2011 Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Sets Up Nicely For Derby Hopefuls: The Kentucky Derby Trail is in full swing and one of the most closely-watched California preps is, without a doubt, the Sham Stakes. This 1m½f contest doesn’t boast one of the highest purses for contenders looking to book a slot at the big dance, but the fact that this race has been a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:22
2011 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Kicks Off Derby Season in Earnest: We’ve got more than a few of our top ten 2011 Kentucky Derby contenders lining up for a go in a race that has been a kingmaker in the past- the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream. This 1m contest boasts a total purse of $400,000 and rates as a Grade 3- any victory here will immediately propel a... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:19
2011 Dubai Carnival at Meydan Opening Day Race Preview: The lineups are confirmed for the first day of the 2011 Dubai Carnival and a number of interesting contests are set to unfold. Punters can expect plenty of action and excitement over the Tapeta surface as contenders chase some very enticing purses throughout the seven-race thoroughbred card. The... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:15
2011 Al Maktoum Challenge Round One Runs Thursday: The 2011 Dubai Racing Carnival kicks off in a very big way this Thursday at the immaculate Meydan Racecourse. There are eight quality fixtures lined up for the day and it includes the usual assortment of handicaps filled with globe-trotting types from all four corners of the globe. The features... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, January 13, 2011 - 22:14
Impressive Handicap Card at Meydan on January 6: The dawn of the Dubai Racing Carnival creeps ever closer and we’ve got a few quality handicaps set to unfold at Meydan racecourse on Thursday. We’ll be taking a quick peek at each race in this article and trying to figure out just how things are going to shape up over the Tapeta surface... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, January 5, 2011 - 17:56
2011 Kentucky Derby Odds and Power Rankings: This is one of the most exciting times of the year for American racing fans as the road to the 2011 Kentucky Derby is officially off and running. In the next four months, we'll see a number of well-fancied contenders stake their claims for US racing's biggest honour, while unknowns emerge... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Monday, January 3, 2011 - 20:04
All-Weather Scoop6 Awaits on Saturday: With a distinct lack of jumps action on Saturday it looks like Scoop6 punters will be forced to navigate another all-weather card. It's certainly a bit of a different game handicapping 20-odd geldings going 2m4f over timber compared to eight or nine sellers going one-turn. We do have an... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Friday, December 17, 2010 - 20:52
2010 Cashcall Futurity Features More Than JP's Gusto: The media seem to be playing this one up as all about JP’s Gusto (Successful Appeal) and whether or not he can actually handle a classic distance but a quick examination of the betting market for the 2010 Cashcall Futurity reveals a much more dynamic race than the pundits would lead you to... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 18:12
Meydan Racecourse Preview for December 16: There is another day of classy action at Meydan racecourse and you know there won’t be any weather delays down there- unless we’re talking dust storms. We have six solid contests on the Meydan card for Thursday and we’ll be taking a look at each of the races in this update. 2:35... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Wednesday, December 15, 2010 - 23:20
2010 Hong Kong Cup Could be a Two-Horse Race: A number of classy contenders are lining up for this one and that's more than understandable as we've got the world's second-richest thoroughbred race set to unfold at Sha Tin early Sunday morning. It's been tight-going in the antepost market as little has separated the globe-... Read More; A.J. Ryder; Friday, December 10, 2010 - 19:04