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TwinSpires Blog: Kentucky Derby Who’s Hot, Who’s Not

Over at the TwinSpires Blog, I let you know who I think is coming into the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky … More

Big Race Showdown: Week 2

I’m thrilled to return to the panel for the Big Race Showdown at America’s Best Racing this year! Also on … More

Book Six – Episode 4: Gone West to Indiana

In Episode 4 of Book Six, we head to Indiana to look at a filly from Elusive Bluff’s first crop … More

Picks and Ponderings: Arlington Maiden Notes – 8.17.18, Race 2

Today’s Arlington second is a maiden special weight for two-year-old fillies, at five and a half furlongs on the polytrack.  … More

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Beverly D. Stakes Preview

When you have a racetrack, and want to honour your late wife, you can hardly do better than running one of … More

Fox Valley Gemini keeps on winning

Fox Valley Gemini is a star. The Illinois-bred three-year-old pacer is undefeated in his fifteen-race career, and is going for … More

harness racing, Hawthorne, IHHA

Railbird Style: Blunders, Bluster, and the Tight Turns of Pimlico

The Preakness is coming up tomorrow, which means you’re probably already sick of hearing the phrase “tight turns”.  The bad … More

Pimlico, Preakness, Railbird Style

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Blue Grass Stakes and Ashland Stakes Preview

This weekend features the second to last Saturday of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks points preps, and they will run from … More

A Day at the Races: Tampa Bay Downs

Last week, I returned to one of my favourite tracks: Tampa Bay Downs.  Over at Brisnet, I talk about my trip … More

Tampa Bay Downs

share pictures of the horses *you* know!

I love Instagram. I shied away from it for a long time given my questionable photography skills, but finally gave … More

meanderings, social media

Picks and Ponderings: 2016 Claiming Crown Preview

Gulfstream opens Saturday, and we all know what that means: Claiming Crown Day! I love the Claiming Crown — love, … More

Claiming Crown, Gulfstream, Picks and Ponderings

Chicago Railbird: 10.24.16

Jockey Julio Felix has been on fire through the first three weeks of the Hawthorne meet.  This week’s Chicago Railbird … More

Chicago Railbird, Hawthorne

Chicago Railbird: 8.28.16

This Sunday’s Arlington 4th is a contentious and classy affair: a wide-open two-year-old maiden special weight going a mile on … More

Arlington, Chicago Railbird

Picks and Ponderings: 2016 Travers Stakes Preview

This Saturday’s feature at Saratoga is a deserving one, even amid the Breeders’ Cup quality card: the Grade I Travers … More

Picks and Ponderings, Saratoga

Picks and Ponderings: 2016 United Nations Stakes Preview

In addition to covering the Iowa Festival, Picks and Ponderings also wanders to the Jersey Shore this weekend for the … More

Monmouth, Picks and Ponderings

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