a moment all too brief

we crowd the rail, a moment all too brief a deep bay flash jets past the Golden Gate to fill … More

to Shared Belief, and his people

There was everything to love about Shared Belief, and everything to love about how Shared Belief’s connections campaigned him. His … More

Hawthorne has its marquee spring race day on Saturday with the Illinois Derby (GIII) and the Sixty Sails (GIII), and … More

Big ‘Cap Weekend is a big weekend all over the country, and Picks and Ponderings has stakes previews from coast … More

Rematches were the theme of the day in Santa Anita’s stakes races. In the Robert B. Lewis (GIII), Dortmund and … More

Friday marks the first day of the new meet at Santa Anita. The card contains three well-subscribed graded stakes races: … More

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

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

I have talked quite a bit about Shared Belief since Blinkers Off began back in January. I maintained that he … More

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

Things were a little slow for my stable in the Derbyologist Triple Crown fantasy league, but it’s the calm before … More

We are now 12 weeks into the Derbyologist Triple Crown fantasy horse racing league, and the pictures for the Derby … More

Week 11 of the Derbyologist Triple Crown fantasy league has come and gone, and it was a tough one on … More

Somehow, it’s already ten weeks into the Derbyologist Triple Crown fantasy league. The same eight horses remain in my stable … More

The second claiming period has come and gone, and the news is a little less exciting this time around. Shared … More