's analysis of the Friday 1/23 card at The Meadowlands.
Garnet Barnsdale's analysis of the Friday 1/23 card at Woodbine Harness.
Ace South African trainer Mike de Kock has a three-headed monster ready to attack Thursday night at Meydan in the featured sixth race, the Group 2, $250,000 Al Fahidi Fort over about seven furlongs on turf.
Brewster Smith's analysis of the Friday 1/23 card at Yonkers Raceway.
When reviewing any wager, I always think I could have done better. If I make a score, the first question I ask is, “Could I have made more money?” It’s not greed – it’s just me wanting to maximize opportunities (and, okay, perhaps a little bit of greed). There are times I make a bad bet, review it, and say to myself: “What was I thinking?”
The second running of the $300,000 Evangeline Downs Turf Sprint will be May 30 as part of a program of five stakes, the Opelousas, La., track announced on Wednesday. The Turf Sprint has been positioned about three weeks earlier than last season, when its inaugural running in late June was won by Heitai.
Bob Pandolfo's Sharp Horses and Track Trends for January 15 to 18, 2015.
