Category: Horse Racing Analysis

This year marks the 46th anniversary of the great Secretariat’s record-breaking performance in the 1973 Belmont Stakes, a race that earned the flashy red son of Bold Ruler his Triple Crown, which was in a …

The California Equine Foundation (CERF), the second-ever OTTB retirement facility in the United States when founded in 1986 and once known as the gold standard for OTTB aftercare, had its 501c(3) non-profit status revoked  by …

The Haskell Invitational is two months away, but drama is already building for the upcoming headline event of the recently opened Monmouth Park race meet. Now that the Preakness is in the books, with War of …

There were some doubts about whether or not War of Will, who was involved in the Kentucky Derby disqualification kerfuffle, would make the gate for the Preakness Stakes. He emerged from the bumping incident without …

Rupp Racing’s Owendale represents one of the “new shooters” in the Preakness Stakes after not earning enough points in the Road to the Derby points system, despite his impressive Lexington Stakes win at Keeneland. Trainer …

While much has been said about this year’s Preakness Stakes (GI) not drawing the Kentucky Derby (GI) winner for the first time in 23 years, this year also marks the first time in its 144-year …

Alwaysmining represents the best in local Preakness hopes and the gelded son of Stay Thirsty is carrying a six-race win streak, including five stakes. His last was close to spectacular as he captured the nine-furlong …

Win Star Farm, China Horse Club and Starlight Racing’s Preakness Stakes contender Improbable was actually the 4-1 post-time favorite in the Kentucky Derby and crossed the wire a respectable fifth, just more than three lengths …

Every year after the dust settles on the Kentucky Derby (GI), racing fans turn their heads east and focus on Baltimore and the Preakness Stakes (GI) where those left standing after battling under the Twin …

It’s hard to believe that just 4 ½ months ago, anyone could have had a Kentucky Derby runner for the bargain basement price of $16,000. Gary and Mary West’s homebred made his first start for …

May 2, 2019 (Churchill Downs)–US Racing (www.usracing.com), an international online horse racing service, announced unique proposition wagers for the 145th Kentucky Derby to be held at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4th. Do you think …

Gary Barber’s War of Will took the early Kentucky Derby trail by storm, easily winning the LeComte Stakes (GIII) and Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds in New Orleans, before a bad break and …

April 27, 2019 (Churchill Downs) — For the third time in history, Japan will be represented by a runner in the Kentucky Derby as Katsumi Yoshizawa’s homebred Master Fencer made the more than 6,000-mile journey …

April 27, 2019 (Churchill Downs) –  Though it’s been a year since Justify’s impressive Triple Crown run the similarities between him and Kentucky Derby contender Improbable this year are striking and not because both are …

Derek Simon, editor of U.S. Racing, discusses the different bet types and what they mean, so that you can better watch and wager on the Kentucky Derby. Derek covers traditional bets — like win, place and …