Archive for 2007

By Jude T. Feld The Blood-Horse headline read: Wilson, On Mike Fox, First Female to Win Queen’s Plate Jack Shinar’s article led with: “Emma-Jayne Wilson became the first female jockey to win the Queen’s Plate in 148 editions when she guided 15-1 shot Mike Fox to a late-running half-length victory in the first leg of […]

By Jude T. Feld Thoroughbred racing’s attention turns north of the U.S. border this afternoon as Woodbine, near Toronto, hosts the 148th running of the $1,000,000 Queen’s Plate – Canada’s version of the Kentucky Derby (G1). Three other stakes grace the card and some juicy prices await players today. The Scotts Highlander (G3) is WOODBINE’s […]

June 23, 2007 – “The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.” John Steinbeck

By Jude T. Feld Great to see Joy Scott win the Hollywood Park nightcap on Thundering Rhythm. A huge overlay compared to his chances of winning, the California-bred son of Rhythm returned $44.20. Scott, for those of you who don’t know, is a single mother, who rides at virtually every California racetrack – from Santa […]

By Jude T. Feld What actually happened: Chalk City at Belmont – Four straight favorites and a 2/1 shot followed by a 19/1 beast dq’d into the victory. That made the payout $14,026 but if the 3/1 Our Top Cat had been left up, you could have hit the Pick Six and lost money on […]

It was 95 and sunny at Churchill Downs Saturday. I never thought I would see a cactus garden in the middle of the Churchill paddock but lo and behold, there it was. For a minute I thought I was at Turf Paradise. Can palm trees be next? Kudos to the landscape crew. The place looks […]

By Jude T. Feld Wow! Last Saturday, Rags to Riches scintillating victory in the Belmont (G1), and today, a magnificent array of graded stakes at historic Churchill Downs. Thoroughbred racing has hit the long homestretch of events leading to the Breeders’ Cup. It is going to be an exciting summer. DUVEEN rides a three-race winning […]

June 14, 2007 – “One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him.” Jeffrey Bernard

June 12, 2007 – Beginning Wednesday, Daily Racing Form will replace Timeform Ratings with Racing Post Ratings. Read more about this valuable handicapping tool in an article by DRF’s foreign corespondent Alan Shuback at http://drf.com/news/article/85701.html.

By Jude T. Feld Two young gals are regular visitors to Belmont Park. For the last few years, they have created custom sweatshirts to wear on Belmont Stakes day. Last year, they sported Barbaro memorial ones. This year’s edition said, “Carnations are for Girls.” Heidi and Jessica and the 46,000-plus fans who eschewed Roger Clemens […]