Finnegan’s Wake a Gold Cup wild card

FINNEGAN’S WAKE A GOLD CUP WILD CARD So when we look at the race formerly known as the Hollywood Gold Cup there is a bit of a pony perplexor. The noggin scratcher in the now called Gold Cup at Santa Anita on June 27 is Finnegan’s Wake. This great grandson of Northern...

American Pharoah can teach us all

AMERICAN PHAROAH CAN TEACH US ALL    Sometimes lessons and learning experiences can come from different places. Folks looking for something these days need to glance no farther than a four-legged phenomenon that has raced into the history books. In capturing...

Baffert the rock star makes a wish

BAFFERT THE ROCK STAR MAKES A WISH The aftermath of American Pharoah’s magical run to the Triple Crown has left trainer Bob Baffert in somewhat of a good news-bad news situation. Long considered one of the major stars of Thoroughbred horse racing, the hall of fame...

Pharoah proves he really is royalty

PHAROAH PROVES HE REALLY IS ROYALTY For those who didn’t already know, the Belmont Stakes showed all there is a new king in the sports world. Thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown has long been thought of as just a dangling carrot. Mired in the longest drought...