Newgrange grows from a spicy Southwest win

  Growing young athletes can be challenging in any sport. When things get a little spicy, you oftentimes figure out just who can handle the hot sauce. Newgrange is just one of the talented three-year-old colts in the Bob Baffert barn. Having liked what he has seen in...

Corniche was brilliant in the Breeders Cup Juvenile

Future Stars Friday at the Breeders’ Cup featured upsets, big runs, and a little of the bizarre. But the best of a big day was a brilliant run by one of the favorites. Coming into the Juvenile race, Corniche had a few things causing question marks. Could he...

Baffert has Belief in his Spirit

  Most people have a reason to believe in something. Normally there will be evidence to support this backing. One Thoroughbred trainer has every reason to have one of his runners entered in the Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar on August 29. Medina Spirit is one athlete...

Who is faster…Gamine or Knicks Go ???

The excellent weekend of Thoroughbred racing over the July 4 extended weekend was spectacular. However, it did leave a hillbilly turf writer pondering about a couple of ponies. A pair of scorching scores by two of the fleetest with four feet was cause for a little...

Preakness 146 Picks and Pans

PREAKNESS 146 PICKS AND PANS   After the shakeout of another historic Kentucky Derby there is perhaps a little head scratching going on. Regardless of what happened May 1, we are now off to the Preakness. Of course, the folks in Maryland say the reason they run the...