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Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Oct. 17, 2022
Jason looks back at the weekend, including Gina Romantica and her Grade 1 win, as well as her beginning her career at Tampa Bay Downs.
Racing
Kilroy previews 2022 Breeders' Cup Distaff contenders
What's in store for the 2022 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1)? Pre-entries won't be announced until Oct. 24, but the likely runners are fierce.
Breeders Cup
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Oct. 13, 2022
Jason looks back at his visit to Sweetwater Downs in Wyoming.
Racing
The up and down history of the American Grand National
The American Grand National, which carries a purse of $250,000 and is contested over 2 5/8 miles, is the richest and most prestigious jumping event in the U.S.
Racing
Catching My Eye: Keeneland opening weekend
Leading into Breeders' Cup weekend, Kevin Kilroy will be keeping an eye on track trends as well as individual performances at Keeneland.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Oct. 10, 2022
Jason looks back at some of the stories from the weekend, including a huge upset in the world of harness racing.
Racing
Pedigree profile: Cave Rock
Speed is the greatest weapon a racehorse can possess. Stamina is equally dangerous as distances get longer. Combine speed with stamina, and you have the makings of an elite racehorse.
Pedigree
After the Racetrack: Underscore and Natalie Voss
This month’s After the Racetrack looks at the special relationship between Underscore, aka Blueberry, and his partner, the Paulick Report’s editor-in-chief, Natalie Voss.
Aftercare
First-crop sires: Good Magic's Blazing Sevens, Curly Jack win on Road to Kentucky Derby
By siring the winners of the first two scoring races on the main Road to the Kentucky Derby, Good Magic has surged to the lead in the freshman sire standings.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Oct. 6, 2022
Jason looks back at a forgettable day for him at Keeneland.
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Racing Roundtable: Reflections on first round of final Breeders' Cup preps
In the first of two special Racing Roundtables, a look back on the first weekend of final Breeders' Cup prep and thoughts on whose stock is on the rise and on decline.
Features
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Blazing Sevens
It’s no wonder why Blazing Sevens has enjoyed success running long on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. The stretch-running Champagne S. (G1) winner has a strong pedigree for handling classic distances.
Kentucky Derby
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Oct. 3, 2022
Jason looks back at the weekend of racing, including Rich Strike's near win in the Lukas Classic.
Features
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Sept. 29, 2022
Jason discusses the importance and benefits of taking the occasional break from racing.
Racing
2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe: 10 storylines to know
Europe’s richest race, the €5 million Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), is the centerpiece of a fantastic Sunday at ParisLongchamp.
International
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Sept. 26, 2022
Jason looks back at his favorite moments from his racing weekend at Golden Gate Fields and talks about fan education.
Racing
Catching My Eye: Classy longshots at Churchill Downs
Here are six runners from opening weekend at Churchill Downs who deserved backing but were simply overlooked by the betting public.
Racing
Breeders' Cup: Top 12 international winners
International competition is an essential element of the Breeders’ Cup, going back to its inaugural in 1984. Here are the 12 best internationals who starred at the World Championships.
Racing
The Science of Horse Racing: The Psychology of a Racehorse
From ears flicking back and forth to swishing tails, just what do horse behaviors mean?
Racing
International scouting reports for 2022 Jockey Club Derby and Jockey Club Oaks
Europeans have won both runnings so far of the Jockey Club Derby (G3), and the venue change to Aqueduct during the “Belmont at the Big A” season shouldn’t alter the equation on Saturday.
Racing
Queen Elizabeth II: A Life with Horses
Among those mourning her passing was the sport of horse racing, who remember Queen Elizabeth for her skills in the saddle, her passion for breeding, and her affinity for the racetrack.
Features
2022 Woodbine Mile, Summer Stakes International Scouting Reports
Charlie Appleby cleaned up at Woodbine last September, and the Godolphin trainer is back with another dynamic duo on Saturday.
Racing
Bolt d'Oro rises to top of first-crop sires standings
Bolt d’Oro has ascended to the top of the earnings list for 2022 first-crop sires after a handful of his progeny succeeded in recent stakes efforts.
Racing
What does shaky history of odds-on BC Classic favorites mean for Flightline?
The main question is not so much who specifically will win the Breeders' Cup Classic, but whether Flightline will be a single or not.
Breeders Cup
True Crime in Horse Racing: Disappearance of Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen was one of a kind, a jokester that lightened every jockey’s room he entered. The talented rider had a quick wit and a penchant for living life to the fullest, which tended to lead to trouble — or at least the rumblings of such. His disappearance prompted questions about what happened to this leading jockey — and who might have wanted him gone.
Features
Stories of the Queen's links to New Zealand and Australian racing
Any contact the Queen had with people in the thoroughbred industry in former colonies would be fondly remembered.
International
World's great races named for Queen Elizabeth II
No fewer than five major jurisdictions have international Group 1 races named after Queen Elizabeth II.
International
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Sept. 8, 2022
Jason looks back at the end of the Colonial Downs season and the track's progress since its reopening in 2019.
Racing
First-crop sires: Good Magic's Vegas Magic eyes Del Mar Debutante
Since our initial profile of Good Magic in the freshman sires series, three of his early winners have furnished stakes updates, and several others are on the radar.
Racing
Flightline evokes memories of all-time greats in Pacific Classic
Flightline’s manner gave a worldwide audience that spine-tingling sensation of watching a performance of historic proportions unfold in real-time.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Sept. 5, 2022
Jason looks back at Flightline's historic performance in the Pacific Classic.
Racing
After the Racetrack: Chindi Thrives in His Second Job
Chindi’s active retirement is a shining example of what life can be like after the racetrack.
Racing
Betting Strategies: Kentucky Downs Insights with Neil Pessin
Kevin Kilroy interviews trainer Neil Pessin about Kentucky Downs.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Sept. 1, 2022
Jason remembers his friend and longtime professional bettor Alan Denkenson.
Racing
Racing Roundtable: Breeders' Cup implications from Travers weekend
The Racing Roundtable reflects this week on the Breeders' Cup implications from Travers Day and elsewhere.
Racing
Catching My Eye: Saratoga and Del Mar, Aug. 27-28
Below are a handful of runners who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Saratoga and Del Mar over the weekend.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 29, 2022
Jason looks back at his visit to Charles Town Races and the Charles Town Classic.
Features
Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Rich Strike
Once in a while, a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender comes along with a pedigree seemingly perfect for racing 1 1/4 miles on dirt. Such is the case with Rich Strike.
Kentucky Derby
First-crop sires: Girvin attracts attention
Represented by a pair of juvenile stakes winners, most notably 3 1/4-length Saratoga Special (G2) winner Damon’s Mound, Girvin is off to a fast start from his first crop.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Aug. 25, 2022
Jason looks back at working in the race office and remembers the loss of a racing coworker.
Features
Racing Roundtable: Nest, Moira dominate ahead of potential Breeders' Cup clash
The Racing Roundtable — James Scully, Kellie Reilly, and Vance Hanson — debate what three-year-old fillies Nest and Moira should do next and opine on a couple of the leading juvenile maiden winners from the past weekend.
Racing
First-Crop Sires: Expectations High For Mendelssohn
TwinSpires Edge voters have made it clear: they’d like Mendelssohn to be one of the first-crop sires that we focus on in 2022.
Features
The Science of Racing: Vision and Blinkers
The Science of Racing looks at a horse’s vision and how changing the way they see the world around them can affect performance.
Education
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 22, 2022
Jason discusses the Gold Cup and Saucer, plus the value of regional races.
Features
Del Mar Oaks international scouting report: Txope
Fresh from selling for €1.2 million at Arqana’s Summer Sale, Txope hopes to give new owner Zhang Yuesheng a rapid return on investment in Saturday’s Del Mar Oaks (G1).
Racing
First-Crop Sires 2022: Bolt d'Oro babies blossoming quickly
Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm and foaled in March 2015, Bolt d’Oro got off to a fast start as a two-year-old.
Features
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Aug. 18, 2022
Jason discusses inquiries and objections and being a steward.
Features
Racing Roundtable: Turf takeaways and two-year-olds
The Racing Roundtable reconvenes to talk Breeders' Cup implications from last weekend's big turf races and thoughts on some rising two-year-olds.
Features
Catching My Eye: Across the country Aug. 13-14
Below are a handful of runners who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Del Mar, Churchill Downs, and Ellis Park over the weekend.
Racing
Sha Tin Betting Guide 2022-23
Sha Tin Racecourse is Hong Kong’s premier track and hosts the vast majority of Hong Kong’s black type races.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 15, 2022
Jason writes about some smaller barns winning big races this weekend.
Racing
True Crime in Horse Racing: Hawthorne on Fire
When a devastating fire hit Hawthorne in 1978, attention immediately turned to what – and who – could have caused the blaze and why.
Features
The 10 Best Races in Australia
Here is a look at 10 of the best races in Australia, in chronological order.
History
Beverly D. international scouting report: Lily Pond
One year after Aidan O’Brien finally won his first Beverly D. (G1), the master of Ballydoyle bids to make it two in a row.
International
First-Crop Sires 2022: Justify Makes a Bright Start
Writing the stallion marketing script for Justify’s first season in 2019 wouldn’t have been the toughest task in Thoroughbred breeding.
Features
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for Aug. 11, 2022
Jason discusses this weekend's Longacres Mile and looks back at some of his favorite editions of this race.
Features
Catching My Eye: Chad Brown fillies Sunday at Saratoga
Below are a handful of Chad Brown fillies who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Saratoga over the weekend.
Analysis
After the Racetrack: Imperative Dances to a New Beat
When dressage queen Louise Atkins first met Imperative, she was unfamiliar with the stakes-winning gelding.
Features
First-Crop Sires: City of Light offspring beginning to shine
City of Light retired to stud at Lane's End Farm in early 2019 to great fanfare.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 8, 2022
Jason recaps a story from his visit to Laurel Park this past weekend.
Racing
TwinSpires player, owner of Uptowncharlybrown Stud eyes stakes win with For the Dreamers
TwinSpires player Bob Hutt will be cheering on his Uptowncharlybrown Stud homebred three-year-old For the Dreamers.
Racing
Harness Preview: Picks and Horses to Watch August 4-8
Selected features, stakes coverage and the never-ending TwinSpires’ horses-to-watch list (H2W) share keys to success in exotics, win, place and show payoffs.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for August 4, 2022
Jason follows up last week's column on working in horse racing. This week, he talks about working within your passion.
Racing
Seven best Arlington Million winners
Arlington’s iconic turf race has been transferred to Churchill Downs in 2022. In anticipation of the Aug. 13 renewal, here’s my idea of the seven best Arlington Million heroes.
Features
First-crop sires: Good Magic has Hopeful candidate in Blazing Sevens
Good Magic checks multiple boxes for stud appeal. A $1 million yearling, by a Hall of Famer and from a productive family, he developed into a champion juvenile and Grade 1-winning classic performer at three.
Pedigree
Introducing the First-Crop Sires Series 2022: Choose a Sire for us to Follow
TwinSpires is bringing back the First-Crop Sires Series for 2022. Last year's series included Gun Runner and Arrogate, and this season, Justify tops our list to follow closely.
Pedigree
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem Aug. 1, 2022
Jason discusses the solid start to the Del Mar meet.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for July 28, 2022
Jason writes about the moving around lifestyle that comes with working in horse racing.
Racing
Racing Roundtable: Cyberknife, Nest, and Clairiere
This week's edition of the Racing Roundtable covers the immediate future of Haskell (G1) winner Cyberknife and the fallout following a pair of races for fillies and mares at Saratoga.
Racing
TwinSpires player scores 299K on Pick 6 at Saratoga
A TwinSpires user in Augusta, Michigan celebrated the win of a lifetime when he raked in $299,000 on the Pick 6 during opening weekend at Saratoga.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem July 25, 2022
Jason looks back at this weekend's Haskell Stakes and shares an old story about him and his dad at the races.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for July 21, 2022
Jason discusses Del Mar opening day and shares a story about the time he met Del Mar racecaller Trevor Denman.
Racing
After the Racetrack: Kelso Was Brilliant On and Off the Track
This legend sailed into retirement with ease, showing the same consistency and excellence that had earned him a place in the sport’s Hall of Fame.
Racing
The Science of Horse Racing: Hooves and Horseshoes
For this month’s the Science of Horse Racing, let’s play some horseshoes and learn a little about hooves, plates, and more.
Racing
Racing Roundtable: Takeaways from opening weekend at Saratoga, Haskell weekend preview
This week's Racing Roundtable explores the main takeaways from the Diana S. (G1) at Saratoga, which juvenile has impressed the most at the Spa, and looks ahead to the Haskell S. (G1) on July 23.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem July 18, 2022
Jason looks back at the weekend, including opening weekend at Saratoga.
Racing
True Crime in Horse Racing: A Deadly Night Out
For Triple Crown winning jockey Willie Saunders, the trappings of fame led to a night out gone tragically awry, leaving a woman dead and his life forever changed.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for July 14, 2022
Jason's column remembers the great Luke Kruytbosch, who passed away on this date in 2008.
Racing
Racing Roundtable: Classic Causeway takes to turf, McKulick fit for Breeders' Cup
This week's Racing Roundtable looks back on the Belmont Derby and reflects on the performances of McKulick and Interstatedaydream in their respective stakes races over the weekend.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem July 11, 2022
Jason looks back at his favorite story of the weekend, the win for Tyler's Tribe at Prairie Meadows.
Racing
Breeders' Cup July 8 Divisional Update: Turf Races
The path to the Breeders’ Cup turf races took major strides in June, with Royal Ascot, the Belmont Stakes carnival, European classics, and top Japanese events grabbing headlines.
Racing
Breeders' Cup July 7 Divisional Update: Dirt Races
There’s plenty to look over as we assess the likely contenders for the seven Breeders’ Cup races on dirt.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for July 7, 2022
Jason looks ahead to the meet at Colonial Downs with some observations from his first three seasons at the track.
Racing
Racing Roundtable: Life Is Good, Olympiad set for scorching battle in Whitney
This week's Racing Roundtable looks ahead to the Whitney (G1) and Travers (G1) at Saratoga, as well as the promising future of debut winner Damon's Mound.
Racing
Catching My Eye: Belmont July 1-3
Olympiad, Life Is Good, and Charge It caught analyst Kevin Kilroy's eye with their monstrous efforts winning graded stakes this weekend.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem July 4, 2022
Jason looks back at some of the stories from the weekend of racing.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Column for June 30, 2022
Jason looks back at the first half of the year in racing for 2022.
Racing
Catching My Eye: June 25 and 26 at Churchill Downs
Below are a handful of runners who caught Kevin Kilroy's eye at Churchill Downs, along with a three-year-old at Belmont Park.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem June 27, 2022
Jason discusses the weekend of racing, including the Ohio Derby, and his cross-country travels.
Racing
The Science of Horse Racing: Coat of Many Colors
For this month’s Science of Horse Racing, let us explore how genes determine coat color and even how to predict whether a foal might be bay or gray.
Racing
Biggest American horse races to watch after the Triple Crown series
Even the most casual horse racing fan knows about the iconic Kentucky Derby (G1), along with the Preakness S. (G1) and Belmont S. (G1) that comprise the Triple Crown series. But there are plenty of big races in the United States outside those three American Classics.
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Catching My Eye: Chad Brown's Belmont Stakes Weekend
Here are the Chad Brown horses that caught the eye of racing analyst Kevin Kilroy at Belmont Park.
Racing
Jason Beem's Thursday Thoughts June 16, 2022
Jason Beem looks back on the Triple Crown season of 2022.
Racing
Monday Morning Message with Jason Beem June 13, 2022
Jason Beem looks back at the Belmont Stakes weekend.
Racing
True Crime in Horse Racing: Lost at Sea
In March 1948, a jockey, a trainer, and their friend went fishing off the Florida Keys and vanished, leaving more questions than answers in their wake.
Racing
Ward's Golden Pal, Campanelle top American hopes at 2022 Royal Ascot
Twelve-time Royal Ascot winner Wesley Ward returns to the June 14-18 meeting with Golden Pal and Campanelle leading his team. But a few other American-based horsemen are also taking the plunge.
Racing
Belmont Gold Cup International Scouting Reports: Loft, Outbox
European invaders have plundered the past four runnings of the Belmont Gold Cup (G2), after a second-place finish in 2016. Two more have arrived for Friday’s renewal – Germany’s Loft, a proven stayer with upside, and British veteran Outbox, who has smart form in the book, if he can duplicate it over further.
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