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...

Rumor Has It still shines at Kentucky Downs

RUMOR HAS IT STILL SHINES AT KENTUCKY DOWNS One of my favorite life lessons and omens of horse racing is a simple fact. The post time odds have never decided the outcome of a race for one obvious reason. As two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer Carl Nazger (1991...

American Pharoah still has woosh factor

AMERICAN PHAROAH STILL HAS THE WOOSH FACTOR Okay, so American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in amazing fashion and wowed the sports world, we know that. But if you saw his first race after the up, up and away performance in the Belmont Stakes, it is crystal clear he is...

Beholder something to behold

BEHOLDER SOMETHING TO BEHOLD The Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar was a showcase for perhaps the top older horse on the West coast. Beholder is a five-year old daughter of Henny Hughes with 13 wins in 18 lifetime starts. Two of those wins have come in Breeders’ Cup...