CALIFORNIA CHROME polishes off training with big Saturday workout: Onlookers were raving early Saturday morning after Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner CALIFORNIA CHROME had his final Belmont Stakes workout at Belmont this morning. Clockers got California Chrome going a half in 47.69, 5f in 59.93, with a very strong gallop out in 1:12.28, 1:26.28. […]

  LOOK WHO HAS GONE TO OLD FRIENDS!     Last weekend, some Ontario horse racing fans were shocked to see graded stakes winner, 12-year-old MARCO BE GOOD entered for $4,00 claiming at Suffolk Downs. The son of Bold ‘n Flashy had not raced in 2 years (Thoroughblog actually did a story on his ‘retirement’ […]

  TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF NORTHERN DANCER May 27, 1961 BELOW IS from a box of cue cards I  found at WINDFIELDS FARM in January 2012, each Windfields mare had one….               photo by CINDY PIERSON DULAY/HORSE-RACES.NET   WE MISS ARTIE WORKS: TWO SUPPLEMENTED TO […]

 Great racing day at Woodbine with QUEEN’S PLATE CONTENDERS in action against some tough American-breds and champions Solid Appeal and Sisterly Love square off on the grass….             IT’S SPRING!  FINALLY! It was almost as if SPRING IN THE AIR, the 4-year-old filly, knew that spring was indeed, in the […]

  updated SATURDAY MORNING… IT’S TIME FOR TURF RACING!! for FREE WOODBINE PICKS go to http://jmbets.ca    IM-POSSUM-BLE! – NYRA VIDEO                     SPADINA ROAD REELS IN WILD PACE BATTLE Woodbine wrap for Friday There was a lot of action on the track on Friday and trip […]

CHROME ARRIVES IN NEW YORK Have Nasal Strips, will travel!   photo from AMERICA’S BEST RACING, have you check them out lately?      http://www.americasbestracing.net/       FOUR DAYS OF WOODBINE with some impressive runners There was 39 races in 4 days over the four-day long weekend at Woodbine and there were so many […]

ANY PALADIN IS A PAL OF MINE     PALADIN BAY stamped herself the early favourite for the WOODBINE OAKS on June 8 with a head-bob win in the 1 1/16 mile selene at Woodbine on Sunday. The racy bay, white striped gal by Sligo Bay (Ire) continued the remarkable story of a young couple […]

  NEW YORK..HERE HE COMES – Chrome polishes off Preakness pals, 105 Beyer Figure             There isn’t anything much better in horse racing than a star horse who attracts the mainstream media. The Triple Crown is the best tool we have and now that CALIFORNIA CHROME, the strong, speedy flashy […]

  WILL THE CHROME GO ON? A fun story from the New Jersey Star-Ledger.. By Jerry Izenberg/Columnist Emeritus BALTIMORE — As the legendary Barbara Fritchie, a Maryland Civil War heroine, might have said if she had lived a lot longer and taken a fancy to a colt named California Chrome: ‘‘Shoot if you must this […]

♥ in memory of  DELEGATION, dark bay gelding, 5 years-old Speightstown – Cindys Hero by Sea Hero LIFE     15     6     3     2     $539,825     Best Beyer Figure 110 2014     1     0     0     0     367     0 2013     6     2     1     0 […]

  Happy Mother’s Day, Happy Mare’s Day!                           WILD (and SWEET) Oaks and Plate contenders win for breeders Anderson.Ferguson She had just raced once, a few weeks ago, and won her maiden with a strong, wide speed battle style. But WILD CATOMINE looks […]

  FRIDAY AT WOODBINE                 Race 1  – two vet scratches of Saratoga Boy and Officeinthevalley left a 4 horse field with a big fave in MALIBU SKYLINE, who was so impressive winning his season opener for $16,000. This time, for $25,000, he was pressed by stablemate Gianni […]

  CHROME FINISH! Flashy California Chrome wins 140th Kentucky Derby   QUOTE FROM TRAINER DALE ROMANS (his colt Medal Count finished 8th): “I do want to say one thing on the record. I didn’t think that California Chrome had any chance going into this race and I was very, very wrong. Whether the crop’s a […]

  Read about the KENTUCKY OAKS, WOODBINE FRIDAY and more… For Kentucky Derby picks, head on over to my selections site at http://jmbets.ca                       UNTAPABLE CRUISES IN OAKS – Stage is set for a great Kentucky Derby She’s a rough and tough filly who does […]

   KENTUCKY DERBY IS GONNA BE WEIR-D Johnny Weir (centre) and Tara Lipinski, figure skaters going tow-to-toe with horse racing on NBCSN this weekend. Al Roker was with them on the Today show today – Jay Privman of DRF tweeted this photo:     *PABLO DEL MONTE, who drew in from the also eligible list […]