a Classic verse

With all apologies to the Haiku Handicapper, this year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic was sufficiently dramatic to require a Sonnet Recapper. … More

Picks and Ponderings: weekend stakes previews

Since there are not any stakes races at Arlington this week, Paul Mazur and I are covering the stakes action … More

This past weekend at Belmont, Scott Shapiro of shapperdacapper.com organized an event where a few of us made five $5 … More

This was an exciting weekend of racing, headlined by an exciting running of the Preakness Stakes. California Chrome kept his … More

Tomorrow, we move into the second leg of the Triple Crown. It’s a smaller field than the Derby: ten horses … More

Last weekend was a wrap for the Public Handicapper prep season, which was the reason why I covered many of … More

We had a claiming day this Thursday, and I had to get busy, since so many of my horses were … More

This weekend, Danonymous Racing has a contest going on this weekend, covering eight stakes races: five at Keeneland, and three … More

…two fantasy stables! For the sixth year, Brooklyn Backstretch is doing a fantasy league to raise money for the equine … More