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1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG)—Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy He again swapped works with Improbable, as they have yet to work fast or slow at the same time. This week it was Game Winner who worked five furlongs in a sharp 1:00 1/5, while Improbable went a slow six furlongs in 1:15. Looking at the Thoro-Graph numbers, his final ...

The final hammer Feb. 5 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter mixed sale brought to a close the breeding stock segment of the marketplace and, according to Twitter, the breeding sheds are open in Central Kentucky. The Thoroughbred cycle continues to turn…so what have we learned? There are so many smart people in this game one only has to throw a ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman When analyzing the field for Saturday's $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (gr. III) at Tampa Bay Downs, I'm struck by the fact that there is plenty of early speed entered in this 1 1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race. Certainly the front-running sprinter #2 Going for Gold, making ...

The trio of races for 3-year-olds on the first Saturday of February produced some buzz for the first Saturday in May. A closing kick at Gulfstream Park often draws attention, and 29-1 Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull Stakes (G2) winner Harvey Wallbanger did just that. Two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert added more firepower for 2019 with Mucho ...

1 Game Winner Bob Baffert Candy Ride (ARG)—Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy The contrast in work pattern between him and stablemate Improbable has been noticeable, as his short works started off strong, and in his last work he went five furlongs (1:03 2/5) five full seconds slower than Improbable a couple of days later. His action isn’t as ...

This morning you may see that we have extended the computations of the Coefficient of Inbreeding and Coefficient of Relatedness to 10 generations. These coefficients were previously calculated over 8 and 6 generations respectively and were done to that generation previously due to computational restrictions, i.e, the speed of the computers and the ...

The racing and breeding world was shocked to learn of the death at age 53 of J.B. McKathan, who along with his brother Kevin, helped propel the comet known as Bob Baffert back in 1996, while establishing the McKathan Brothers Farm in Ocala as one of the best classrooms for young 2-year-olds to get their start. It was Baffert’s good fortune to ...