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Tag: Fair Grounds

#7: the sixth annual Twelve Days of Curlin Babies

Welcome back to the Twelve Days of Curlin Babies, where we celebrate the twelve most memorable races from Curlin’s progeny through … More

Curlin, Fair Grounds, twelve days of Curlin babies

Big Race Showdown: Week 8

This week, we take a look at the Louisiana Derby and the Sunland Park Derby. See who Candice Hare, Emily Gullikson, Brian Zipse, Dan … More

America's Best Racing, Fair Grounds, Sunland Park

Past the Wire: Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan to Miss Rest of Fair Grounds Meet

Starting this week, I’ve come on as a contributing writer at Past the Wire, writing racing news pieces a couple … More

Fair Grounds, Past the Wire

Picks and Ponderings: 2019 Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra Stakes Preview

The stakes on the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks trails go up this Saturday at Fair Grounds, with the first … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

Thoroughbred Insider: Noble Indy – Earning His Name

I love good horse names.  Sometimes a horse’s name is apt when they’re born, and sometimes it becomes apt through what … More

Fair Grounds, Thoroughbred Insider

America’s Best Racing: Big Race Showdown, Louisiana Derby

This is week eight of Big Race Showdown at America’s Best Racing: where I clash heads with six awesome handicappers (Emily Gullikson, Candice Hare, Dan … More

America's Best Racing, Fair Grounds

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Louisiana Derby and Fair Grounds Oaks Preview

Saturday at Fair Grounds features the first of the 100-point Derby and Oaks preps, down in the Big Easy: the … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

America’s Best Racing: Big Race Showdown, El Camino Real Derby and Risen Star Stakes

It’s time for the fourth week of Big Race Showdown at America’s Best Racing: where I clash heads with six awesome handicappers … More

America's Best Racing, Fair Grounds, Golden Gate Fields

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Louisiana Derby and Fair Grounds Oaks Preview

The Louisiana spurs of the Derby trail and the Oaks Trails reach their culmination this weekend with the Louisiana Derby … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Risen Star and Rachel Alexandra Preview

This weekend, the Derby Trail and the Oaks Trail revisit the Big Easy, just in time for Mardi Gras! The … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Southwest Stakes and Razorback Handicap Preview

The Derby trail does not usually get active on Mondays — but with the national holiday, Oaklawn will not only … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

Picks and Ponderings: Guest Suite, Farrell Splash Farther Down the Road to Kentucky

Today featured the first Louisiana-based steps on the roads to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.  Guest Suite made the … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

hello, Narvaez.

Today, I saw a horse who raced in my favourite horse race ever. No, I didn’t see the winner of … More

Fair Grounds, Palace Malice

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Lecomte S. and Silverbulletday S. Preview

This weekend, I’m heading to New Orleans for the Lecomte Stakes and the Silverbulletday Stakes, the first of the three-year-old … More

Fair Grounds, Picks and Ponderings

Risen Star Stakes: Point/Counterpoint!

Over at By the Furlong, Casey Laughter and I tackled the entire field of the Risen Star (GII), going point/counterpoint … More

Fair Grounds

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