Once upon a time a promising turf youngster, Pleuven excelled in his third start off a 13-month layoff and scored a breakthrough victory in Saturday night’s $200,000 Wise Dan (G2) (formerly known as the Firecracker) at Churchill Downs. The 5-year-old gelding may be making up for lost time for new...
Welcome to the TwinSpires Blog.
Our contributors will be continually updating posts to offer commentary, insight, advice, and expert opinions on horse racing and wagering. The goal is to help you win more and become a better all around horse player.
Pleuven begins to fulfill early promise in Wise Dan
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Bradester just holds off Eagle, Majestic Harbor to wire Stephen Foster
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Joseph W. Sutton’s Bradester took command of Saturday night’s $500,000 Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs and had just enough left to hold off the combined rallies of Eagle and Majestic Harbor to score under jockey Joe Bravo. The six-year-old son of Lion Heart was sent to post the 9-1...
Songbird ‘has wings on her hooves,’ flies to Summertime Oaks win
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Fox Hill Farms’ champion Songbird made her return off an unscheduled two-month break on Saturday in the $200,000 Summertime Oaks (G2) at Santa Anita Park, and the dark bay miss never seemed to come out of a gallop the entire way home. Jockey Mike Smith sat motionless on the undefeated filly as she...
Paid Up Subscriber stretches out, earns first stakes win in Fleur de Lis
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Paid Up Subscriber, a dual allowance winner who had gone unplaced in two prior stakes attempts, led a trio of longshots across the wire in Saturday night's $200,000 Fleur de Lis H. (G2) at Churchill Downs in her first start around two turns. Finishing out of the money were 2014 champion three-year-...
Gun Runner Haskell bound after Matt Winn romp
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Six weeks after finishing third to Nyquist in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Gun Runner made a successful return to the races Saturday night at Churchill Downs registering a facile victory in the $100,000 Matt Winn (G3). Gearing up for next month's $1 million Haskell Invitational (G1), the Ron Winchell-...
Obviously’s speed proves a royal flush in Poker
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Veteran speedball Obviously is tough to catch when he’s loose on the lead, and the Southern California shipper found his ideal scenario at Belmont Park in Saturday’s $300,000 Poker (G3). Trainer Phil D’Amato was initially considering the June 4 Shoemaker Mile (G1), a race Obviously had won in 2013...
The Queen & Churchill win at Royal Ascot
|
Posted Saturday, June 18
Sounds like a headline from the mid-20th century, but that’s what happened on Saturday’s finale at the Royal meeting. Dartmouth gave Queen Elizabeth II a 90th birthday present when outdueling Highland Reel by a head in the Hardwicke (G2), and Churchill justified heavy favoritism for Aidan O’Brien...
Poker comes up tough with trio of Grade 1 winners
|
Posted Friday, June 17
A talented group of six runners will line up on Saturday in the $300,000 Poker Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park. Obviously is the 9-5 favorite on the morning-line in the one-mile turf test but won’t have an easy time of it while going up against the likes of Grand Arch, Force the Pass and Takeover...
Pages
Contributors
Derek Simon TwinSpires' horse racing author, handicapper, and podcast host, Derek Simon of Denver, Colo. offers his insightful, humorous and sometimes controversial take on the horse racing industry. He even publishes the ROI on the picks he gives out.
Frank Cotolo TwinSpires' harness racing expert, Frank Cotolo follows all of the big North American circuits throughout the year, providing the best value picks and latest news from the sulky.
Ed DeRosa The Director of Marketing for Bloodstock Research Information Services (BRIS) and a lifelong Thoroughbred racing enthusiast and astute handicapper, Ed joined Churchill Downs Inc. following nine years as a writer and editor with Thoroughbred Times.
Peter Thomas Fornat A writer and editor who has been following horse racing for fifteen years. Peter has written books for the Daily Racing Form Press; Crown; and Simon and Schuster; among other publishers, and regular features in The Horseplayer Magazine.
Jill Byrne A television racing analyst for Churchill Downs, Jill has earned acclaim and a loyal audience throughout Thoroughbred racing.
