{Monday, November 30, 2009} Friesan Fire returns in Fair Grounds feature Louisiana Derby (G2) romper FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy), who has been sidelined by injury for the past six months, will make his comeback in Thursday's 8TH and featured

{Friday, November 27, 2009} Serenading shows she has more to offer in Falls City Thursday's $160,950 Falls City H. (G2) at Churchill Downs was supposed to be SERENADING's (A.P. Indy) swan song, but the five-year-old mare may remain in training

{Thursday, November 26, 2009}   PACE MAKES THE RACE If there was such a thing as one holy book for horseplayers it would distill handicapping a Thoroughbred race down to four parts: 1) Speed, 2) Pace, 3) Class, and 4) Current Form. Find

{Monday, November 23, 2009}   AQUEDUCT HORSES TO WATCH Aqueduct fans making plans for the holiday season should know that the New York Racing Association (NYRA) will be closing the track in December. The Big A will

{Tuesday, November 17, 2009} Aqueduct & Churchill November Meets Are Fine Finishes to Racing Season
By Noel Michaels The Aqueduct and Churchill Downs Fall meets are both off to great starts and both offer horseplayers great options

{Monday, November 16, 2009} No shockers in N.Y. Stallion races Form dominated in Sunday's five New York Stallion races, which were swept by favorites and second choices, with no winner going off at more than 5-2. The biggest payoff

{Thursday, November 12, 2009} QUALITY ROAD'S PROBLEMS CONTINUE Quality Road not only suffered several injuries from his traumatic incident at the starting gate prior to the Breeders' Cup Classic, he suffered mentally as well and now will have

{Monday, November 09, 2009} ZENYATTA BEATS THE BOYS Zenyatta is a headstrong girl, and a big one, too. So when she balked entering the starting gate here Saturday, a gasp rippled through the grandstand. As she was awaiting the start of the

{Sunday, November 08, 2009} Conduit takes down another Turf trophy Ballymacoll Stud's homebred CONDUIT (Ire) (Dalakhani) thwarted Presious Passion's (Royal Anthem) gallant attempt to wire Saturday's $2,727,000 Breeders' Cup Turf (G1), reeling

{Thursday, November 05, 2009} THOROUGHBRED BEAT Here are six longshots in the Breeders' Cup that I will be looking to incorporate into my betting action this weekend: Friday Juvenile Fillies Turf: There is little buzz surrounding

{Monday, November 02, 2009} SANTA ANITA PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS For the first time in the 26-year history of the Breeders' Cup, it is being held in consecutive years at the same track, and that makes this week's world championships at Santa