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Belmont Morning Quiz

Here’s a quick essay question for you early risers: Describe what these two horses have in common, as well as their differences.

Need a little help? Here goes:

Similarities: Horse A cost $16 million as a two-year old, making him the most expensive horse sold at auction in the US. Horse B cost […]

Belmont Field Notes

It’s the Friday before the Belmont, so without further ado, the official, rather opinionated, Superfecta Belmont Field Notes:

1) Imawildandcrazyguy – Obviously he has a lot more going for him than I predicted prior to the Derby, but I don’t see the distance as doing him any favors.

2) Tiago – He seems more naturally […]

Belmont Undercard

Saturday should be a great day of racing – not only will we be treated to Rags to Riches taking on Curlin, but we have a fantastic undercard to enjoy. Here are my thoughts on the (other) big races on the day — and don’t forget to tune in to CBS News tonight to see […]

Children of the Wind

I am officially very excited about the Belmont now that Rags to Riches is on board. Although I liked Silverbulletday a lot, I never thought the Belmont was a good spot for her; I have no similar reservations about Rags to Riches. Clearly her entry has made other trainers rethink entering their longshots and she […]

Pletcher Brings the Right Horse

Huzzah for Rags to Riches — I would like to go on the record as saying I completely agree with Railbird. That is all for now, more later.

The Barbaro Documentary

I attended a screening of the HBO Barbaro documentary in the guise of representing my department at a school event (which is my excuse at any horse-related event). The crowd was large and included quite a wide spectrum – other Penn Vet folks, the main Barbaro players and families, some FOBs, the press and the […]

Everybody’s Doing It

While the news about Street Sense going to Darley upon retirement was the talk of the weekend, I was a little surprised to see that he and Hard Spun were going to be stablemates there. Granted, the rumors that Hard Spun’s breeding rights had already been sold have been circulating for a while now, but […]

Room for Rags to Riches?

As you’ve no doubt seen already, Street Sense is out of Belmont consideration, leaving Curlin and Hard Spun as the headliners. While I’m disappointed that we won’t be seeing (a perfectly healthy and sound) Street Sense, this opens the door for Rags to Riches — it’s decision time for Pletcher and company.

Now that Sedgefield […]

Back soon…

Apologies for the lack of updates, Toddler Superfecta has been sick since last weekend and so we’ve been rather busy with that (although you could say that all the Albuterol and Pulmicort around the house make me feel like trainer’s name redacted). I have a lot of good things to say about The Tin Man, […]

Long Weekend Preview

Street Sense is back to ‘possible‘ for the Belmont, Nobiz Like Shobiz is not likely and Slew’s Tizzy is on his way, but there’s plenty to look forward to in the meantime. The Hanshin Cup at Arlington Park features favorite Lewis Michael (pictured) facing Purim and Barbican (who has never quite reached his potential, in […]

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