Tag: horseracing

By Ray Wallin Schadenfreude. No, it is not the new model that Volkswagen is releasing next year. It’s far from “Farfegnugen,” which is the German word for driving enjoyment, which was a VW marketing slogan …

By Lynne Snierson Capezzano, who was bred by Darley in Kentucky, is right at home in the Middle East. Fourteen of his 16 career efforts and all six of his wins have been on the …

Saudi Cup Betting Odds Capezzano: This horse, who was bred by Darley in Kentucky, is right at home in the Middle East. Fourteen of his 16 career efforts and all six of his wins have …

Saudi Cup Betting Odds Great Scot: He came, he conquered, he left. Four days after dominating a Grade 3 stakes at a mile last Sept. 7 at Haydock Racecourse in northwest England, Great Scot was …

By Ed McNamara He came, he conquered, he left. Four days after dominating a Grade 3 stakes at a mile last Sept. 7 at Haydock Racecourse in northwest England, Great Scot was on his way …

Let’s try not to get too far ahead of ourselves, not with prominent Grade 1 races such as the Whitney Stakes coming up Saturday at Saratoga Race Course, and the Arlington Million on Aug. 10, …

The $600,000 Jim Dandy (G2) at Saratoga Race Course takes center stage this weekend in the world of 3-year-olds, with Preakness (G1) winner War of Will and Belmont Stakes (G1) runner-up Tacitus headlining a six-horse …

A talented field of seven will square off in Sunday’s $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) at Del Mar, the 2019 summer season’s second Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” event, this one guaranteeing …

You’ve noticed it. I am sure of it. If you’ve played the ponies at different racetracks you know what I mean. You see the same characters wherever you go. They may be older or younger, …

In an excellent article that appeared in the Thoroughbred Daily News a while back, “Lasix: Why the Effinex Team Just Said Yes,” author Bill Finley recounts the story of Effinex, a four-year-old colt that won …

By Derek Simon Note: I wrote the following article several years ago, but received a request to post it again. It pertains to making a fair odds line and includes a link to an Excel …

Many racing fans believe that a horse that won its last start in dominant fashion is a good bet today. The argument is that such a horse was “never asked for its best” and, thus, …

In between e-mails informing me that I “may already have won” a prize of considerable value and those beseeching me to be “a better lover” (my wife claims she’s only trying to help), I often …

Like many 40-somethings, I grew up in the era that featured a wonderful television show that my mom would roll her eyes at every time it came on. I can still picture the host: slim …

By Derek Simon In an excellent article that appeared in the Thoroughbred Daily News, “Lasix: Why the Effinex Team Just Said Yes,” author Bill Finley recounts the story of Effinex, a four-year-old colt that recently …