by Danny Brewer | Jan 14, 2018 | Blog
The road that leads to the first Friday and Saturday in May has a few new travelers merging onto the highway that leads to immortality. Stronger Than Ever put herself on the Kentucky Oaks trail with a gutty win in the Silverbulletday Stakes at the Fairgrounds in...
by Danny Brewer | Jan 8, 2018 | Blog
The Eclipse Awards are of course the cream of the Thoroughbred awards crop. But before we see what’s in the big envelope, let’s take a look at some ciphering by a hillbilly turf writer. How did we add up the points in each respective category?…That’s why we...
by Danny Brewer | Jan 5, 2018 | Blog
Anybody that saw the 2018 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita on January 6 laid eyes on a Kentucky Derby contender. And that contender saw another level of excellence. Racing without blinkers for the first time in his young career, McKinzie was ultra-impressive in winning the...
by Danny Brewer | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog
One of the biggest questions when it comes to winning the Kentucky Derby is the mile and a quarter. These young three year olds have never been that distance before…or have they? Hmmmm…let’s explore that with one of the top contenders for Derby 144. Bolt d’Oro has...
by Danny Brewer | Dec 5, 2017 | Blog
As we have established long ago, it is never too soon to think about the Kentucky Derby. This Saturday four-time Derby winning trainer Bob Baffert will send out one of his prospects in the CashCall Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course in California. McKinzie will...
by Danny Brewer | Nov 26, 2017 | Blog
SEEKING THE SOUL A FITTING CLARK WINNER As usual, the omens of horse racing were present at Churchill Downs in the 143rd running of the Clark Handicap. The grade 1 half million dollar race gives me another chance to stand on my Thoroughbred racing soap box. For about...
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