1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway —Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew It’s OK if he regresses a little in the March 20 Florida Derby, but he still should run another big race. Pletcher has been...
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March 10 – Zenyatta will face eight opponents in Saturday’s Santa Margarita, conceding from 12 to 19 pounds. Her main threats appear to be the La Canada winner Striking Dancer (115 lbs), trained by the...
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March 1 – The first NTRA poll of the year is out and Zenyatta tops the list with eight first-place votes and 150 points, while Rachel Alexandra managed five first-place votes and 145 points. You don’t...
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1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway —Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew Some huge offers are coming in for the colt -- for part-interest, half-interest, and for the whole horse. As Zayat put it...
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1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway —Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew So, where does he go from here? Monster wins on the Derby trail are nice, but you want to see his Fountain of Youth effort...
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This is the first of a three-part diary on the $5-million Apple Blossom Invitational (gr. I) April 9, pitting Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta in a long-awaited battle for the ages. Part two will cover the...
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1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway —Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew Been waiting since the Pilgrim for a breakout performance from him and he delivered big-time. With his action, cruising speed...
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1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Pair of sharp six-furlong drills indicate he’s ready for a big effort in the Fountain of Youth. He has to show that his 101 Beyer Speed Figure...
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1 Buddy's Saint Bruce Levine Saint Liam—Tuzia, by Blushing John Some are knocking his big Beyer Speed Figure drop from the Nashua to the Remsen, but he was coming back in only three weeks after popping...
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Oaklawn Park made all the right moves with their big Apple Blossom announcement. They put up the money, they changed the distance, and in short they dangled one heckuva carrot in front of Jess Jackson...
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