Tom Law

A year removed from a clean sweep at the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Annual Awards Banquet at Saratoga National Golf Club, Mind Your Biscuits stole the show again.

The Kentucky Derby picture – already fairly clear heading into the first weekend of April – became significantly more transparent with legitimate contenders showing why they deserve to be among the favorites for the great race.

Looking for a monster day of racing, coast to coast and around the world? You’re in luck this week with a tremendous slate on tap and previewed here in The Saturday Special presented by Pin Oak Stud.

The late Edward “Ned” Bonnie’s influence in the racing industry stretch far and wide, as a respected equine attorney, outspoken racing commissioner and dedicated horseman. Bonnie’s reach will continue for many years and his lasting imprint oin the game was felt two weeks ago at Springdale Racecourse in Camden, S.C., for the Colonial Cup Races.

The day after Easter – and April Fool’s Day – and no joking around now that a quarter of the year is through and plenty of major stuff is on tap for the days, weeks and months ahead.

Ready to turn the page, close the book on the first quarter of 2018 and move into the serious part of spring? Don’t go too quickly, not with the day of racing that’s on tap and previewed in this week’s edition of The Saturday Special presented by Pin Oak Stud.

Another big weekend in the books and a monster one coming up with a boutique 2-year-old sale, Grade 1 steeplechase and the most significant South Florida Kentucky Derby prep of the season.

Wow, what a week. Hopes and dreams springing to life, aspirations and goals coming up short, and no, we’re not talking about the wild that was the first four days of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

March Madness in full effect this week with a pair of Kentucky Derby preps, a Grade 1 in Southern California and a two-turn test for a Maryland-based colt who might wind up in the classics tops this week’s edition of The Saturday Special presented by Pin Oak Stud.

The same weekend the field for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was set, racing held its own version of Selection Sunday for one of the biggest events on the North American racing calendar.