Goldencents took’em to the woodshed

                                   GOLDENCENTS TOOK’EM TO THE WOODSHED Down South, we refer to a sound beating in several forms of terminology. One of those is “take’em to the woodshed”. That means you go invite the unsuspecting out back and give them a good beating....

Duel at Del Mar was deja vu all over again

      DUEL AT DEL MAR WAS DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN The 24th running of the Pacific Classic at Del Mar had all too familiar ring for this particular sports scribe on August 24, but in the end it was all good. Let’s set the table here and establish the combatants for the...

Who will win the Duel at Del Mar

WHO WILL WIN THE DUEL AT DEL MAR This might not exactly be Wyatt Earp versus Billy the Kid, but the 24th running of the Pacific Classic has all the makings of a West coast shootout. Other Thoroughbreds will be running for a share of the million-dollar purse, but two...

Its Game On not Game Over for the Dude

IT’S GAME ON NOT GAME OVER FOR THE DUDE Every professional athlete sees the dawning of the day when they have to say when. Battling the opposition is one thing, fighting father time is something altogether different. For one veteran California Thoroughbred athlete,...

Shared Belief looks for Classic win

SHARED BELIEF LOOKS FOR A CLASSIC WIN Way back in February, if you said two-year old champion Thoroughbred Shared Belief had a real chance at a Classic win in his three-year old season the response would have likely been…Doy! Unfortunately the injury bug took a bite...