In my last post, I looked at a handful of Breeders’ Cup horses with more humble backgrounds, or who’d spent some time in the claiming ranks.
All in all, it turned out not to be a bad weekend for the more blue collar performers.
It certainly started off with a bang. On Friday, erstwhile claimer Maryfield [...]
Horse racing is a little bit schizophrenic.
The sport of kings. And sheiks. And really, really rich people who are not technically royalty but believe they deserve to be.
It’s a sport where old-timers look down on newcomers. Where the pretty nice stables look down on the hardscrabble claiming stables. And where the [...]
Maybe you’ve heard… the Breeders’ Cup is this coming weekend to Monmouth Park.
Joking.
Of course you’ve heard the Breeders’ Cup is coming. If you’ve managed to find this blog and, more amazing, actually read it, then you’re the kind of person who is absolutely aware that the Cup is coming, the kind of person who’s [...]
Maryland Million Day went off Saturday almost perfectly — beautiful weather, a record crowd (nearly 27,000 at Laurel and Pimlico), best-ever handle, and an engaging card that featured impressive favorites and surprising long shots in good measure.
Amidst the dire pronouncements of racing’s troubles nationwide and in Maryland, the Maryland Million brought to mind Mark Twain’s [...]
This coming Saturday is Maryland Million Day at Laurel Park — 12 races for Maryland-sired horses with total purses of $1.7 million.
Couple of thoughts about what’s notable this year…
The Maryland Million is, as far as the state-bred/state-sired stakes days go, the grandaddy of ‘em all. And Maryland Million Day is one day when racing [...]
We lost a horse the other day, Skeleton Crew claimed out of a race at Laurel.
The speedy gelding ran a good race, finishing third to two classy youngsters, and departed having delivered a first and a third from two starts. Moreover, we claimed him for $20,000 and lost him for $25,000. By every [...]
