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SaturdayPimlico, Race 12The PreaknessBy Robert Finnegan   If handicapping the 2014 Kentucky Derby was nasty, brutish, and long, handicapping the 2014 Preakness was nasty, brutish, agonizing, and almost as long. Here is where we ended up, for better or worse: The TFUS Pace Projector indicates that the Preakness will be run at ...

Steve Haskin shares with us glimpses of his Preakness week. California Chrome already showing off shortly after arrival at Pimlico Alan Sherman plants one on California Chrome It's all play with Chrome and exercise rider Willie Delgado Kid Cruz is the only Preakness horse I've seen grazing; looking good California Chrome on one of his many ...

The Predicteform.com Pace Figures will tell you if a horse is likely to improve or regress in its next start. Pace Figures are not just a single speed number, but rather a series of numbers that are incredibly powerful in identifying the Form Cycle Patterns of a horse. To view the Pace Figures online while reading the Preakness ...

Following a week of wailing and gnashing of teeth by some racing fans regarding how several handicapping services measured California Chrome’s Kentucky Derby-winning performance, Doug Salvatore finally addressed the true importance of this figure in a recent post on this very blog: “… California Chrome (or any horse) does not have to run fast to ...

By Nicole Sauer Since 1973, an average of five Kentucky Derby (gr. I) starters have ran back in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). By that standard, this year's class of sophomores is under-performing, with only three Derby runners—California Chrome (first), Ride On Curlin (seventh), and General a Rod (11th)—are likely to start in the Preakness. Derby ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') There’s no denying that Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome will be an overwhelming favorite to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico this Saturday, and trying to find a longshot that can beat him will likely prove fruitless. But in my opinion, there is a horse pointing toward the Preakness Stakes ...

A lot has been made about the unimpressive final time of the 2014 Kentucky Derby. As you may know, Old Rosebud won the 1914 Kentucky Derby in a faster time (2:03.40) than this year’s edition (2:03.66), which is pretty remarkable considering how much slower final times were a century ago. For instance, the two six-furlong races on the 1914 ...

True enough, covering Thoroughbred racing was only part of Art Grace’s beat as a sportswriter working for the now defunct Miami News.But it was the sport closest to his heart.Grace, who passed away April 17 at 88 in Tallahassee, Fla., worked for the News, beginning in the early 1950s when Thoroughbred racing and boxing dominated the South Florida ...

Among the questions that we are most frequently asked with regard to suggest matings is ''what about the inbreeding to....?'' or ''is inbreeding to x a good thing?''  Unfortunately, as a generalized question, there is no simple straightforward answer, and so our reply usually starts with a ''Well, it depends....'' While this might appear ...

As a consultant, there is a tendency to feel that you should have a ready answer for most inquiries. There are times, however, when the correct answer is ''I don't know.'' We were reminded of this when presented with a query regarding the mare Cameron's Buddy. The 10-year-old mare is by Frisk Me Now, a multiple graded stakes winner of $1.7 ...