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  • Two Plays on a Busy Weekend of Derby Preps

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman Although the slate of Kentucky Derby prep races this weekend is a bit lighter than expected due to the indefinite suspension of racing at Santa Anita, there are still three big races on the agenda, with the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) at Tampa Bay Downs being the race that ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 03-07-2019

  • Victory Lane - By Evan Hammonds

    The outcome of the March 2 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park was a bit surprising as odds-on favorite Hidden Scroll gave way to the stretch punch of Code of Honor, who had been sent off at 9-1. The winner was no upset, as the results point to connections with decades of experience in all aspects of the Thoroughbred ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-06-2019

  • February 16, 2019 - Southwest: Enchanting Endeavor

    Bryan and Megan Petty are living their dream with the launch of Creekside Farm in New Mexico By Denis Blake ALL CHILDREN HAVE DREAMS about what they want to be when they grow up, but for most the fantasy slips away, and few actually become astronauts, doctors, movie stars, or whatever they wrote about in grade school. For Bryan and Megan Petty, ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-05-2019

  • Derby Dozen - March 5, 2019 - Presented by Shadwell Farm

    1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG)—Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy Here we go, finally. Baffert vs. Baffert. Undefeated vs. undefeated. Derby favorite vs. Derby favorite. Something’s gotta give. Baffert surprised a lot of people by his plans to run Game Winner and Improbable against each other March 9, but it’s all about logistics. ...
    Posted to Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 03-05-2019

  • Gates Beginning to Fill in Road to the Derby

    After a bit of a slow start to the Road to the Kentucky Derby in terms of field size, horsemen's interest has been picking up as they try to qualify their 3-year-olds for the season's opening classic. The past seven races--counting the 11 starters in the March 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park--have featured field sizes larger or ...
    Posted to Keeping Pace (Weblog) by Frank Angst on 03-04-2019

  • New Justify Book Available For Pre-Sale

    With the Derby trail in full swing, the highlight of the week did not take place on the racetrack, but on the internet, and had nothing to do with this year's perplexing Kentucky Derby picture. But it did have something to do with the Derby and the Triple Crown. A visit to Amazon.com revealed the long-awaited news that Lenny Shulman's book on ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by emorgan on 03-04-2019

  • Will Hidden Scroll Win the Fountain of Youth?

    By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman I can certainly understand why some handicappers are reluctant to play #7 Hidden Scroll in Saturday's $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park. There are plenty of reasons to oppose him, with perhaps the biggest being his 9-5 morning line odds. That's a pretty ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by -Keelerman on 02-28-2019

  • Sir Prize Birthday a True Thoroughbred

    The Blood-Horse magazine has started a series of features on old horses, which is a great idea. so I thought I would join in and write about a remarkable horse, one who exemplifies the true essence of the Thoroughbred. The racing world got to know trainer Tim Ritchey when he stormed on the scene in 2004 and 2005 with the tough, brilliant, and ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-28-2019

  • February 9, 2019 - Northeast/Mid-Atlantic: East Coast Swing

    Plenty of new stallions stand in the Northeast for 2019 by Evan Hammonds PURSES AT NEW YORK RACING ASSOCIATION tracks continue to climb and a recent plan to increase maiden special weight and allowance purses 40-50% at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack certainly gives breeders in New York hope for the future. The Maryland and Pennsylvania ...
    Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-28-2019

  • Lost Battle - By Evan Hammonds

    Thoroughbred racing might be the greatest game played outdoors, but it is also the toughest. The death of one of the sport’s stars, Battle of Midway, in a training mishap Feb. 23 at Santa Anita Park was a cruel blow, not only to his owners—WinStar Farm and the Heller family’s Don Alberto Stable—but to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, his crew, and all ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 02-27-2019
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