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 […]

    Wednesday morning’s press conference with owner Steve Coburn, trainer Art Sherman and son Alan, exercise rider Willie Delgado: Art Sherman on Wednesday morning training: He was kind of looking around a lot, he was pretty relaxed and he is very inquisitive horse anyway. He went 2 miles today, visited the paddock. Tomorrow he […]

WEDNESDAY A.M. – KENTUCKY DERBY DRAW will be posted here soon after its completion, come on back to Thoroughblog or visit http://jmbets.ca for more Derby handicapping stuff.. The Kentucky Oaks has been drawn and the heavy fave is in post 13 of 13..Canadian breeding in Derby and other news       CANADIAN BLOODLINES TO […]

 **Sunday morning – WE MISS ARTIE does not work well on the Churchill dirt, trainer Todd Pletcher to consult with owner Ken Ramsay about Kentucky Derby next week – Artie is lone Canadian-bred in the field and early Queen’s Plate favourite..see below for more                       […]

      (VIDEO ABOVE) VIEW FROM THE TOP, of CALIFORNIA CHROME Kentucky Derby favourite at Los Alamitos last week. More workout videos below.   WOODBINE FRIDAY – riders shine on windy, cloudy day Bookended by two front running winners in short dashes, Friday’s card at Woodbine had some exciting finishes and a lot of […]

                        HASTINGS PARK – ready to roll this weekend   VANCOUVER – Historians have recorded that the first thoroughbred race staged in Vancouver was held in 1889 in what was referred to as the Vancouver City Stakes. It was the first – and last […]