Irish War Cry upstaged 2-year-old champion Classic Empire in the Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, establishing himself as a serious contender in his first Kentucky Derby qualifier. The Graham Motion-trained colt shot forward at […]
While I searched for potential excuses for Classic Empire’s disappointing third-place finish at 2-to-5 in the Holy Bull Stakes my former Thoroughbred Times colleague Mike Curry (now of America’s Best Racing) offered hope: “Even the […]
The lathered neck. The apprehension at being loading into the starting gate. All the last-second signs suggested that a sub-par effort from juvenile champion Classic Empire was forthcoming in Saturday’s Holy Bull (G2). “He just […]
Edited Press Release Trainer Graham Motion reported Sunday morning that undefeated Irish War Cry, who posted a mild upset as a 3 3/4-length winner of Saturday’s Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, will remain […]
Irish War Cry left the competition in his wake Saturday in the $350,000 Holy Bull (G2) at Gulfstream Park, leading wire-to-wire in authoritative fashion. Among the vanquished was Classic Empire, the early Kentucky Derby favorite […]
The team at Brisnet is participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest and my line-up is entered. Get your roster in before the 12 p.m. (ET) deadline on Saturday, February 4 to participate. Contestants […]
Thanks to WinStar Farm – home to such top stallions as American Pharoah’s sire Pioneerof the Nile and Hall of Famer Tiznow – fans can compete for prizes in a fantasy game during the Kentucky […]
Like Ed DeRosa and my other Brisnet/TwinSpires colleagues, I’ll be participating in the 2017 WinStar Fantasy Derby contest. In forming my stable I’ve attempted to achieve a semblance of balance, both geographic and in experience […]
Edited Press Release Classic Empire, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), has been assigned the high weight of 126 pounds to top The Jockey Club Experimental Free Handicap for 2016. The 126 pounds assigned […]
For horseplayers, the road to the Kentucky Derby begins the preceding year when next year’s three-year-olds begin racing as two-year-olds. The past nine eventual Kentucky Derby winners had made their career debut by September 18 […]
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