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Thought I'd check in real quick after a long Tuesday. There weren't many works, though many of the Euros hit the track for the first time after being cleared from quarantine. Tuesday was all about the draw. Here are some of my quick first impressions of the draw. Let me know what yours are: I was a bit surprised in the Juvenile Fillies, first ...

''It was perfect.'' ''He's as fit and sharp as he's ever been.'' ''He's ready to roll.'' These were the comments of Chip Woolley, Eoin Harty, and Bob Baffert, respectively, right after each of their BC Classic starters turned in their final works. Woolley, who has Mine That Bird, Harty (Colonel John), and Baffert (Richard's Kid), all sounded ...

One of our regular bloggers, Matthew W, gave me a good idea for a fun blog: Breeders' Cup prop bets. How many of you fellow gamblers enjoy playing the multitude of prop bets during the Super Bowl? I know I do. For those of you not familiar, prop bets are unique, individual bets that are made available during marquee events. During the Super ...

The Breeders' Cup pre-entries are out. Here is a complete list for each of the 14 races. I'm interested to get your thoughts on some of them. Anything surprise you? Any disappointments? I have a few thoughts. First, as far as some of the horses cross-entered, I wasn't too surprised to see Zenyatta has first preference in the Classic. I had ...

Do the Americans have any legitimate chance to win the second biggest race at the Breeders' Cup--the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf? Right now, I would have to say no. With Gio Ponti being pointed toward the Classic, it seems that most Americans are pinning their hopes on Presious Passion. Yes, he has runaway speed and hypothetically could run the ...

His stable is not nearly as large as some of the other big name trainers, but when the Breeders' Cup gets underway in just over two weeks, Ken McPeek is likely to have more starters than anyone in the four juvenile races. McPeek is expected to have at least one starter in each of the juvenile events--the Juvenile Turf, Juvenile Fillies Turf, ...

Okay, only three weeks to go. It's time to start getting serious. As most of you know, I live for beating chalk. Win or lose, I like to take my shots. On that note, I'm beginning to think about which potential favorites I will have to play and which ones I am going to try to beat. This exercise lets us look at possible top contenders for many ...

Like every racing fan and person looking forward to the Breeders' Cup, I was disappointed to hear the news today that Sea The Stars is being retired. When I first heard, I was saddened but not surprised. Then I read the comments by trainer John Oxx and became annoyed. ''We feel it is unfair to keep him going any further given his ...

What a simply spectacular weekend of racing we have ahead of us--Opening weekend of Keeneland, six grade I races from Santa Anita, and a pair of major 2-year-old races at Belmont. Other than Derby and Breeders' Cup week, and opening weekend of Saratoga, there may be no better racing weekend on the calendar. Enjoy. There are way too many races to ...

So you're not a big fan of synthetics, you say? Me neither. The intent was good. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out as planned. I think most of us would agree on this by now. But here's the thing: It's Breeders' Cup time. For the second straight year, I'm tired of all the complaining. The World Championships are at Santa Anita, again. Deal ...