Rick Violette Jr. was a voice of knowledge and meaning
By Dick Powell Trainer Rick Violette passed away at the age of 65 on Sunday at his home in Del Ray Beach, Florida. Even knowing that he was sick, it was still shocking and heart-breaking. […]
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Pace dynamics, course condition key to analyzing Breeders’ Cup implications from Belmont Park
Belmont Park staged five graded stakes over the weekend, three of them “Win and You’re In” races, but all loaded with Breeders’ Cup implications. If a couple of the winners have strong claims, others capitalized […]
Diversify favored in Gold Cup repeat; Turf Classic, Vosburgh other Breeders’ Cup WAYI preps
A trend in the past decade of repeat winners and an impeccable 8-6-2-0 mark at Belmont Park are among the factors in Diversify‘s favor in his title defense of the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup […]
Diversify, Mr Freeze bolstered by dominant wins
Diversify can get in a groove. The front-running gelding came out of nowhere last year with an impressive three-race win string capped by the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) and has gotten very good in […]
Top BRIS Class Ratings July 30-August 5
Horse Track Dist(Cond) Date BRIS Class Diversify SAR 1 1/8m (sy) 8/4 125.8 Bellafina DMR 6f (ft) 8/5 121.7 Separationofpowers SAR 7f (ft) 8/4 121.2 Mr Freeze MNR 1 1/8m (ft) […]
BRIS Speed Stakes Ratings July 30-August 5
Top Winning Stakes Speed Ratings (7/30-8/5) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date Race Bris Speed Leofric 5H 1 1/16m (ft) MNR 8/4 West Virginia Governor’s S. 103 Diversify 5G 1 1/8m (sy) […]
BRIS New York Speed By Circuit July 30-August 5
Top Winning Speed Ratings (7/30-8/5) – 3&up Dirt Routes Horse A/S Dist Trk Date BRIS Speed Diversify 5G 1 1/8m (sy) SAR 8/4 101 Exulting 5G 1 1/8m (gd) SAR 8/4 99 Big Dollar Bill […]
The state of Eclipse Award races three months out from Breeders’ Cup
We’re about three months away from the Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs, a weekend that should decide most divisional championships that are still undecided at that time. As usual, early August is far too early to […]
Diversify wires rain-delayed Whitney in effortless score
by Teresa Genaro Given the torrential downpours that hit Saratoga Springs, New York, overnight, and a forecast for more afternoon rain, it wasn’t much of a surprise that the last two races, both on the […]