{Monday, February 28, 2011} AQUEDUCT WINTER INNER TRACK UPDATE By Noel Michaels As the long cold winter marches on in the New York area, so does racing on Aqueduct's inner track.  But as the monotony of winter racing presses on amid colder-than-usual

{Tuesday, February 22, 2011} Cozi Rosie makes a stylish return in Buena Vista Although Evening Jewel (Northern Afleet) was scratched from Monday's $150,000 Buena Vista H. (G2) at Santa Anita, the morning-line favorite still made her presence

{Monday, February 21, 2011} THE FACTOR DAZZLES IN SAN VINCENTE Heavily favored The Factor showed his speedy reputation is no hype when he turned back a good group of 3-year-olds in winning the $150,000 San Vicente Stakes (gr. II) by three-quarters

{Sunday, February 20, 2011} SMILING TIGERS RALLIES FOR SAN CARLOS Smiling Tiger is more than a speed-crazy sprinter. After winning two Grade 1 stakes last year racing near the lead, Smiling Tiger did the opposite in the $150,00 San Carlos

{Friday, February 18, 2011} UNCLE MO MAY DEBUT AT GULFSTREAM Gulfstream Park racing secretary Dan Bork has written a one-mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds to be run here March 12. The race, called the Timely Writer, will offer a $100,000

{Thursday, February 17, 2011} Decisive Moment To Keep Run-N-Gun Style For Risen Star Decisive Moment took the slow track from Miami to New Orleans, but his trainer, Juan Arias, plans a speedier journey for the horse and jockey Kerwin Clark in

{Monday, February 14, 2011} DISAPPOINTING PREP RACES The odds-on favorites in Saturday's three graded, two-turn Kentucky Derby preps weren't completely shut out, but that's really no consolation. Let's be honest about it: The only way you

{Sunday, February 13, 2011} BRETHREN WINS SAM DAVIS STAKES WinStar Farm’s homebred Brethren remained unbeaten in three starts and did so in scintillating fashion, drawing off to an easy four-length victory in the $207,500 Sam F. Davis Stakes

{Sunday, February 13, 2011} SILVER MEDALLION WINS EL CAMINO REAL After losing the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) an hour earlier with his 3-10 favorite Tapizar, trainer Steve Asmussen landed a nice consolation prize when Silver Medallion

{Friday, February 11, 2011} HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS The Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) is but six weeks away, but it is already looking like the deepest and most competitive field ever assembled. A full field of 14 is most likely and the credentials

{Thursday, February 10, 2011} DERBY PREP PREVIEW: ROBERT B. LEWIS Tapizar, probably the leading 3-year-old in California following his 4 1/4-length victory in last month's Sham Stakes (gr. III), appears to be a standout once again in the $250,000

{Monday, February 07, 2011} GULFSTREAM NEWS & NOTES CHAMP UNCLE MO WORKS AT PALM MEADOWS Trainer Todd Pletcher sent 2-year-old champion Uncle Mo through an easy half-mile breeze at Palm Meadows Sunday morning, the colt's

{Sunday, February 06, 2011} SATURDAY AT SANTA ANITA TWIRLING CANDY WINS THE STRUB Looking like a standout for next month's Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I), heavily favored Twirling Candy simply overpowered his rivals in winning

{Friday, February 04, 2011} FEBRUARY HANDICAPPING:
Focus on Five Tracks for What it Takes to Win
By Noel Michaels Although it is not often regarded as such, the winter is perhaps the best time of the year

{Tuesday, February 01, 2011} FEBRUARY HANDICAPPING:
Focus on Five Tracks for What it Takes to Win
By Noel Michaels Although it is not often regarded as such, the winter is perhaps the best time of the year for horseplayers, a