American Pharoah still rules

AMERICAN PHAROAH STILL RULES So, by now everyone knows American Pharoah tasted defeat for the first time since the initial race of his career. What does his second place finish in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga mean? Much like many other occurrences in the wonderful...

Beholder is all about greatness

BEHOLDER IS ALL ABOUT GREATNESS Time always lends perspective. Sometimes we don’t understand the magnitude when it happens, but later, we do. I am not exactly sure if the sporting world understood what happened at Del Mar on August 22, 2015, but in time they will. The...

Classic Thoughts, Pacific style

CLASSIC THOUGHTS, PACIFIC STYLE With the 25th running of the Pacific Classic just a few days away and the post positions now assigned, let’s take a quick look at the field. Listed below is the post position, jockey, morning line, and a thought on each.   1 Class...

Beholder is like a piece of cheesecake

BEHOLDER IS LIKE A PIECE OF CHEESECAKE As we draw ever closer to the 25th running of the million dollar TVG Pacific Classic at Del Mar, let’s take a quick look at the probable post-time favorite and characterize her in a manner which all can understand. Of course the...