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Who will win the Belmont Stakes? Will it be Derby winner Animal Kingdom, Preakness winner Shackleford, or a new face? How will the others finish? Need more information about the Belmont Stakes? Read the race previewThat Handicapping Show.--> writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011BelmontOrder.xml''); To participate, use ...

If you’re going to play catch with Team Valor’s Barry Irwin, don’t assume if you lob the ball to him he’s going to lob it back to you.New York Racing Association’s Andy Serling lobbed one to Irwin while emceeing Tuesday’s Belmont Stakes (gr. I) media luncheon, asking him if he’s concerned about the pace scenario, with Shackleford appearing to be ...

(Originally published in the June 11, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)     It took more than 60 years for William Gregory to realize his boyhood dream of training Thoroughbreds. Seven years ago, the retired Gregory obtained his ...

Originally published in the June 11, 2011 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column. By Evan Hammonds   Even without a horse going for the Triple Crown in New York, we’re getting jacked up for the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). Belmont Park’s big spring weekend ...

OK, are you ready for an absolutely gluttonous Belmont Stakes (gr. I) pedigree?Whether one looks at Brilliant Speed’s as having a legitimate shot to win the Test of the Champion after studying his pedigree or just as a potential live longshot for the exotics, the fact is you will not find a pedigree more geared toward the Belmont Stakes.Let’s ...

I was going to leave this sleeping dog lying where it was, but the dog is being kicked so often, it’s time to come to its defense.There is no denying that NBC analysts Donna Brothers and Gary Stevens both became concerned by the way Shackleford was sweating and acting up before the Preakness. So the horse wins, still dripping sweat crossing the ...

This year's Met Mile features a deep field of 11. Can you predict the order of finish from first to last? Need more information about the Met Mile? Read the race previewThat Handicapping Show-->. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/2011MetMileOrder.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left ...

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer for many people. Swimming pools open and people break out the sunscreen. It also represents the unofficial start of Thoroughbred racing’s second season, with all but one of the 3-year-old Classic races behind us and a slew of terrific races for all ages on the horizon and leading to the Breeders’ Cup ...

The next time a trainer mentions his or her concerns about running back in two weeks after the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), can we pay no attention to it? It is now 25 of the last 28 Preakness (gr. I) winners that ran in the Derby, and one of the ones who didn’t was Rachel Alexandra, who ran two weeks earlier in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I). Despite the ...

The Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) was supposed to clear up the confusing 3-year-old picture. Well, did it or didn’t it?It all depends on whether Animal Kingdom is as good as he looked in the Run for the Roses and will continue his roll or whether he will “bounce,” as many of the speed pundits believe he will. If it’s the latter, ...