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Up to four horses that chased Whitney winner Blame home on Aug. 7 will be aiming to improve on their performances in the 57th Woodward, including runner-up Quality Road. The son of Elusive Quality lead most of the 1 1/8 miles, but saw his 1 ½-length margin evaporate in the stretch and was edged  by [read more]

Horses that win the Travers Stakes have been voted the top 3-year-old five times dating back two decades. Only one that didn’t capture a single Triple Crown event was so honored: Holy Bull in 1994. Compare that to 13 winners of the Preakness that were voted the best sophomore since ’90. Lookin at Lucky could [read more]

Richard’s Kid will attempt to become the third horse to score back-to-back victories in the Pacific Classic since the stakes race was launched at Del Mar in 1991. However, the $1 million contest looks wide open. Tinners Way, trained by the late Bobby Frankel that passed away last fall at 68, won the ’94 renewal [read more]

Horses worth watching, a list of runners compiled by handicapper/turf writer Greg Melikov, should do well next time out. These thoroughbreds won six times, ran second four times and finished third seven times since Aug. 1. They’re worth considering when developing your wagering strategy for online betting or at your favorite track. ARLINGTON PARK Golden [read more]

The big horse race this weekend is the 28th Arlington Million at Arlington Park outside Chicago, and Gio Ponti will take on history as well as an anticipated eight rivals in Saturday’s race. The 5-year-old Gio Ponti is the 7-5 WagerWeb.com favorite to become the first horse to win the Grade 1 Million in consecutive [read more]

Multimillionaires John Henry, Manila, Star of Cozzene, Awad, The Tin Man and Gio Ponti have a winning race in common: Each captured the Arlington Million. But only the great John Henry triumphed twice, the second time in 1984 three years after winning the first of 27 contests. Gio Ponti guns for back-to-back victories on Saturday [read more]

The Travers is America’s oldest recorded stakes race for thoroughbreds staged in a most historic setting – Saratoga Springs. The area about 160 miles north of New York City began attracting wealthy pilgrims because of carbonated mineral springs. It’s where decisive battles were fought during the American Revolution and Civil War. The 1777 Battle of [read more]

Shortly after Lookin at Lucky came up with a temperature last week following his impressive Haskell Invitational victory, trainer Bob Baffert announced on his Facebook page the colt would miss the Travers. His daily reports on the colt’s progress were welcomed by many, including me, and some of them follow: Aug. 3: No Travers for [read more]