June 18, 2011 - 4:37pm
T M Fred Texas wins the Grade 1 The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup.
T M Fred Texas (pictured) defeated the heavy favorite, Grilla, to win the Grade 1 $52,500 The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup. The winning jockey was Santos Chavez, winning trainer was Ronald Martino, and the winning owner was Sam A. Vasquez. Dixies Valentine, ridden by Louisville-...
June 18, 2011 - 4:14pm
With Abu Dhabi presenting the Stephen Foster Stakes today, it's fitting to have a special Arabian race.
Race 6 at Churchill Downs today is the Grade 1 $50,000 The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup. The race is open to Arabian horses four years old and up. This is the first time Churchill Downs has held an Arabian race.
July 29, 2012 - 7:50pm
Who do you like in the Derby?
In a field of twenty young horses, running further than they ever have before, over a new surface or race track, it's a difficult thing to pick the winner. The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby is one race in which no amount of handicapping prowess will direct bettors to the likely winner. Calvin Borel...
July 29, 2012 - 7:50pm
As I did during the Breeders Cup (admittedly with little success) last fall, I'm betting $2 for Calvin Borel to win in every race he's riding this Derby day and see how he does.
Some have called the Kentucky Derby the “Calvin Borel Invitational” and while Borel has won the last three of the last four Runs for the Roses’s, most experts are not optimistic about his chances in its 137th running (especially after he was sick this Wednesday and off of all of...
July 29, 2012 - 7:50pm
Derby 137 Profile: Twice the Appeal
Kentucky Derby 137 profile: Twice the Appeal
