Keeping Pace

Staff writer Frank Angst examines racing, handicapping, and other mysteries.

April 2017 - Posts

Pletcher Ready for Another Kentucky Derby Run

Considering Todd Pletcher will have one of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorites in Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and several other promising starters in this year's Louisville classic, it's even money the most-repeated Derby-week stat will be the multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer's 1-for-45 mark in the Louisville classic. Pletcher currently has five horses ranked... Read More

Show Time at Oaklawn Park

In a move designed to build the confidence of new horseplayers while emphasizing that racing offers a different form of gambling from random gaming like the lottery, Oaklawn Park is paying more money for winning on-track show wagers this year.... Read More

Thunder Snow and Godolphin's Kentucky Derby Starters

While trainer Saeed bin Suroor did not commit to pointing the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed and Mohammed Al Naboodah Group (G2) winner Thunder Snow to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1), Godolphin's Dubai-based trainer said the Louisville classic will get a long look when he meets with Sheikh Mohammed. Should Thunder Snow start in the Kentucky Derby, he would be the 10th Godolphin... Read More

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