{Sunday, February 28, 2010} VOW TO WAGER WINS CONTROVERSIAL BATTAGLIA Donegal Racing’s 23-1 longshot Vow to Wager was awarded the win in an eventful running of the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 27 at Turfway Park after Codoy

{Friday, February 26, 2010}   ANOTHER DERBY PREP SATURDAY AHEAD 
by John Piesen The Bob Baffert-trained The Program, a recent allowance winner, drew the one-hole for the Sham Stakes for 3-year-olds Saturday at Santa Anita. But,

{Thursday, February 25, 2010} John Goes 1-for-2 On Wednesday!
Aqueduct R5: Haberdasher WON $5.40 ESKENDEREYA TOPS DERBY TOP 10 1. Eskendereya: Overpowering performance in the Fountain of Youth

{Tuesday, February 23, 2010} TOUGH CHOICE In light of the events of last weekend, racing people are asking: "So, who had the better weekend, Todd Pletcher or John Piesen?" Regrettably, I would have to say Pletcher. After all, the man did

{Monday, February 22, 2010}   IN TODD WE TRUST Every year, superstar trainer Todd Pletcher starts off the Triple Crown trail loaded for bear. Yet his record in the Kentucky Derby is most frustrating: From 24 starters since 2000, he's

{Sunday, February 21, 2010}   Discreetly Mine flaunts speed in Risen Star Just minutes after the Todd Pletcher-trained Eskendereya (Giant's Causeway) romped in Saturday's Fountain of Youth S.

{Friday, February 19, 2010} TAKE FIVE The Road to the Triple Crown extends from Florida to California on Saturday with five major stakes for 3-year-olds scheduled. Actually, only four stakes were scheduled, but the Southwest,

{Thursday, February 18, 2010} Fountain of Youth, Hutcheson on tap at Gulfstream A field of 10 three-year-olds will line up for Saturday's $250,000 Fountain of Youth S. (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the top local prep for the March 20 Florida Derby

{Tuesday, February 16, 2010} A PROMISE TO KEEP
by John Piesen Unlike previous years, it's much too early to be making my Kentucky Derby selection, but I will confess the leader in the clubhouse is Noble's Promise. At

{Monday, February 15, 2010} Dream matchup a pricey promotion If the Rachel Alexandra-Zenyatta matchup in a $5 million Apple Blossom Stakes at Oaklawn April 9 really happens, it will be an epic showdown and a great day for the sport and its

{Friday, February 12, 2010}
GET LUCKY WITH CHUCKY? Monmouth Park is merely just another simulcasting facility during these frigid winter days in the northeast, but two of  the Jersey racetrack's most popular and

{Thursday, February 11, 2010} Munnings set to make belated season debut at Gulfstream When the rain fell and temperature dropped on January 9 for the Mr. Prospector S. (G3), trainer Todd Pletcher wasn't about to risk having his crack sprinter

{Sunday, February 07, 2010} Quality Road in a class by himself in Donn Edward P. Evans' homebred QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality) overwhelmed eight opponents and broke his own track record in taking Saturday's $500,000 Donn H. (G1), once again

{Friday, February 05, 2010} GOODBYE FRIEND In the many tributes to Dick McGuire written and said over the last 48 hours, there was no mention of Dick's passion for horse racing. The fact is that, next to his family and basketball,

{Thursday, February 04, 2010} Quality Road leads Donn cast of 10 While it's still very early in the 2010 season, there's nothing wrong with getting a head start on your rivals in the race for divisional

{Monday, February 01, 2010}  SANTA ANITA SUNSHINE MILLIONS RECAP Bold Chieftain crowned in Classic; Sweet Repent scores fifth straight in Distaff Dwaine Hall, Langbein Trust, William Morey Jr. and Ken