Archive for 2015

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Itsaknockout, International Star and Far Right advanced along the Kentucky Derby trail with weekend victories though none scored anything like a knockout. Meanwhile, Main Sequence continued his domination in the turf ranks and heads off to Dubai undefeated in five U.S. starts. A cloudy Kentucky Oaks picture cleared a […]

February 16, 2015 – “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” Jerry Seinfeld

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Metaboss traveled to northern California to join the list of Kentucky Derby hopefuls this weekend while much of the other racing action involved the fillies and mares. Internationally, wizardry was in the air in Dubai and Gold-Fun spun his mastery at an unaccustomed distance in Hong Kong. But Harp […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Weekend racing gave a good shake to the bag of Kentucky Derby contenders with a top 2-year-old defeated, a European grass sprinter winning on the all-weather, a filly being eyed for the big race and a second-time starter stepping up in Florida. In California, graded stakes put a little […]

By ROBERT KIECKHEFER UPI Racing Writer Add Upstart and — maybe — Barbados to the list of Kentucky Derby prospects after weekend racing and move Able Friend up yet another notch on the list of international stars. There was no shortage of action even though abysmal weather forced cancellation of Saturday’s cards at Laurel Park […]

January 24, 2014 – “A party without cake is just a meeting.” Julia Child