Nostalgic Horse

So Curlin’s first race on grass was not the blow out victory we have come to expect from Curlin, he is still several lengths better than the best dirt horses, in any country. That counts for something. He faced two Breeders Cup turf winners, but currently neither one of them would hold much hope against [...]

The year was 1973, and for horse racing it can be summed up in one word: Secretariat. He had swept the first Triple Crown in 25 years, the longest span at that point. He had put on the greatest show America had ever seen in the Belmont Stakes,and arguably set a track record in every [...]

Forget about those other owners of Curlin- you know, the ones that are tied up in the courts, and turning the story of Curlin into a sour one for some.
Jess Jackson owns 80% of Curlin and is a class act. He has recently stated that his horses will race steroid free, or his trainers will [...]

Make no mistake about it, Curlin is back, and looks to be very hard to beat for Horse of the Year. He didn’t miss a beat yesterday and easily pulled past the field. Turf star, Einstein got up for second on class alone. He ran very well, and obviously can run on anything, but still [...]

The action doesn’t stop now that the Triple Crown is over, and the stage is set for an eventful weekend. Dreaming of Anna returns and figures to be hard to beat in the Mint Julip. Pyro, Visionaire, and Recapturetheglory are in a softer spot than they were six weeks ago, and are seeking a return [...]

by: Elizabeth Rancani
What seemed a foregone conclusion, turned out to be anything but once again in the Belmont Stakes. For the eleventh time in thirty years, a horse looked poised to take racing’s greatest honor, but there is a reason the Belmont is the Test of a Champion. It is a mile and a half [...]

So now Casino Drive is out of the Belmont Stakes. It should be another cakewalk for Big Brown. What really will that prove? It will prove that for three Saturdays Big Brown was a superior horse to a lesser class of horses. His Derby was one of the most impressive Derbies ever, but his Preakness [...]

By: Elizabeth Rancani
The year was 1979, and one confident trainer boasted that only an act of God could beat his horse. He also said that his young colt was the best horse to ever look through a bridle. He would be the third consecutive Triple Crown winner, for certain. Does the confidence of Bud Delp [...]

Everyone from Bob Baffert to your casual race day fan is ready to concede the Triple Crown and The Belmont Stakes to the wonder horse that is Big Brown. The way he won the Preakness and Kentucky Derby, the Belmont is a sure thing, right? Anyone who has suffered recently through defeats of ten double [...]

by: Elizabeth Rancani
Horse racing suffered another blow on Saturday, and even those of us who love the sport, are questioning why. Many in the industry want to get past it, brush it under the rug and toss it up to accidents happen in thoroughbred racing. That is, perhaps easier for them to believe than to [...]