Robby Albarado hand-rode Curlin into history last Saturday when the horse became the first $10 million dollar earner, beating Cigar’s all-time record with his second win in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Belmont’s slop proved …
Curlin Ready to Nose Out Cigar Cigar ended his career $185 dollars short of earning a cool $10 mil in 33 career starts. His record is one not only remembered through a dollar amount in …
With the most prestigious event in American racing only five weeks away, all eyes are sitting on this year’s standout horses. Every other year, those contenders who’ve been snagging the classics and adding up the …
Is Big Brown Ducking Stiffer Competition? This Saturday will mark both the second and last time Big Brown will race on the turf. In the newly created, ungraded Monmouth Stakes, Big Brown is slated to …
You’ve never truly seen a horse race until you’ve seen one from the rail, where the horses are close enough to touch, and the sheer power of the stampede quakes the ground and sends a …
This Saturday, the Burial Ground of Champions is welcoming the most talented dirt horse in America. That’s right — Curlin is going to race at Saratoga. The four-year-old chestnut is slated to run in the …
No offense to Pyro, but I was pretty surprised when he was named the 7–2 morning-line favorite of the $1 million Travers Stakes set for this Saturday. Maybe the bettors are feeling the field is …
Big Brown won the Haskell. So why am I not thrilled? In fact, why was I just about sick to my stomach after the race was over? On the bright side of things, we witnessed …
It’s been a pretty obvious grumble since the Triple Crown, but I’m more convinced now than ever that the connections of Big Brown don’t deserve him. Anyone who has been following this horse knows about …
The field for the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes this Sunday is shaping up to be a sampling of the best-of Triple Crown hopefuls and never-wases. Pyro, fresh from his comeback in the Northern Dancer …
