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Lake Placid-Alabama Stakes Analysis
The Lake Placid Stakes (G2) for 3-year-old fillies on the turf which is officially rated as soft at press time and the Alabama Stakes (G1) for sophomore fillies on the dirt run as the ei...
Del Mar Features Offer Full Fields and Tremendous Value
Saturdays Del Mar feature races are the Del Mar Handicap, a 1 3/8-mile turf affair for older horses, and the Del Mar Oaks, a 1 1/8-mile turf event for sophomore fillies. Both offer full fields ...
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The Sad Tale of Zenyattas Little Brother
In 2008, just under two months before the great race mare Zenyatta won the first of her two Breeders Cup races in that years Distaff at Santa Anita, her half-brother by Giants Causeway was ma...
Defining Class in Racehorses
Whenever I attempt to explain how to measure class in a racehorse, I am reminded of that old Julia Sweeney character on Saturday Night Live. Although, I never found the skits featuring Pat to be...
So You Wanna Be a Horseplayer: How to Place a Bet
Like many 40-somethings, I grew up in the era that featured a wonderful television show that my mom would roll her eyes at every time it came on. I can still picture the host: slim with graying hair a...
Arlingtons International Festival Day Looking Strong as Ever
Arlingtons International Festival of Racing is set to be contested on Saturday, Aug. 11. Headlined by the 36th running of the Arlington Million (G1), along with the Beverly D. (G1) and the Secretar...
How to Improve and Grow the Sport of Horse Racing: Part 1
This is the first part of a multi-part series on how to improve and grow the sport of horse racing. If you are reading this article, chances are extremely good that youre a true horse racing fa...
Pletcher Seeks Sixth Adirondack Victory With Talented Duo
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has won five previous editions of the $200,000 Adirondack Stakes (G2) at Saratoga (including the last two), will send out a pair of talented fillies in search of his sixth w...
The Truth About Lasix
In an excellent article that appeared in the Thoroughbred Daily News a while back, Lasix: Why the Effinex Team Just Said Yes, author Bill Finley recounts the story of Effinex, a four-year-old co...