Garcia gives thanks after Clark triumph

Tis the season right? Well for jockey Martin Garcia, the month of November provided many reasons to be both jolly and thankful at the beginning and at the end. November of 2014 began with Garcia gaining perhaps the biggest win of his career. Guiding the three-year old...

Bayern is dog gone dangerous

Say what you will about the 2014 class of three-year old Thoroughbreds, but the million dollar Pennsylvania Derby proved that perhaps the entirety is pretty good. Bayern’s smashing, track-record trouncing of California Chrome and six others elevated this group...

Dude deserves a fond farewell

DUDE DESERVES A FOND FAREWELL The recent retiring of Thoroughbred racing hero Game On Dude makes me wonder something aloud. Will this Dude now get the respect he deserves? As the most recent Rodney Dangerfield of the sport, the very gutty Game On Dude has been getting...

Who will win the Duel at Del Mar

WHO WILL WIN THE DUEL AT DEL MAR This might not exactly be Wyatt Earp versus Billy the Kid, but the 24th running of the Pacific Classic has all the makings of a West coast shootout. Other Thoroughbreds will be running for a share of the million-dollar purse, but two...

Its Game On not Game Over for the Dude

IT’S GAME ON NOT GAME OVER FOR THE DUDE Every professional athlete sees the dawning of the day when they have to say when. Battling the opposition is one thing, fighting father time is something altogether different. For one veteran California Thoroughbred athlete,...