Horse Racing News
After the win in yesterday’s Brooklyn Stakes, I have some options here. I could do with some races at...
We head to Aqueduct for today’s QPW and we will look at the Brooklyn Stakes which will be run today at...
Monmouth Park Race 5
With the fact that I oversee this portion of the Bleacher Brothers site and write...
Horseshoe Indianapolis Race 4
We head to Horseshoe Indianapolis for today’s regularly scheduled Quills...
Philly Big 5 Races at Parx
I was looking around on my phone while I was working on Tuesday, and I saw...
Assiniboia Downs Race 6
After a successful trip to Hastings in Vancouver, we had to the Canadian plains...
Hastings Racecourse – Lt. Governors’ Stakes
Happy Canada Day to our Canadian readers, and since it...
Belmont at the Big A Race 8
After a day at Churchill Downs, we end the month of June with one more...
After a couple of days in New York, we head to Churchill Downs for Stephen Foster Day, which is the last...
Belmont at the Big A Race 6
After the last minute decision to handicap a race from Canterbury Park...
So, we detour out of New York for the day and head for an evening race at Canterbury Park in Shakopee,...
After the upset winner that we selected at Horseshoe Indianapolis yesterday, we head east for a couple...
Horseshoe Indianapolis Race 8 – Nobody Listens Handicap
We head to Horseshoe Indianapolis for Wednesday’s...
It’s Tuesday, and today, we go north of the border to Assiniboia Downs for today’s race for today’s featured...
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge from Republican-controlled states to a horse racing...
by Joe Quillen
Parx Race 10 –Crowd Pleaser Stakes
We head to Parx to start the new week of Quills...
Happy Sunday everyone and welcome back to another Quills Picks Winners as we will spend this Sunday down...
by Joe Quillen
Happy Saturday everyone and welcome to another Quills Picks Winners where we are...
by Joe Quillen
Friday 6/21 – Belmont at the Big A Race 2
We stay at Belmont at The Big A for today’s...
We head back to the east coast with a trip to New York and Aqueduct, specifically the continuation of...
by Joe Quillen
Wednesday 6/19 – Horseshoe Indianapolis Race 7
After a successful return to the...
After a successful trip to the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, we make the trip back home to Southeastern...
Today we head somewhere new as we had to Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pennsylvania as we have the Tom...
Today is closing day, and like the closing day of every meet, everything must go! Well, all pools that...
Let’s head to the Jersey Shore as Monmouth Park has their Haskell Preview Day. We will take a look at...
We have state bred three-year-old fillies who are part of the New York Stallion Series today as they...
We head out west to Santa Anita for the beginning of the final weekend of their Spring/Hollywood meet....
We head down I-95 to Delaware Park for today’s race as we will look at three-year-old fillies going about...
We stay at Parx on this Tuesday, and we are back with race 6 for the QPW as we have optional claiming...
We head back home to Parx to start off this week here as we will head to the Parx turf course for today’s...
We stay at Saratoga for the final day of the Belmont Stakes Festival and we will look at the Commentator...
Given a stalking trip under jockey Luis Saez, Dornoch held off Mindframe and favorite Sierra Leone to...
When Luis Saez first rode Dornoch at Saratoga Race Course last summer, he told trainer Danny Gargan,...
It’s Belmont Stakes Day and though the scenery has changed as well as the distance of the final leg of...
With all the best racing running up at Saratoga today, we also have our eyes on Bensalem as the unofficial...
Happy Friday and happy Belmont Stakes Eve! We are here for day 2 of the Belmont Stakes Festival at Saratoga,...
Horse racing history of all kinds is being made Saturday in the final Triple Crown race of the year.
The 156th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday will not produce a Triple Crown winner. However,...
The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown — the third resume booster to edge a horse into...
Do not adjust your computers or phones. We are at Saratoga for the next few days as Saratoga Race Course...
After two night races north of the border, we head somewhat close to home as we head to Delaware Park...
We stay north of the border at Assiniboia Downs for the QPW and tonight’s race is the Taboga Stakes going...
We head north of the border, and you can tell we are in the month of June when I pull out a race from...
After a win in the Jersey Derby, we head out west to Santa Anita for the Desert Stormer, which is a 6-furlong...
t’s Saturday, which means that I will give you my thoughts on two different races that AJ and I looked...
We are going to a track that you don’t necessarily hear from that often, and that is Penn National which...
Health, history and horses are the three H's carved into the welcome sign when travelers venturing into...
For the first time in 2024, we head north of the border to Toronto, Ontario where we will take a look...
