Nostalgic Horse

I Want Revenge will be scratched from The Kentucky Derby. Thankfully, the trainers this year are being cautious and realize that one race, does not a career make. It is better to withdraw and be around another day, than to run in the slop against a calvary charge of horses, some green, and risk a [...]

The Kentucky Derby is now six days away, and certainly this group seems far superior than last year’s bunch. Many have run a beyer number over 100 (an absolute essential for a Derby winner) in a prep. This year’s betting will be tough, as there is a case to be made for a number of [...]

Good for the game: Peppers Pride-any time a horse wins 19 in a row, it is good for the game, even if it is in New Mexico. Her appearances there helped to attract old and new race goers alike, and it proves that people will come out to see hometown heroes. The only negative is [...]

This year will never be remembered as a great one for the sport of horse racing. Even with the return of Horse of the Year Curlin, it was a lackluster year full of heartache. There were some memorable moments for sure, and some stand out stars. Big Brown burst onto the scene with his scintiliting [...]

By: Elizabeth Rancani Steve Haskin wrote his thoughts this week on Horse of the Year. He feels Big Brown should still be in the mix. I haven’t been the horse’s biggest fan this year, but I normally agree with Haskin. This time, however I feel he is way off the mark. The vote for Horse [...]

The synthetic pro-ride surface that received so much attention earlier in the year, will undoubtably get even more attention now. After the ladies remained consistent Friday, and proved most great fillies and mares will be as great over pro-ride, the boys didn’t exactly fare the same. The favorites were disappointing, and the European contingent ran [...]

Zenyatta defeated a stellar group of fillies and mares in the Ladies Classic, laying claim to the Horse of the Year title. She was last most of the way, but first when it counted, blowing by the ladies as if they were standing still. She is the quintessential thoroughbred, and even before entering the starting gate, it [...]

While the Phillies make a run for baseball’s highest honor for the first time in years, this Friday all eyes will be on a different kind of filly. For the record, I still hate the idea of a filly friday. It is like saying they are not important enough to be seen on one of [...]

Match races have been used since horse racing began to test who truly had the best and fleetest animal. Sadly, the last nationally publicized match race ended in tragedy and horse racing has not attempted it since. Should Ruffian’s racetrack horror be the reason that today’s racing no longer utilizes match races? Were they ever [...]

by: Elizabeth Rancani History is full of races that are spectacular to watch. Everyone wishes they were at Belmont in June of 1973 to watch that famous red horse win by an astonishing 31 lengths. Few dispute that was the greatest performance ever witnessed. History is also full of races where a nose decided the [...]