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  Moments after the Belmont Stakes, once the shock wore off, the first words out of my mouth were, ''This is why horse racing is the most unpredictable and crazy sport there is. They could run that race 100 more times and I still would not wager $1 on Da' Tara.'' Now that 24 hours have passed and I've had time to digest it all, I feel the ...

  As I wrote yesterday, Big Brown will win the Belmont. With that already established, I believe the best way to make money on Saturday is by playing the late Pick 4, which is a $1 million guarenteed. Look at it this way, it really becomes a Pick 3 when you single Big Brown in the final leg. And if you get one price horse in the middle, the ...

So everyone has put in their two cents or even ten cents except me. So here is my 50 cents or so. After listening and observing all the handicappers and horse enthusiasts that I care to listen too, co-workers ect...Pedigree matters most in the Belmont. Distance will get you at the end. Big Brown will have to shoot out of the starting gate to ...

  The nearly three decade drought is over. Big Brown takes over after six furlongs, opens up a clear lead, and holds off a very game Denis of Cork by two lengths to win the Belmont Stakes. That is my prediction and although it is the way I see the Belmont unfolding, to back myself up I will also use Denis of Cork in the top spot. Since the ...

Well, now I have seen it all and have laughed a good deal about it. The Onion released an amazing article on endorsements for Big Brown involving his own personal line of horseshoes. Read the article here. For those who don't know the Onion, it is an entertainment-based news source and should not be taken literally. In light of this article, there ...

[image url=''http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/jshandler_large.jpg'']Jason Shandler[/image] Blood-Horse staff writer Jason Shandler makes his debut on Talkin' Horses for a special Belmont Stakes (gr. I) handicapping preview. With Big Brown winning both the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Shandler will examine his ...

Yearling sales are a big deal.  If you want to gauge the strength of the industry, take a look at the yearling market.  (And if you're really into such things, you probably already subscribe to TBH MarketWatch...).  Each year, thousands of yearlings go through the ring (in 2008, we'll probably see more than 14,000 of them, with ...

  I will have my Belmont selections on Thursday, but for now, I'd like to take a moment and mention one horse that will not be in any of my tickets: Casino Drive. Surprised? Many of you probably are. After all, he is the horse most say has the best chance of knocking off Big Brown. Not me. I know all the positives. His Peter Pan ...

By Alfred G. Vanderbilt, courtesy of NYTimes.comThese are the delicious days, the days of debate and doubt as we wait for the Belmont Stakes, the toughest race to win in the United States and the last leg of the Triple Crown. There is no better time to be a horse racing fan. Now the questions begin. How many horses will have enough sand to face ...

We are gaining the impression that breeding a stallion back to a mare from his own broodmare sire line can work quite well. One example is Pure Prize (TrueNicks, SRO), the young Storm Cat horse who is making a very strong start with his first crop, now only 4. He is out of a mare by Seeking the Gold, a son of Mr. Prospector, and crossing him back ...