We stay at Parx for Tuesday’s QPW, and we will be looking at race 6 once again. Weather will not be a...
After a trip to New York, we head back home to Parx for today’s Quills Picks Winners, and summer has...
Even without a Triple Crown on the line, the upcoming Belmont Stakes is one of the most anticipated horse...
I admit that sometimes when I go to the racetrack, like I did on Saturday to Harrah’s Philadelphia, I...
Rain was falling at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday hours before Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan goes...
We reach the second leg of this year’s Triple Crown as we stay in Baltimore for the Preakness. Here at...
Mystik Dan doesn't need a sloppy track — or "Seinfeld" character Cosmo Kramer's comedic endorsement —...
Jockey John Velazquez and favorite Gun Song stalked a pace-setting long shot through leisurely early...
BALTIMORE — There is little doubt that Bob Baffert is one of the most accomplished horse trainers...
We have reached Preakness weekend, and today’s race is one of the Friday graded stakes races on their...
Brian Hernandez Jr. spent the leadup to the Kentucky Derby watching replays of winning rides by fellow...
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan slid into the favorite slot when Muth, a winner by six lengths over...
Mystik Dan’s path to winning the Kentucky Derby opened up about midway through the final turn after...
After a cancellation yesterday at Horseshoe Indy, we had to Queens for Aqueduct’s sixth race at maidens...
The field for the 149th Preakness Stakes has been set, and Muth was installed as the 8/5 morning line...
Preakness favorite Muth is out of the Saturday race after spiking a fever, trainer Bob Baffert said Wednesday.
Muth...
Happy Hump Day everyone, and I think I had the question answered that I was asking over the last month...
Preakness favorite Muth has been ruled out of the second leg of the Triple Crown after spiking a fever.
Preakness days in recent years have featured water and plumbing miscues. A large section of the grandstand...
We stay in Bensalem for today’s QPW as we will once again look at the sixth race, and this race is eerily...
It’s Monday, which means it must be race 6 at Parx in Bensalem, PA, and once again, that is the chase...
We stay in Queens for today’s QPW as we will look at the eighth race on their card, which is the Grade...
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan will continue his pursuit of the Triple Crown by competing in the Preakness...
We are looking at two races for three-year-olds as we will look at the Peter Pan Stakes, which is a prep...
I’m back. Did you miss me? I’m back after a couple of days off hoping to break my cold streak that I...
Mystik Dan worked out for the first time at Churchill Downs on Wednesday in Louisville, Ky., since winning...
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday had the attention of millions of viewers, and that...
The Kentucky Derby’s three-horse photo finish on Saturday undoubtedly had bettors on edge in what...
After a Kentucky Derby that did not disappoint, we head west for the Sunday Quills Picks Winners as we...
Mystik Dan had a perfect stalking trip at Churchill Downs Saturday evening along the rail to assume the...
Mystik Dan, with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. aboard, won the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday in a three-way...
The sun shines bright on my ol’ Kentucky home. That will be heard with about 10 minutes to post time,...
Thorpedo Anna won the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks by four lengths on a sloppy track at Churchill...
Welcome to one of my favorite weekends of the year, as today is Kentucky Oaks Day. The three-year-old...
The 150th running of the Kentucky Derby begins a little before 7 p.m. EDT on Saturday. And though it...
For this Horse Racing 101 course here at Bleacher Brothers University, we will go through the wagering...
Here’s the last 4 fillies that are entered in the Kentucky Oaks. Note that the 15 and 16 are also eligibles...
We will look at the third set of four fillies who will be running in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday afternoon...
Let’s head up to Aqueduct for an early race as we will look at the third race, which is the Affirmed...
For the second year in a row, the morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby comes from the stable of...
We will look at the next four fillies who will be running in the Kentucky Oaks on Friday afternoon at...
We have reached the rite of passage where the three-year-old fillies run under the Twin Spires in the...
We head to Tampa Bay Downs for the final time for their meet as we will look at their seventh race on...
We close a successful month of April, at least with win wagers, as we look at the Daily Racing Form’s favorite...
Bob Baffert won’t have a horse in the race at the 150th Kentucky Derby, but he is vying to enter...
The weather will be summerlike at Parx today, with highs getting close to 90 degrees. Where did spring...
Happy Sunday everyone for the Sunday edition of Quills Picks Winners as we head back east to Aqueduct...
Unbeknownst to me, the fields for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby were announced on Saturday. We have a full...
We first took a look at the Royal Heroine, which is a Grade 3 race going one mile on the turf at The...
Today is closing day for the Keeneland April meet, and their featured race on their final card of the...
