Current Tag: Mike Smith
Hard Not to Love is Hard for Mike Smith Not to Love
POSTED: December 28, 2019
ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 28, 2019)–Lightly raced and cast in her first Grade I assignment, Hard Not to Love rallied from well off the pace to...
Mike Smith Says Omaha Beach is the Goods
POSTED: December 28, 2019
ARCADIA, Calif. (Dec. 27, 2019)–Along with a record 26 Breeders’ Cup wins, two Eclipse Awards, a pair of Kentucky Derby wins that include a Triple...
A Lot of Movin and Shakin
POSTED: December 13, 2019
We all know Joe Talamo is booked for Oaklawn, and Kent Desormeaux is at the Fair Grounds. Bob Baffert and Peter Miller are sending strings...
Judging the Three Year Old Crop After the Kentucky Derby and Before the Breeders' Cup
POSTED: October 27, 2019
Photo Credit: Courtney Snow A few years ago I had a conversation with Mike Smith about judging and comparing horses from different eras. Different years...
Omaha Beach set, Bricks and Mortar still undecided and Enable out of the Breeders' Cup
POSTED: October 18, 2019
After his blistering finish on October 5 in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, Omaha Beach's (War Front) connections had choices: The $2 million...
A Breeders Cup Masterpiece
POSTED: October 7, 2019
You might think one would be hard pressed to say training a horse up to the Breeders' Cup was a masterpiece before said horse even...
Omaha Beach By A Nose In The Santa Anita Sprint Championship Stakes
POSTED: October 5, 2019
Arcadia, CA- Shancelot ridden by Emisael Jaramillo gunned right out of the gate and set the early fractions with a zippy quarter in 21.8 controlling...
Bob Baffert Replacing Mike Smith on McKinzie for Breeders' Cup Classic
POSTED: October 1, 2019
In what has to be seen as somewhat of a surprise Bob Baffert announced today he was replacing Hall of Fame and Triple Crown winning...
An Early Look at the Breeders' Cup Classic 2019
POSTED: September 24, 2019
By Jonathan Stettin #P6K Many people start looking at Kentucky Derby horses when they are two years old. While it is fun to do, and...
