Archive for 2010

By Jude T. Feld Joe Steiner breezing Lookin At Lucky for trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Three straight weekends of Kentucky Derby (G1) preps and little to show for it – Five horses bouncing around like pinballs down the Tampa Bay Downs stretch, none of whom seemed to want to win; Two longshots, noses […]

March 26, 2010 – “All music is folk music, I ain’t never heard no horse sing a song.” Louis Armstrong

By Jude T. Feld To learn more about where to watch Churchill Downs’ coverage of the Lane’s End (G2) and Louisiana Derby (G2) click here. Ah! The flora and fauna on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). For the last two weeks it was gators, boars and manatees but this week the pallet changes. […]

By Jude T. Feld 1) Flying into Tampa on a windy day is not for the feint of heart. 2) Tampa Bay Downs looks better on television. 3) I have never been to a track that served empanadas and Cuban sandwiches but Tampa Bay does and they are both terrific! 4) The ice cream man […]

Jude T. Feld Will Christine Daae capture hearts or break them in Gulfstream’s Bonnie Miss (G2)? If you missed “Kentucky Derby Radar – Chapter 4” click here. “The sunshine state” will finally get some for the Florida Derby (G1) this Saturday at Gulfstream Park. Director of Racing Bernie Hettel and Racing Secretary Dan Bork have […]

By Jude T. Feld Will we see it Saturday at Gulfstream Park in the Florida Derby (G1)? GULFSTREAM RUMOR MILL (Posted Wednesday, March 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET) As usual, lots of talk around the track wherever and whenever Derby hopefuls converge. Rumor #1) The reason ESKENDEREYA scratched as a heavy favorite from the Florida […]

March 15, 2010 – “I would not vote for the mayor. It’s not just because he didn’t invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes.” Fidel Castro

March 14, 2010 – “Never interupt an enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte

By Jude T. Feld Caracortado puts his undefeated streak on the line in the San Felipe (G2) at Santa Anita Saturday.Benoit Photo This is the most exciting Saturday of racing we have had since the Breeders’ Cup. Hopefully, you will be able to enjoy at least one of these races live at your home track. […]

March 11, 2010 – “Isn’t it fun – Conversation and beer and eggs instead of Embassy and Champagne and twitter?” Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother