West Coast No Surprise to Baffert

WEST COAST NO SURPRISE TO BAFFERT When West Coast took’em gate to wire in the 148th running of the Travers Stakes on August 26 how many folks were surprised? One fella that resides in the Golden State certainly was not. Bob Baffert has made a habit lately of coming up...

Arrogate-Superstar or Supernova?

ARROGATE- SUPERSTAR OR SUPERNOVA? The Pacific Classic saw a brilliant run by the winner, Collected, but left us with a ton of questions about second place Arrogate. Coming into the Del Mar meet, the newly crowned king of the Thoroughbred world was supposed to be a...

San Diego Cap proof why you play’em

SAN DIEGO CAP PROOF WHY YOU PLAY’EM The words of Carl Nafzger have never rang more true than on July 21, 2017. The setting was Del Mar and after the ninth race we all knew once again the two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer knows a little something-something about...

Arrogate makes for some head scratchin”

ARROGATE MAKES FOR SOME HEAD SCRATCHIN’ Time is usually always good at lending perspective. When we think back, a little more light is usually shed. That absolutely can be the case with athletics as sometimes we do not realize what we just saw until long after it is...

Belmont day takeouts for a hillbilly

BELMONT DAY TAKEOUTS FOR A HILLBILLY Give the New York Racing Association a lot of credit for hosting an outstanding day of racing on June 10. What a card! I think overall the magnificent day was a little like a visit to my Granny’s house for Sunday dinner. She always...