Forbidden Kingdom allergy medicine for Mandella

  Thoroughbred trainer Richard Mandella has been fabulously successful during his days in the game. Not long after sending his first starter to post back in 1974, this California native became a staple in his home state. A hall of fame career has been full of...

Hail to the Chief !!!

Kentucky Downs graduate Dowagiac Chief earned his first Stakes victory with a powerful score in the Black Gold Stakes at The Fair Grounds on March 5. Trained by Tom Amoss, the Chief assumed command early in this mile and a sixteenth tussle over the New Orleans turf...

Express Train rolling into the Big Cap

  The Santa Anita Handicap has long been one of those resume-building races. First run back in 1935, the roll call of winners features some of the best names in the business. One blossoming California-based runner hopes to add his name to the list come March 5....

Saudi Cup and Rebel Stakes a pair of Thoroughbred Shockers

The two “biggest” races in the Thoroughbred world on Saturday, February 26 produced a pair of HUGE upsets. Upon completion, the shocking finishes left me feeling …shocked. On the other side of the globe, the third running of the world’s richest race featured runners...

Fair Grounds Late pick four is a barn door

Today’s late pick four at The Fair Grounds down in New Orleans appears to be like the barn door on Uncle Ellis’s farm….WIDE OPEN !!! All of them are stakes races with larger fields and no real prohibitive favorites. This means the betting money...