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By Jude T. Feld FRIDAY’S SELECTIONS 3rd Race) MASTERY is in sharp form and ran well in his only synthetic try. He rates a slight edge in a wide-open race. NIGHT LITE has good tactical speed and should get a great trip. FATHER TIME likes the all-weather surface and boasts top connections. CLOUDY’S KNIGHT is […]

By Tim Osterman Call me old-fashioned but I prefer my movies in black and white. I’d rather watch Leave it to Beaver reruns than any phony “reality” show, including “Jockeys”. They certainly don’t make them like they used to whether it’s a house, a car, a marriage or a racehorse. I was thumbing through my […]

By Gene Williams Rising Star Joel RosarioBenoit Photo In a country where “beisbol” is king, there’s little call for a 5-foot-2, 109-pounder to step up and take his swings with the bat. But if Joel Rosario continues to take his swings with his riding crops, Dominican sports fans are probably going to have to find […]

By John Engelhardt Owner, trainer, jockey Sherry Kirk galloping one of her horses at River DownsJohn Engelhardt/River Downs Photo Fifty-year-old Sherry Kirk rode Dadoway to a fifth-place finish in the first race at River Downs on Friday. She is quite familiar with the 4-year-old gelding as she is also his owner and trainer. With 12 […]

By Jude T. Feld Michael House’s three-year-old gelding, Battle of Hastings, will be favored to win Saturday’s $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup (G2)Benoit Photo “Stormy Weather” is a great song but that forecast is usually not good for turf racing or the U.S. Open. Today’s best races are all scheduled for the sod, which makes handicapping […]

By Jude T. Feld Stephen Foster – Wrote the Kentucky State Song and Kentucky Derby Anthem “My Old Kentucky Home” My Old Kentucky Home The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, ‘Tis summer, the people are gay; The corn-top’s ripe and the meadow’s in the bloom, While the birds make music all the […]

10. ANYONE who can afford to be in the racing game, can buy a horse at auction and win the Kentucky Derby (G1). 9. Agua Caliente trainer Bob Sinne was right. “You can’t make chicken salad with chicken shit.” Good horses make good trainers. 8. Calvin Borel is more clever than most people ever gave […]

By Jude T. Feld George Woolf Award-winner Jon Court rides live longshot Perfect for You in the Dogwood (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday afternoon.Benoit Photo Great springtime racing this afternoon gives us just a glimpse of what the summer will hold for horseplayers. Enjoy it and cash lots of tickets in the process. The […]

By Jude T. Feld The demise of horse racing has been greatly exaggerated. This year, I watched the Preakness at a party hosted by my pal Andrew Chesser. Solo, in pairs and in bevies, the guests arrived at his Lexington manor to witness the second leg of racing’s 2009 Triple Crown. “Whodayalikes” and “Who do […]

By Jude T. Feld The Preakness (G1) always seems like the least respected race in the Triple Crown but it usually holds the most intrigue. This year’s edition is no exception, as superfilly RACHEL ALEXANDRA opens up as the 8-5 morning line favorite, while Kentucky Derby winner MINE THAT BIRD is 6-1 early. Much has […]