2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist is doing well one day after undergoing colic surgery, Darley announced Friday. “At this point, we are confident that he will be fully recovered and… read more →
Fresh off a nearly perfect 2016 campaign in which he was victorious in all but one race, California Chrome was named the winner Sunday of the fan-voted Secretariat Vox Populi… read more →
In his first race on his home track, California Chrome easily won Los Alamitos Winter Challenge Stakes on Saturday in a dominating 12-length victory that set a new track record.… read more →
California Chrome — who has been at the top of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Top Thoroughbred Poll every week this year — kept his No. 1 spot, despite his… read more →
Horse Bits from the Breeders’ Cup Breeders’ Cup Classic/Arrogate: Fresh off Arrogate’s victory after a duel with California Chrome in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, it was looking likely that the… read more →
California Chrome racked up his sixth consecutive win this year in the easiest of fashions in the Grade 1 Awesome Again at Santa Anita Park on Saturday as he prepares… read more →
I’m always whining about The Way Things are Done in Racing, vs. The Way They Should Be Done. (See previous article on this ‘site.) So today I must doff my… read more →
In 1953, the beloved actor, Andy Griffith, did a routine on the radio which captivated and charmed his audience. The name of this bit was, “What it Was, Was Football.”… read more →
The 2016 Travers was extraordinary, for several reasons. And all of them begin and end with the name, Arrogate, Prince Khalid bin Abdullah’s horse who broke the all-time Travers record. … read more →
This morning I saw a video that, at first blush, delighted me. Then, that same video angered me, and made me want to throttle someone. Almost simultaneous to my overwhelming… read more →