National Headlines | Paulick Report | 5 years ago
Like other professional sports championships, the Breeders' Cup is a supreme goal for the athletes and connections alike. In this Breeders' Cup edition of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick...
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View From The Eighth Pole: Clean Start Puts Justify In The History Books
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 6 years ago
It was always about the break. Trainer Bob Baffert has seen how a bad break can cause the best horse in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby to lose. It happened in 2010 with Lookin At Lucky, who had the...
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The Friday Show Presented By Woodbine’s Twilight Racing Series: Arrogate At The Bat?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 7 years ago
Every athlete has an off-day now and then, but it's rare to see one that's on top of the world throw a serious clunker. In this week's episode of The Friday Show, Scott Jagow and Ray Paulick discuss...
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View From The Eighth Pole: They Don’t Always Bring Their ‘A’ Game
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 7 years ago
There were 16,568 racing fans on hand at Del Mar racetrack to watch Saturday's Grade 2 San Diego Handicap – plus one notable no show. Juddmonte Farms' Arrogate, billed by some as the Horse of the...
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Saratoga Start Unlikely For Songbird; Porter Says No Plans To Retire Two-Time Champ At Year’s End
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 7 years ago
Owner Rick Porter and Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer have long indicated that a race at Saratoga Race Course was among the stops they intended to make as part of two-time champion Songbird's...
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‘They Just Want To Ride’: Small Changes In Scale Of Weights Have Big Impact On Jockeys’ Health
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 7 years ago
Somewhere in a corner of the jockeys' room at Santa Anita Park hangs an old set of forgotten silks. Veteran rider Mike Smith thinks they're only about 20 years old, but when a few other jockeys found...
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The Friday Show Presented By Woodbine Racetrack: The 1st Annual Paulick Report Turkey Awards
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 7 years ago
With the long holiday weekend, The Friday Show presented by Woodbine Racetrack comes early this week, and in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we present the 1st Annual Paulick Report Turkey Awards. There...
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Mike Smith: Songbird’s Potential ‘Scary To Think About’
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 8 years ago
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has been on the backs of some world-class fillies and mares during his career, and while he's not ready to put Songbird in that category just yet, there's something...
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Delta Downs Jackpot Daily Update: Hall of Fame Power
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
As is usually the case with this race, the 2014 edition of the Delta Downs Jackpot is shaping up to be a highly competitive affair featuring 10 promising juveniles. In addition, several of this...
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Stewards’ Rulings: Time for a Change in Racing’s Officiating System?
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 9 years ago
I think most reasonable people will agree that stewards made the wrong call in last weekend’s Breeders’ Cup Classic by not disqualifying the front-running winner Bayern for the incident at the start...
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Shared Belief Overcomes a Double-Team to Remain Undefeated
Michael Compton | 9 years ago
Despite losing ground on both turns, Shared Belief collared Fed Biz in the stretch and fought to an impresssive win in Saturday’s Awesome Again Stakes at Santa Anita. It would be difficult to imagine a wider trip for the odds-on favorite. With Victor Espinoza aboard the Bob Baffert-trained Sky Kingdom floating Mike Smith and Shared […](Read more...)
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Shared Belief Remains Undefeated With Pacific Classic Win
Michael Compton | 10 years ago
Shared Belief defeats older in Pacific Classic to remain undefeated for Jim Rome's Jungle Racing and partners.(Read more...)
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An Enterprising Opening at Del Mar
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
You never know what you’re going to see at Del Mar racetrack on opening day, and if you’ve ever been there you know exactly what I mean. But I’m not going to talk about fashion statements or the...
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Midnight Hawk Best in Sham Stakes
Michael Compton | 10 years ago
Midnight Hawk stamped himself as a leading contender for the Santa Anita Derby (G1) in winning Saturday’s Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita. With two scratches out of the Sham, the field was reduced to four and 2-1 second choice Kristo, with Rafael Bejarano up, was sent to the lead going into the first turn, [...](Read more...)
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Hollywood Park Memories: The Queen and Her Castle
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Ever since the track opened in 1938, and Seabiscuit won the first Gold Cup that year, equine stars have drawn the crowds to Hollywood Park. They came to see Swaps in the 1950′s, Native Diver in...
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Asian Sweep in Hong Kong: Sport’s Beauty Shines at International Races
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
Home track advantage proved to be too much to overcome for the international contingent at Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin. All four races were swept by horses...
