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Del Cap Wrap-Up

All in all, Del Cap day went well for me — I ended up about $40 up, so that’s a job well done in my opinion. I had a few nice longshots on the undercard and I was pleased to see my exacta for the Caesar Rodney come in. I was not expecting a payout […]

Del Cap Weekend

On paper, this Sunday’s Del Cap looks to be a showdown between the Todd Pletcher-trained Indian Vale and Patrick Biancone’s Asi Siempre. While I have a lot of respect for both mares, it’s impossible to ignore the little matter of Patrick Biancone and the Cobra Venom in the Fridge. You could argue that it’s admirable […]

A Modest Proposal

Apologies for the lack of updates, the Family Superfecta was away for a lovely long weekend at Dogfish Head the beach and is only now returning to something resembling normal functioning.

Brass Hat’s return to racing is certainly welcome — not only is the six-year-old gelding back after a serious injury, he’s breaking track records. […]

Reversal of Fortune

Joey Chestnut brought the Mustard Belt back to the US for the first time in six years, just beating valiant champion Takeru Kobayashi, who suffered what we term in the trade a ‘reversal of fortune’ in the final moments of the event. The new record, 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, can only inspire patriotic […]

Holiday Roundup

The Fourth of July means fireworks and the Dwyer Stakes; this year’s installment certainly looks like a lot of fun on paper. While Nobiz Like Shobiz and Any Given Saturday are the headliners (and rightly so), it’s a very interesting field all around. Phipps homebred Sightseeing is also back in action and the intriguing Helsinki […]

Geldings Gone Wild

Lava Man proved once again what a gutsy horse he is; his threepeat in the Hollywood Gold Cup may not put him in the same company as John Henry at this point, but let’s celebrate what he has accomplished nonetheless. Despite perhaps having lost a step in the trip to Dubai and back, he clearly […]