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It is a truism that New Yorkers don’t go to the top of the Empire State Building; residents of Washington, D.C., don’t visit the White House; and Philadelphians rarely check out the Liberty Bell. Amanda Duckworth’s article on the 40th anniversary of the Kentucky Horse Park documents that the KHP is seeking to increase visits from citizens of the ...

1 Bolt d’Oro Mick Ruis Medaglia d'Oro—Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy Ruis nominated him to the Blue Grass Stakes just as another option. But one would think he will stay home and run at his favorite track and avoid all that travel. He got exactly what he needed in the San Felipe, which takes the pressure off for the Santa Anita Derby. He ...

We were fortunate enough to be part of a whirlwind week of racing—on both sides of the equator—in mid-March. After visiting the leafy Maronas course in Montevideo, Uruguay, for the Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1) March 11, we traveled to utilitarian Turfway Park for the March 17 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3). An unlikely double for sure, yet it ...

1 Bolt d’Oro Mick Ruis Medaglia d'Oro—Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy The distance between him and McKinzie is about the same as the distance that separated them in the San Felipe. He came out of the race 100% and cleaned up his feed, which is the first thing you want to see after such a tough race, especially off a layoff. Credit Ruis for the ...

Rain dampened the best-laid plans for a big crowd on Big ’Cap day at Santa Anita, but with apologies to Al Jolson, perhaps March showers can lead to flowers that will bloom down the road at The Great Race Place. We had visited with Tim Ritvo two days before the Big ’Cap for an upcoming feature, and The Stronach Group COO laid out his plans to put ...

1 Bolt d’Oro Mick Ruis Medaglia d'Oro—Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy In the context of the Kentucky Derby, both Bolt d’Oro, placed first from second in the San Felipe Stakes (G2), and McKinzie, disqualified from first to second, are two exceptional colts who ran their hearts out, got a lot out of the race, and are for now clear-cut favorites for ...

March 3 certainly belonged to Gulfstream Park. With a package of eight graded stakes on the 14-race program, the track had the rest of the country in a headlock in terms of class…and cash. Gulfstream handled more than $28.5 million on the day (according to figures provided by Equibase), distancing the competition like Secretariat in the 1973 ...

1 Bolt d’Oro Mick Ruis Medaglia d'Oro—Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy Inherits the top spot, at least for one week, following the disappointing effort by Good Magic in the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Now it is his turn to show that he is a worthy Kentucky Derby favorite in the San Felipe Stakes, and it won’t be easy, facing a strong two-pronged Bob ...