Skip to content

Blinkers Off

horse racing writing. horse racing enthusiasm.

  • home
  • blog
  • Chicago Race of the Day
  • best of
  • hire me
  • just for fun
    • #CuteNosesNow
    • horse name hall of fame

Tag: Santa Anita

#1: 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

Breeders' Cup, Churchill Downs, Curlin, Laurel Park, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise, twelve days of Curlin babies

Picks and Ponderings: Santa Anita Memorial Day Grade 1 Triple

This Monday at Santa Anita features three Grade 1 races: the Gamely for turf fillies and mares, the Shoemaker Mile … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2019 Sham Stakes Preview

The Santa Anita spur of the three-year-old trail gets underway this Saturday with the Sham Stakes. Coliseum is getting all … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Thoroughbred Insider: Midnight Bisou – A Shooting Star

It’s not often I get back in touch with my long-dormant physics nerd days to write a piece about horse … More

Santa Anita, Thoroughbred Insider

America’s Best Racing: Big Race Showdown, Wood Memorial, Blue Grass Stakes, and Santa Anita Derby

This is week ten 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, Aqueduct, Keeneland, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Santa Anita Derby and Santa Anita Oaks Preview

When one door closes, another opens.  Originally billed as a rematch between McKinzie and Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie has bowed out … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

America’s Best Racing: Big Race Showdown, Gotham/San Felipe/Tampa Bay Derby

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

America's Best Racing, Aqueduct, Santa Anita, Tampa Bay Downs

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 San Felipe Stakes Preview

The San Felipe Stakes (G2) will be run for the 81st time this year.  It is a Road to the … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: a busy week on the Oaks trail

This Saturday features four different three-year-old preps at three different tracks: three Kentucky Oaks prep, and a Kentucky Derby prep … More

Aqueduct, Gulfstream, Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

America’s Best Racing: Big Race Showdown, Holy Bull S. and Robert B. Lewis S.

It’s time for the second week of Big Race Showdown at America’s Best Racing!  The panel is full of sharp horse racing … More

America's Best Racing, Gulfstream, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Las Virgenes Stakes Preview

In a week of three-year-old preps that already took us to Aqueduct, Gulfstream, and Santa Anita on Saturday, we return to Santa Anita on … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Preview

Picks and Ponderings‘s coast-to-coast coverage of three-year-old points races continues here, with the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita. … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Santa Ynez Stakes Preview

Saturday’s card at Santa Anita features the first chance for the Derby-bound to get points in 2018, with the Grade 3 … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2018 Sham Stakes Preview

Thoroughbred racing has concluded at Hawthorne, not to return until late March.  With that, Picks and Ponderings will be casting its eyes … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Picks and Ponderings: 2017 Malibu Stakes Day Preview

After a quiet week and a half in Southern California, the Santa Anita winter meet opens up on Tuesday, December … More

Picks and Ponderings, Santa Anita

Posts navigation

Older posts

archives

search

Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Cancel