Hot Rod Charlie revving up for another courageous run

    Can a Hot Rod have courage? Pumping pistons, positive traction rear end, turbocharged with racing slicks can equal lots of courage if it is a Hot Rod with the horsepower we are referencing. Hot Rod Charlie has been one of the fan favorites in the Thoroughbred game...

Curly Jack leaves’em all in the back

It has long been established the time to start thinking about the coming Kentucky Derby is the day after the existing Kentucky Derby. The official road to the 2023 Run for the Roses got started on September 17 with the first qualifying points race being run at...

Music City Stakes thoughts from Kentucky Downs

The seven-day live racing meet at Kentucky Downs has been full of dynamic action and huge payouts. For example, the 50-cent late pick 4 on September 10 paid $5525.63 and the 50-cent late pick 5 paid $20,559.61. That, my friend, is some real cheddar. On day six there...

September 10 is a HUGE day at Kentucky Downs

  Racing at Kentucky Downs just keeps getting bigger. Turf Cup day 2022 has the makings of a huge day. When we say “huge”, we mean “huge”. Based on grade 1 winners entering some races, the weather-forced re-scheduling of the Winstar Mint Millions, and the already...

Flightline provides a Classic answer

Athletes always face questions, that’s the nature of sports. They answer on the playing field. The 2022 Pacific Classic at Del Mar provided more than just a simple reply to any interrogatives. Flightline came into the 32nd running of this mile and a quarter scamper at...