Warren Eves | October 5, 2012
By Warren Eves Belmont’s 3rd race the last day of September is a “key” race. Identifying a “key race” early on can mean cashing tickets. The race we reviewed over and over was a seven-furlong test for maiden two-year-old fillies. After watching each and every one of the eight [...]
Warren Eves | July 30, 2012
By Warren Eves Maggie Wolfendale brings something to the table. Wish we could say the same for other horse racing venues we pay attention to. Not since Carolyn Conley did her Santa Anita paddock reporting has someone made such an impression. Unlike so many “talking heads” [...]
Warren Eves | September 16, 2011
By Warren Eves Rudy Rodriguez, one of the leading claiming trainers at Belmont Park, knows young talent when he sees it. He gave 19-year-old apprentice jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. a leg up on Flying [...]
Warren Eves | April 7, 2011
By Warren Eves Jimmymac Bear’s performance for $12,500 caught our attention late Thursday at Pimlico. The Maryland stewards didn’t get things right in the day’s eighth race but a trainer named Timothy Keefe certainly did. His newly claimed five-year-old gelding Jimmymac Bear won large on the drop. Jimmymac Bear [...]
