Episode 59 of Chicago Race of the Day takes a look at a surprising allowance/optional claiming condition in Friday's 2nd race, a competitive and classy polytrack sprint. It explores the concept of running out of conditions and deciding when you just have to drop a horse in for the tag and risk a claim, points... Continue Reading →

Episode 58 of Chicago Race of the Day takes a look at the Arlington 5th on Thursday, August 22: a fun turf allowance with good pedigree trivia as well as a trainer note that's going to save you some time scratching your head and wondering several times a meet. Listen to Chicago Race of the... Continue Reading →

Episode 57 of Chicago Race of the Day takes a look at one of the saltiest races of the summer at Arlington: a starter-optional turf sprint featuring a field of eight tough horses and no shortage of back class. Whether the race stays on the lawn or gets washed to the poly, Chicago Race of... Continue Reading →

Episode 56 of Chicago Race of the Day looks at Saturday's Arlington 5th, a tough three-year-old $75K/N1X at five and a half furlongs on the polytrack. It features the three-year-old debut (and Arlington debut) of Dugout, a NY-bred who comes from a familiar Illinois family that loves the polytrack...as well as some serious price chances... Continue Reading →

In Episode 55 of Chicago Race of the Day, I ring in the beginning of the blue-collar turf season at Arlington, and go searching for logical contenders and interesting longshots in Friday's 5th race at Arlington, a maiden claiming turf mile. Listen to Chicago Race of the Day right here. And, make sure to subscribe... Continue Reading →

In Episode 54 of Chicago Race of the Day, we jump into Thursday's Arlington 7th, an open first-level allowance optional claimer going a mile and a sixteenth on the grass...and go on a fun little digression about a family of late bloomers. Listen to Chicago Race of the Day right here. And, make sure to... Continue Reading →

In Episode 53 of Chicago Race of the Day, we get right back to Arlington — it's the day after the Million, but since they're back in action, so is Chicago Race of the Day. I take a look at the first race, a beaten claimer sprinting over the polytrack, since it features Cooper's Keeper:... Continue Reading →

Episode 52 of Chicago Race of the Day is here — and after a few bonus episodes, we're back to our more usual format! With all this stakes content out there, Million Day has an awesome undercard, featuring five of the tough maiden special weight races that make the Million Day card always so good... Continue Reading →

Episode 51 of Chicago Race of the Day is another bonus episode, looking at Saturday's Arlington finale, the Pucker Up Stakes (G3)! I look at the entire field, horse-by-horse, and highlight how it's a great place to beat some chalk! Make sure, as well, to listen to my chat with Joe Wulffe of the Daily... Continue Reading →

Episode 50 of Chicago Race of the Day is the first of the Arlington Million Day bonus episodes! In this one, I take a look at a race that sometimes gets lost in the shuffle, but is a fascinating event every year, and features two of the most interesting horses of any age of this... Continue Reading →

Episode 49 of Chicago Race of the Day is here! We look ahead to a competitive allowance on the grass on Friday, featuring a filly out of one of my favourite broodmares of all time. (And, featuring a good chance to beat the chalk!) If you haven't listened yet, make sure to tune into Monday's... Continue Reading →

Arlington Million week is here, and there are some bonus episodes on the way this week — but there are still two more race days before Million Day, and we won't leave you hanging on those! In Episode 48 of Chicago Race of the Day, we take a look at the 3rd race on Thursday,... Continue Reading →

Episode 47 of Chicago Race of the Day takes a jump into Sunday's Arlington 6th, a well-subscribed Illinois allowance going six furlongs on the polytrack. It drew a field of ten, and it's an intriguing race in which it makes perfect sense to look for a longshot. Listen to Chicago Race of the Day right... Continue Reading →

In Episode 46 of Chicago Race of the Day, let's delve into Saturday's 3rd race at Arlington. It's a field of stakes-quality fillies and mares, all meeting on a surprising field of battle: a turf sprint. Listen to Chicago Race of the Day right here. And, make sure to subscribe on either Google Play, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify,... Continue Reading →

In Episode 45 of Chicago Race of the Day, I say a few words about the schedule change on the horizon for Illinois racing in 2020 (and what it means for this podcast), and look ahead to Friday's Arlington 3rd, a maiden special weight that features the return of a promising three-year-old whose debut impressed... Continue Reading →