War of Will, Anothertwistafate recipients of Bad Luck Board

Wed Mar 27 2019TwinSpires Staff

A few strides out of the gate in Saturday's $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) , 4-5 favorite War of Will virtually lost all chance at a sweep of Fair Grounds ' Kentucky Derby (G1) preps when his hind end gave out briefly. Later ass ...
2019 Dubai World Cup Picks

Tue Mar 26 2019D.S. Williamson

2019 Dubai World Cup:  Capezzano Gate to Wire Win: Capezzano This year's Dubai World Cup appears to be lacking in pace. Thunder Snow, North America, and Capezzano appear to be the ones with the most early hoof, meaning whomever can establish ...
Levy and Matchmaker series both set for round three

Tue Mar 26 2019Ted Black

This weekend may mark the round of the "Sweet 16" for those following the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, but for harness racing enthusiasts this Friday and Saturday as Yonkers Raceway hosts the third rounds of both the Blue Chip Matchmaker and Geo ...
Dick Powell’s Australian Pick of the Week March 27

Tue Mar 26 2019Dick Powell

Race 4 at Australia A (Hawkesbury) Wednesday night is a maiden race for all ages going 5 1/2 furlongs. A field of 10 are entered and the ground is expected to be extremely heavy and as low as a 9 on the scale. FREE International Past Performance ...
Pletcher Heats Up with Two Derby Qualifiers; More on the Way?

Tue Mar 26 2019J. Keeler Johnson

Trainer Todd Pletcher has won two Kentucky Derbies, has saddled more Derby starters (52) than any other trainer in history, and has sent out at least one Derby starter every year since 2004. Yet until recently, there appeared to be a chance that ...
Keeler Johnson's Kentucky Derby Top 10: Anothertwistafate Impresses the Most

Mon Mar 25 2019J. Keeler Johnson

This year’s Road to the Kentucky Derby prep season has been filled with memorable upsets, so it’s only fitting that the two big races last week saw two more odds-on favorites fall to defeat. War of Will , previously ranked fifth in my Kentuc ...

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Cutting Humor Edges Anothertwistafate in Sunland Derby

Mon Mar 25 2019J. Keeler Johnson

In a clear-cut demonstration of how trips can affect the performance of a racehorse, Cutting Humor had the last laugh in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) at Sunland Park , parlaying a clean run into a gallant victory in the Road to the ...
A yardstick to measure the greatness of Winx

Mon Mar 25 2019Kellie Reilly

There has always been a lot of chatter when foreign horses are dominating their regions. Questions arise regarding who they are beating and why don’t they come to America? As one Australian trainer, Peter Moody, once reminded: “The planes fly both wa ...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Cutting Humor

Mon Mar 25 2019John Mucciolo

Starlight Racing's Cutting Humor took the lead in early stretch and kept a stubborn foe at bay late in securing a neck tally in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3) on Sunday. The Todd Pletcher trainee picked up his initial stakes win after ...
Miami Valley, Rosecroft and Pompano Park offer Sunday cards

Mon Mar 25 2019Ted Black

As college basketball fans continued to watch the NCAA tournament field get narrowed down to 16 on Sunday evening, serious harness racing fans were following the action at Miami Valley in Ohio, Rosecroft Raceway in Maryland and Pompano Park in Florid ...
Jockey Profile: Joel Rosario

Sun Mar 24 2019D.S. Williamson

When racing resumes at Santa Anita on Friday, March 29,  one of the top jockeys in the nation could also resume riding at the Great Race Place. Joel Rosario took his tack to Oaklawn Park after Santa Anita shut down so that they could work on the trac ...
By My Standards Upsets the Louisiana Derby

Sun Mar 24 2019J. Keeler Johnson

The trend of upset victories in Road to the Kentucky Derby prep races continued on Saturday when By My Standards produced a big rally up the inside to post a 22-1 upset victory in the $1 million Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (gr. II) at F ...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: By My Standards

Sun Mar 24 2019John Mucciolo

Allied Racing Stable LLC’s By My Standards rallied along the inside through the final furlong en route to posting a 22-1 upset in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds.