Secret Oath looks fantastic at four

One of the big questions for any athlete is how performance will be affected by age. Some get better as they mature, while others, do not. This is absolutely the case with Thoroughbreds. An impressive three-year-old season does not always equate to success in later...

Kentucky Oaks day very special too

Everyone knows the Kentucky Derby. But what about the Kentucky Oaks?…This too is a day of magnificence in the world of Thoroughbred racing. For 148 years now it has been a ladies first mentality at Churchill Downs. The Friday before the world’s most recognizable...

Every Picture Tells a Story

Need we say more about American Pharoah’s win in the 140th Preakness Stakes? Jockey Victor Espinoza looked back to see where everybody else was as the monsoon calmed and Pharoah flew to the finish 7 lengths ahead of everyone else. Trainer Bob Baffert says he...

Looking to Take Charge

Who is at the head of the runners on the highway to the 2014 Kentucky Oaks? Right now it looks as if Take Charge Brandi is right where she is accustomed to being…on the lead. After shaking up the Breeders’ Cup with a gate to wire win at 60-1 in the...