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‘Scene’ in Hong Kong: Celebrating the World’s Best Jockeys
National Headlines | Paulick Report | 10 years ago
The Paulick Report is in Hong Kong for an important week that culminates with the world-class Hong Kong International Races on Sunday. But there are other festivities surrounding the main event at...
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Mizdirection Picks Up Where She Left Off
Michael Compton | 11 years ago
Mizdirection and Mike Smith picked up where they left off, winning the Grade 2 Monrovia Stakes on Sunday at Santa Anita. Mizdirection burst through a rainbow that touched down near the top of the hillside turf course and bested front-running Kindle and...
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Executiveprivilege, How Will She Rebound in Starlet?
Thoroughbred Horse Racing Blog | 11 years ago
It’s much easier to deal with the rigors of sports and competition when all is good, but a true competitor or athlete shows the ability to rebound after defeat. The Bob Baffert trained filly Executiveprivilege will take to the track in unfamiliar territory on Saturday,...
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Game On Dude Rebounds With Win in Native Diver
Michael Compton | 11 years ago
Game On Dude rebounded from a poor performance in the Breeders’ Cup Classic Nov. 3, winning the $242,500 Native Diver Stakes Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. The 10th lifetime victory for the 3-10 favorite did not come easy. The 5-year-old Awesome...
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Breeders’ Cup Report Day One: Shared Spotlight
Michael Compton | 11 years ago
Six different jockeys, trainers and owners shared the Breeders’ Cup spotlight in front of nearly 35,000 fans at Santa Anita Park on Friday. Total common-pool handle for Friday’s 10-race card was $47,586,765 vs. $50,053,505 bet last year on Cham...
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Royal Delta Regains Best Stride in Beldame
Michael Compton | 11 years ago
Royal Delta left little doubt who was best in the Beldame Invitational (G1) during Super Saturday at Belmont Park. Taking command on the turn and opening up through the stretch under a hand ride, odds-on favorite Royal Delta cruised to a dominating 9
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Royal Delta Refuses to Lose in Delaware Handicap
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Royal Delta dug in to notch a gutsy victory over long shot Tiz Miz Sue in the Grade 2 Delaware Handicap at Delaware Park on Saturday. Besilu Stable’s Royal Delta, the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic last year, earned her spot in the same...
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Mucho Macho Man Too Strong for Suburban Foes
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Popular Florida-bred Mucho Macho Man impressively dispatched a competitive field in Saturday’s Suburban Handicap (G1) at Belmont Park under new rider Mike Smith. Mucho Macho Man, a leader in the handicap division, broke smartly but settled in second ...
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I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister Clash Again in Preakness
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
I’ll Have Another and Bodemeister, the top two finishers in the Kentucky Derby (G1) just two weeks ago, headline an 11-horse field in today’s Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course. The last time they met, Bodemeister set one of the f...
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Mamma Kimbo Headlines Black Eyed Susan Stakes
Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Mamma Kimbo, impressive winner of the Fantasy Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park last time out, tops Friday’s 88th running of the $300,000 Black Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico. Listed as the 7-5 morning line favorite, Mamma Kimbo is unbeaten in her two career...
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Mike Smith to Stick with Bodemeister in Kentucky Derby
Horse Racing Bloggers | , Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Jockey Garrett Gomez will ride Daddy Nose Best in the Kentucky Derby on May 5, agent Tony Matos said Sunday, according to Santa Anita Publicity, and not surprisingly, Mike Smith will stick with Bodemeister. That breaking news shortly before noon free...
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Mamma Kimbo Wires Fantasy Foes
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Peachtree’s Stable’s Mamma Kimbo likely stamped her ticket to the Kentucky Oaks (G1) with a wire-to-wire score in Wednesday’s Fantasy Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. The 3-year-old daughter of Discreet Cat won her debut at Santa Anita in impressive ...
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Big ‘Cap Draw Has ‘Luck’ Feel
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Photo of John Ortiz and Julio Canani courtesy of Santa Anita Park/Benoit photo Actor John Ortiz from HBO’s “Luck” participated in Wednesday’s Santa Anita Handicap draw. Julio Canani, left, trainer of Big ‘Cap starter Holla...
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Amazombie Set for San Carlos Stakes
Horse Racing Bloggers | Michael Compton | 12 years ago
Benoit photo The Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner begins his trek to another title against five foes on Saturday at Santa Anita Amazombie, last year’s Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) and Eclipse Award champion, is slated to make his seasonal bow on Saturday...
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