Author Archives: John Wilkinson

Plans to ship Nyquist to Belmont Park on Monday have been put on hold as the Kentucky Derby champ spiked a mild fever. As first reported by DRF, Nyquist had...

Horse racing lost a potential Triple Crown tonight on the muddy banks of the Preakness, but gained a formidable rivalry filled with intrigue and full of run. Exaggerator surged down...

Look, we'd like to see Nyquist get his proverbial "Preak on" this afternoon at Pimlico and keep this party going another couple of weeks. What can we say? The Triple...

Phillip Dutton has spent more time on the backs of thoroughbreds than many jockeys. The Australamerican has piloted such ex-racehorses as TruLuck and The Foreman around numerous 4* events, and is currently...

There's a horse running Friday at Pimlico that you need to see. He is not a classically bred stallion-in-waiting, in fact, he can't even reproduce. He never ran for the roses,...

This is a tale of conflicting emotions. There’s nothing unusual about being dismounted during a show. It happens to the best, it’s all part of the game, everyone is ok,...

It's been a pretty laid back week for Kentucky Derby champion Nyquist as he settles into the backside at Pimlico Race Course in anticipation of next Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Since...

Millionaires, billionaires and gazillionaires of all ages...grab your fastest thoroughbred, a $1 million check and your finest panama hat and head down to Gulfstream Park on January 28, 2017, for...

Moments after reaching the pinnacle of his profession for the second time in as many tries, jockey Mario Gutierrez sat atop the colt named Nyquist as mounted reporter Donna Barton Brothers hustled...

There were questions coming in. Sure, Nyquist was undefeated, but was he really fast enough? Was he fit enough to stay the distance in his first test beyond a mile...

In the all too abbreviated careers of racing’s elite, few horses manage to breakthrough and command the affection of the general public. Rachel Alexandra was one of the few. After...

The field is set for Saturday’s 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby. DO YOU HAVE A HORSE YET?! Come on, it doesn’t matter if you follow horse racing, don't care...

Hey, it's Kentucky Derby week. A little like Mardis Gras, but with horses. The days preceding the big dance are a mixture of anxiousness, unbridled optimism and general nervous laughter....

The sport horse world is currently caught up in widespread Jung Fever, and for good reason. The World's top-ranked rider and his mare FischerRocana put forth a picture perfect weekend in anything...

It has been an eventful few years for California Chrome. Two years ago the cal-bred chestnut lit up the Triple Crown trail with wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness...

Add another timepiece to the collection of Michael Jung. The German and his 11-year-old sport horse mare FischerRocana FST dominated from start to finish, seemingly playing their own game and...

World Numero Uno Michael Jung and his picture perfect mare FischerRocana enter Show Jumping Sunday with three rails in hand, thanks to Saturday's nearly flawless gallop around the water-logged cross country...

Most outdoor horse shows happily serve as secondary dog parks, which is fantastic because dogs are the best and horses are the best and everything is perfect. Our pups live...

With a score of 43.0 to beat, defending champions Michael Jung and the 11-year-old mare FischerRocana FST calmly strolled into Rolex Stadium as if going out for a practice hack. A...

They gathered 'round a soggy Inspection Hill on Wednesday under a volatile Kentucky sky which presented an unmistakable air of wet anxiousness. Dressed for success with their 1500lb. accessories in tow,...