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Sean Clancy Quiet morning on the farm. Miles asleep. Sun coming up. Coffee brewed. Just brought in Situational Ethics (remember him?), he was on the New York circuit for two years, now he’s on the turn-out circuit. Lives out each night. The first night you could hear him in the dark, hooves tapping the ground, whinnying for … Read more
Fireworks over? Hardly. Stakes action around the world – from Britain to Belmont, Hamburg to Los Alamitos. Enjoy another Saturday Special.
Jamie Osborne has brought Toast Of New York to Belmont Park for Saturday’s Belmont Derby Invitational. Winner of the UAE Derby in March, the 3-year-old son of Thewayyouare returns to the turf for the first time since his debut last August. Since finishing fifth that day, he’s won three of four over synthetic surfaces, including … Read more
Last stop for the jumpers before Saratoga. Parx Racing offers three hurdles races, each race holds Saratoga implications. We’ve focused on each runner, how they look today and how they’ll look at Saratoga in a few weeks.
Monday morning. Waiting as the farm truck gets serviced. Typing, emailing, handicapping, scouting, thinking. As I writer, I try to collect words and phrases I can use to describe a horse in a race. There are only so many ways to describe a closing kick, a rough trip or a patient ride. I have a … Read more
Quiet week at This is Horse Racing. Gearing up for Saratoga, less than a month away. Tom, Joe and I shake the trees, sending emails and packages instead of writing columns and features. Our ledes aren’t nearly as captivating, our finales not nearly as memorable. Sales pitches – send, wait, get shot down, rise up … Read more
Hang on tight, this is a world tour of horse racing. From Chester Racecourse in to the Iowa prairies, we give you a cheat sheet to keep you rolling through the day. You’ll have just enough time to let the dog out but not enough time to walk him. Enjoy.
The final day. Four glorious days have come to an end, one more to savor. Then it’s back to work, back to America. Enjoy one more morning with Royal Ascot, then check out the Saturday Special for the rest of the world’s best.
Three down. Two to go. Royal Ascot continues Friday with a six-race card, highlighted by the Group 1 Coronation Stakes and the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes. Ken McPeek ships Rosalind for the Coronation, the Ashland winner will meet the likes of Lightning Thunder, My Titania and Rizeena in the $622,500 stakes.
Last year, I caught up with Wesley Ward after he raided Royal Ascot with No Nay Never. A year later, the American-based trainer has already won one at the meet and has more chances over the next three days. Here’s what Ward said last year about the challenges of Royal Ascot. “I try to target … Read more
