Remember all the fun dissecting the chart of the Travers Stakes and finding all those unique statistical gems that when strung together resulted in one of the most remarkable performances we had ever seen...
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming and all meaningful and timely topics to bring you the latest news on the ever-growing dreaded “Haskin Curse” that has quietly plagued the Sport of Kings...
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On January 24, we will kick off the 2017 Derby Dozen on Bloodhorse.com. Ever since my Daily Racing Form colleague Steve Feldman and I inaugurated the first Derby Dozen in 1993, analysis of the early Kentucky...
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By J. Keeler Johnson ("Keelerman") Twitter: @J_Keelerman Christmas is coming, and horse racing fans know what that means--it means that opening day at Santa Anita is just around the corner! With December...
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As we flip to the last calendar page of 2016, naturally our focus turns to something we haven’t thought about for quite a while—elections. In the world of Thoroughbreds, it’s time to collect our thoughts...
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Question: How good is Arrogate and do you think he can beat California Chrome in the Breeders’ Cup Classic? Answer: I’ll let you know around the three-sixteenths pole. No, that isn’t much of an answer...
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It was 1996 and Bob Baffert, then a relatively unknown trainer, made his first impact on the classic scene when he brought Santa Anita Derby winner Cavonnier to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby....
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With the connections of American Pharoah participating in a questions and answers Thursday in celebration of the one-year anniversary of their Triple Crown triumph, I thought it was a good time to post...
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It’s time for another Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which in February still has a pretty low percentage, which is why Mohaymen is the only horse in single digit-odds, while the mutual field is an unappealing...
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Sometimes, a brief comment can trigger a deluge of thoughts and images, and such was the case when Bob Baffert said of American Pharoah at the Longines World's Best Racehorse Award Jan. 19 in London, ...
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