Archive for 2014

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was a big weekend of racing for the youngsters eyeing next year’s Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, with even more action on the grass. Among the juveniles, I Spent It shot to the top, at least for now, among the East Coast contingent while Cavorting did the same […]

August 4, 2014 – “Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.” Aldous Huxley

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Palace Malice threw in a clunker in Saturday’s Whitney at Saratoga but Palace jumped up to win the Woodward on the same card at the Spa, highlighting a palatial weekend of racing. In England, Glorious Goodwood drew to a close with several of the races potentially pointing the way […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer It was a weekend of triumph and disappointment for 3-year-old fillies as Taghrooda romped in the King George at Ascot but Untapable proved anything but unbeatable in the Haskell at Monmouth Park. Meanwhile, the Haskell was only the tip of the iceberg in racing leading up to the Breeders’ […]

Follow @racehorsereport 7TH Race – The Molly Pitcher (G2) ZUCCHINI FLOWER is capable of big races on occasion. The pace scenario in this event could work to her advantage she should get a perfect trip right behind the pacesetters. She has an affinity for Monmouth Park and hails from the powerful H. Graham Motion stable. […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer An exciting weekend of Thoroughbred racing featured breakout performances, a comeback effort in England, some very fast 2-year-olds and progress on the turf. Up With the Birds, Somali Lemonade, Stopshoppingmaria, Spring to the Sky and Tourist all showed marked improvement in winning weekend stakes and look to have bright […]

July 20, 2014 – “Having critics praise you is like having the hangman say you’ve got a pretty neck.” Eli Wallach

July 18, 2014 – “It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” Earl Weaver

July 16, 2014 – “If markets were rational, I’d be waiting tables for a living.” Warren Buffett

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Bloodstock agent Bob Feld “saw the cat” when he laid eyes on Modesty (G3) winner I’m Already Sexy at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale. He signed the ticket for a mere $20,000 on behalf of Hit The Board Stables.BFB PHOTO Some major upsets spiced weekend Thoroughbred racing […]