#Spectacular Bid

As we close the curtain on another year, let's take a look back at the top five horse racing stories of 2022: Simply put, he's a generational horse. It's a shame we didn't have the opportunity to watch him race at 5, but there's really no words to describe what he accomplished during the time he did race. Consider: 6 for 6, four Grade I victories,…

The post positions for the 2020 Kentucky Derby are set, and the entry list includes 18 horses for what's now the second leg of horse racing's annual Triple Crown. Yes, the Triple Crown races are being run out of their traditional order for the first time since the early 1930s, but the Kentucky Derby specifically is experiencing significant change…

By Andy Serling FOX Sports Horse Racing Analyst When the field, projected at eight, breaks from the gate early Saturday evening for the 154th Belmont Stakes, the biggest question will be whether Rich Strike is a genuine player on the biggest stages or a one-hit-wonder. The race was drawn Tuesday morning. Eight horses are entered (Preakness winner…

Grab your favorite hat and a refreshing mint julep, because it's almost time for the 2022 Kentucky Derby. And if you're the gambling type, it's just about time to head toward the ticket window to place some bets on this year's field of horses. Per usual, 20 horses will be competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Seasoned gamblers know that the race…

Knicks Go warms up for Saturday's Pegasus World Cup. Photo by Lauren King, courtesy of Gulfstream Park Jan. 28 (UPI) -- It's only January, with lots of races yet to come, but it's possible the "race of the year" could be run Saturday in the $3 million Grade I Pegasus Stakes at Gulfstream Park as speedy Breeders' Cup champions Knicks Go and Life Is…

A field of 11 three-year-olds will try to take the final step towards the Kentucky Derby when they leave the starting gate in the 2022 Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Since the inaugural Florida Derby in 1952, 24 horses have won both the Florida Derby and Kentucky Derby, including Spectacular Bid in 1979. The Florida Derby 2022 has…

As we count down to the winter holidays, the world shifts into gift-giving mode. Whether you light a menorah, gather around a nativity scene, or simply look forward to quiet time with loved ones, the focus is on finding and sharing something special with those on your list. As you plan your holiday gifts, consider the ultimate consumable for the…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - No one was coming for Flightline, and Flavien Prat knew it. He looked over his shoulder on the far turn. Six horses were struggling to keep up. Life is Good was ahead of him by a couple of lengths. So what? Prat and his colt looked like a couple of Secret Service agents jogging alongside "The Beast," as the presidential limousine…

The post position draw sponsored by Twinspires for the 2020 Kentucky Derby was Tuesday morning from Churchill Downs, and the Sept. 5 race has another record to review. Tiz the Law, winner of six of his seven starts, is the shortest-priced morning line favorite since 1989 when Easy Goer (4/5) finished second on a muddy track to winner Sunday…

Comparisons aren't odious - as well-respected commentator Richard Hoiles suggested as Baaeed careered away from his rivals in the Juddmonte International. They hold an important part of understanding the true and accurate representation of racehorse merit. What is the point of holding a race at all, if we aren't comparing the merits of each runner…

Never televised in prime time and hardly known outside racing circles, the 4-year-old is favored for a grand opening, and grand finale, in Saturday's Breeders' Cup. Outlined against an orange-pink October sky, the horseman rode again. Juan Leyva, the only exercise rider for perhaps the greatest American racehorse of the 21st century, spurred his…

Outlined against an orange-pink October sky, the horseman rode again. Juan Leyva, the only exercise rider for perhaps the greatest American racehorse of the 21st century, spurred his mount from a trot into a gallop at the five-eighths pole on the Keeneland Race Course backstretch and was gone. The sunrise that was painting the eastern sky had not…

Flightline can race into equine immortality if he does what most people expect him to do in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Saturday. If ever there was a horse to take the breath away, this is it. Talked about in America as perhaps the best since Secretariat, the John Sadler-trained colt is unbeaten in five starts and produced an incredible…

LEXINGTON, Ky. - As far as great horse racing debates go, this one is civil and wholly welcome. Is Flightline one of the sport's all-time greats? Should he be regarded alongside Secretariat, Man o' War and a couple of dozen others who have captured the public's imagination throughout the years? Those who don't love or play the horses may answer…

Editor's note: This is the Thursday, Nov. 3 edition of the "Game Day with Kevin Modesti" newsletter. To receive the newsletter in your inbox, . Today's Q&A with horse racing writer Art Wilson and handicapper Bob Mieszerski about this week's Breeders' Cup should interest readers who already follow racing and others who wonder what the fuss is…

Ahead of his potential swansong in Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland, John Ingles highlights how Flightline compares to the other great American-trained horses in Timeform's experience. *This article was first published on September 5, 2022 Baaeed's performance when winning the Juddmonte International at York last month by six and a…

It's time to turn to the Answer Man this week so he can deal with some of your questions and clean out the mailbox: Q: Can you update us on the latest Bob Baffert news regarding his status for the 2022-23 Kentucky Derbies? A: As things stand now, Baffert is prohibited by Churchill Downs from racing at the historic venue. His horses are still unable…

LAUREL, Md. - Given his breeding, Yurie Pascarella, Carl Pascarella and Herringswell Racing Club II's Hendrickson arrived at the races this year with great expectations. A son of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Nyquist and grandson of Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Birdstone, he is out of the stakes-winning mare Thank You Marylou, named in honor of Marylou…

Nest Could Be A Star In The Making; Undefeated Sy Dog Might Head To Royal Ascot; Brinkman Has Big Plans Old Homestead LESINGTON, Ky.-Lucky Seven Stable's Smile Happy is the 9-5 morning-line choice in a field of 12 3-year-olds entered in today's 98th running of the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1) going 1 1/8 miles on the main track. $1 million…

Last Saturday night a four-year-old colt named Flightline won the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, a stately old seaside racetrack just north of San Diego, steeped in racing history, and where - like at Saratoga in upstate New York - for several weeks every summer racing is a vibrant and essential enterprise. Overflow crowds, A-list trainers…