Weekend Overview: The juvenile picture looks a little clearer unfortunately it doesn’t bode that well for the Breeders’ Cup. The ones we saw at Keeneland were not very good at all and the best juvenile in the nation doesn’t want to pony up the entry fee. Chalk another strike against the current Win and You’re […]

Alcibiades Stakes
I’m really surprised that Mani Bhavan showed up in this race. Two turns and speed killing Polytrack were chosen over Belmont’s one turn mile. I certainly can’t touch her at the windows. If she wins she is quite special. I really like Dream Empress as an alternative. She has never been on Polytrack but […]

First Lady Stakes
Talk about a deep field. The First Lady kicks off this Breeders’ Cup prep weekend in style. There is no chaff in this race. Bayou’s Lassie is the longest shot on the morning line and she’s beaten Dreaming of Anna and Ventura at this distance. Certainly even the “worst” horses in this race […]

This is the last major weekend for Breeders’ Cup prep races and a sentiment I’m hearing through quotes of trainers and racing secretaries is that three weeks rest is far from ideal for Breeders’ Cup preparation. Most prefer four weeks or more and are a bit wary of bringing horses in off a “short rest”.
Anytime […]

As I mentioned in the Weekend Review it was quite a formful weekend. Favorites and short priced horses dominated the 16 grade 1 and 2 races this weekend. Favorites won 50% and finished in the money in 75% of the races. All the winning favorites will likely be well covered on Breeders’ Cup day. It […]

Weekend Overview: It was a very formful weekend as favorites went 16-8-4-0 in all the G-1 and G-2 races. In fact in those 16 events there were only 2 horses who won at odds longer then 5/1. It was not a great week for bettors who were looking for upsets but for those in fantasy […]

Beldame Stakes
I’m not sure how many times I can lose while trying to oppose Ginger Punch. Suffice it to say she’s beaten me more than she ought to. I’m not really interested in this race as a betting affair and if the track is a total mess I’m sure not how much it’ll mean for […]

Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship Stakes
It’s a three horse race and most likely only of them will go to the Breeders’ Cup Turf. Spring House has been meant for the Turf all year long and I’ve been trumpeting his chances since his first start of the year. He may not be Duke of Marmalade […]

Just reading a bit of news and the one thing I’m noticing is that the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile is going to have a lot of horses coming in off a layoff, many horses who have never run a route of ground and even more who have not tried synthetics. Last time the Juvenile was run […]

As some readers may be aware one of the new and unique features of Kennedy’s Corridor is the Thoroughbred Championship Power Rankings. Unlike traditional standings which are meant to quantify what a horse has accomplished Power Rankings are an attempt to identify which horses are better. Talent must, of course, be identified and defined by […]