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 […]
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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. […] 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] It’s the old warhorses headlining things this weekend (now that the injured Invasor will not be part of the Suburban picture); both Lava Man and The Tin Man are aiming for threepeats in their respective races. Lava Man is hoping to match Native Diver’s streak of Hollywood Gold Cup victories, and The Tin Man’s run […] It seems there are some dark Scat Daddy rumors floating around out there; perhaps darker still are those swirling around Patrick Biancone. It’s not clear at this point what prompted the official inquiry: The Kentucky Horse Racing Authority has initiated an investigation after a search of the Keeneland barn of trainer Patrick Biancone. John […] Like my fellow TBA bloggers, I find the retirement of Scat Daddy over a minor injury just a little too convenient. I have to agree entirely with Valerie that I don’t see the sense in breeding to a horse who raced so briefly by a sire who also couldn’t hack it as a three-year-old. It’s […] It’s really a shame we won’t see more of Invasor on the track; it’s too bad to see him go out with an injury but at least he’s not in any danger. There were a few more details in some of the international press reports:
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin conveyed news of the […] Much of today’s focus at Royal Ascot is on Finsceal Beo in the Coronation Stakes. The Irish Independent points out that if she wins today, she will be only the third horse in the past 28 years to win the ‘mile crown’ (the English and Irish 1000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes). It will be […] |
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