{Sunday, May 31, 2009} Gozzip Girl All the Way in Sands Point Farnsworth Stables' Gozzip Girl took all the heat, but was still able to find enough in the final yards to hold on for a 1 1/2-length victory in the $150,000 Sands Point (gr.

{Friday, May 29, 2009} Gozzip Girl reverts to turf for Sands Point Herecomesthebride S. (G3) heroine GOZZIP GIRL (Dynaformer), a closing second in the Ashland S. (G1) on Keeneland's Polytrack last time out, switches back to the turf

{Tuesday, May 26, 2009} Belmont Post Trends, Running Style Angles & Horses to Watch
by Noel Michaels The first month of the Belmont spring/summer meet is in the books and this season's premier meet is just now getting into

{Monday, May 25, 2009} Met Mile looks like fast one BELMONT, N.Y. - The Metropolitan Handicap, much like the Kentucky Derby, has proven an elusive prize for trainer Todd Pletcher. Since 2001, Pletcher has started eight horses - including

{Sunday, May 24, 2009} Four Belmont Contenders Breeze On Saturday Peter Pan Stakes (G2) winner Charitable Man pleased trainer Kiaran McLaughlin on Saturday with a strong breeze in preparation for the Belmont Stakes (G1) on June 6 at Belmont

{Thursday, May 21, 2009} POINTING TOWARDS BELMONT While the racing world waits on whether Rachel Alexandra will race in the Belmont Stakes or not, the field size for the third jewel of the Triple Crown has increased. Yesterday, the

{Tuesday, May 19, 2009} BELMONT JOCKEY/TRAINER PROGRESS REPORT By Noel Michaels Noel devotes his appreciable knowledge of the horse racing industry and handicapping expertise as chief handicapper for The

{Monday, May 18, 2009}   Rachel Alexandra back in Kentucky; 'Bird aims for Belmont At 6 a.m. (EDT) Sunday, just under 12 hours after her impressive victory in the Preakness S. (G1), RACHEL ALEXANDRA (Medaglia d'Oro) left Pimlico

{Sunday, May 17, 2009} Rematch in Belmont not a certainty BALTIMORE - Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird, the first two finishers in a thrilling, historic Preakness Stakes on Saturday here at Pimlico, are headed back to Churchill Downs

{Friday, May 15, 2009} Weak Field Gives Filly A Leg Up Millions of casual fans will be watching the Preakness Stakes on television to see if Rachel Alexandra can become the first member of her sex to win the race since 1924. Many of

{Tuesday, May 12, 2009} PREAKNESS HANDICAPPING PREVIEW
by Noel Michaels Noel devotes his appreciable knowledge of the horse racing industry and handicapping expertise as chief handicapper for The Race

{Monday, May 11, 2009} Conspiracy In Baltimore? In a remarkable twist to the Preakness Stakes, connections of leading contenders are threatening to gang up in an attempt to keep spectacular Kentucky Oaks winner Rachel Alexandra out of

{Friday, May 08, 2009} Rachel Alexandra Is Ready To Go While everyone waits to see if super filly Rachel Alexandra starts in the Preakness Stakes a week from tomorrow, jockey Calvin Borel already assumes she will go. "I have to make

{Thursday, May 07, 2009}   Big Drama arrives for Preakness Delta Jackpot (G3) winner BIG DRAMA (Montbrook) was the first to arrive at historic Pimlico Race Course for the May 16 Preakness S. (G1), pulling into the

{Monday, May 04, 2009} "9 Steps to Picking the Derby Winner" hinted at stunning Derby upset By Noel Michaels Noel is chief handicapper for The Race Palace, Long Island's premier OTB wagering

{Sunday, May 03, 2009}   Nobody horse from New Mexico takes underdogs to pure Derby bliss LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- This could only happen in horse racing, that a nobody from nowhere could win the sport's most cherished prize. Appalachian

{Friday, May 01, 2009} KENTUCKY DERBY ANALYSIS
by Jon White
When I watched Pioneerof the Nile win the Grade I CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park last Dec. 20, I felt he was a colt with a great deal of potential, mainly