Sean Clancy

Hello, Royal Ascot

Today’s market movers with Betfred, official betting partner of Ascot Betfred spokesman Matt Hulmes said, “It has been a brisk morning of trading so far as punters are out in force ahead of a fascinating week, and there has been an avalanche of support for a quartet of Joseph O’Brien-trained … Read More

Monday regroup

Second. First. Seventh. Seventh. Fourth. Ninth. Tenth. Fourth. As always, the reasons for the defeats pile up like peanut shells on the floorboard of a pickup truck. Wrong spot. Wrong day. Wrong instructions. Wrong ground. Too wide. Too fresh. Too free. Too close. Too far back. Grabbed quarter. Displaced. It … Read More

Winner

A good start to the weekend with a winner and a second at Laurel yesterday. Koru broke sharply (way better than last time), found a sweet spot in third, moved through on the rail and won by a head. At 3/5, it was a little more tense than anticipated but … Read More

ACtion

Eight entries over three days. Whew, we love action. And, yes, we looked at the weather. We’ll see what happens. FRIDAY: 12:10. Laurel Park. Race 1. Starter allowance turf. Roja Redemption. 1:06. Laurel Park. Race 3. Waiver maiden claiming turf. Koru. SATURDAY: 12:10. Laurel Park. Race 1. Maiden turf. Lorraine. … Read More

King HIm

That was the headline of the Saratoga Special Sunday morning. Sovereignty dominated the Belmont Stakes. Check out the story. Page 6.

The Belmont

Who do you like? The Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty, the Preakness winner Journalism, the Derby third Baeza… Read The Belmont Special.

Third

Awakened returned to the races with a solid third in the Grade 1 Beverly R. Steinman at Saratoga Wednesday. Owned by Riverdee and Ten Strike Racing, the 8-year-old slipped through on the inside, got in front and gave us a moment. The son of Curlin felt the burden of top … Read More

Hello Saratoga

Jack Fisher called at 6:55 Tuesday night. You don’t want trainers calling at 6:55 at night. Any night, especially the night before a Grade 1 stakes in Saratoga. “Rosie’s going into labor.” Not what I had on the bingo card. Rosie Watters, wife of jockey Graham Watters and soon-to-be mother, … Read More

So cool

Bernie Dalton pointed to Jack Fisher. “Thanks Jack, he makes an old man like me look good.” Old men doing young things. Riverdee’s Cool Jet, a 9-year-old, and Bernie Dalton, a “young” 56-year-old teamed up for the first time in the Grade 1 Commonwealth Cup at Virginia Gold Cup May … Read More

OFF 2

Off the turf at Laurel Park Sunday. We scratched Mortal Sin and Lorraine to complete an 0-for-4 entry weekend. All races are off the turf. We’ll look at other options. The good news is Miles’ piano recital is on. Cheese, crackers and cookies are going on the table. Flowers about … Read More