The owner of Muth, the winner of the Arkansas Derby, said Thursday he’s focusing on the Preakness...
Happy Thursday everyone and let’s head down to Keeneland for the Thursday QPW. They are starting to wind...
We head to Tampa Bay Downs for our weekly Wednesday stop as Tampa Bay Downs will close out their nine-race...
After a diversion to the featured race of the day which featured the Bleacher Brothers’ adopted horse...
Happy Monday everyone, and for those who celebrate in Bleacher Brothers world, Happy Uncle Ernie Day! I...
Happy Sunday everyone, and we have the second Preakness win and you’re in race here as we welcome back...
These are the two races I looked at today, and if you watched or listened to the show, I had an idea...
By Joe Quillen
We stay at Keeneland for the Friday QPW, and when I saw this race come up, I had visions...
We head to Keeneland for today’s Quills Picks Winners, where we have an overflow field of 15 horses....
We will look at the ninth and final race of the Tampa Bay Downs card and my good friend Jason Beem will...
We stay in the Sooner State of Oklahoma for another edition of Quills Picks Winners as we will look at...
After a successful trip to New York yesterday, we take a trip don’t take a trip down I-95 back home to...
With Santa Anita taking the week off before coming back next week, our Sunday still will be Aqueduct...
It’s Saturday and though the field for the Kentucky Derby is pretty much set for this year, we still...
We stay at soggy Keeneland for their featured race which is the ninth of ten on their Friday card. We...
Welcome back to another edition of Quills Picks Winners, and we are headed today to rainy Lexington,...
There’s about three weeks left in the Tampa Bay Downs season, so we will head there for our usual Wednesday...
After the celestial event of yesterday’s solar eclipse, we had home to Parx for today’s sixth race. We...
Horseshoe Indy is not the only track that will experience a total solar eclipse. Mahoning Valley is on...
We finish up with the Keeneland hat trick with today’s eighth race which is the Beaumont Stakes, which...
Resilience, Sierra Leone and Stronghold posted impressive victories on Saturday in New York, Kentucky...
After another 90-minute wait, we will close the day with the Santa Anita Derby, which is the tenth race...
After the race at Aqueduct, the spotlight turns to Keeneland for the Blue Grass Stakes where we have...
Happy Saturday everybody! We head into the final major weekend of prep races today though she still have...
About this time of year, we start talking about rites of passage. Baseball season has begun. Weather...
We rack up the frequent flyer miles today as we head out to the west coast for a stakes race at Santa...
We head to our usual Wednesday stop at Tampa Bay Downs for today’s fifth race which is a race for older...
Happy Tuesday everyone! We stay at Parx for Tuesday’s Quills Picks Winners, and today, we have 8 three-year-old...
It may be April Fool’s Day, but I am not going to fool you here. We are finally heading back to Parx...
We head to South Florida for Easter Sunday for the Sunday Quills Picks Winners as we take a look at the...
The second part of the final round (if I can call it that) of the Kentucky Derby prep season takes us...
We stay at Oaklawn Park for their Good Friday card, and we have a very interesting race here as we have...
Holy Thursday, Batman! We are heading to Oaklawn Park for the first of three days here in Arkansas in...
We head to our usual Wednesday hangout as we had to Tampa Bay Downs for today’s Quills Picks Winners as...
We stay at Will Rogers for the Tuesday edition of Quills Picks Winners and today we have seven Oklahoma-bred...
For the second Monday in a row, we head to the Sooner State of Oklahoma, where we will look at the eighth...
We close out another week of Quills Picks Winners with a trip to South Florida as we will take a look...
We begin the final major round of races for the Road to the Kentucky Derby, and we will head to the Fair...
Saturday is the main event for the Turfway Park season, and their big race is the Jeff Ruby Steaks, which...
Don’t adjust your eyes, as we will be taking a Friday race this week from Santa Anita this week as we...
After a successful trip to Tampa Bay Downs, we head down I-75 like we seem to do on Thursdays for a day...
We head back to familiar grounds today as we head to our Wednesday stomping grounds (for what I think...
We had back to Will Rogers Downs for the Tuesday Quills Picks Winners where once again, they do have...
Happy Monday everyone and today, I am adding a second race for a reason. First, the featured race is...
Top of the mornin’ to ya and Happy St. Patrick’s Day, as we head to Santa Anita for the Sunday edition...
With no Kentucky Derby prep races until next weekend, we head to Oaklawn Park for today’s ninth race,...
We head back to Gulfstream after a successful to Oaklawn yesterday for Pi Day, and today, the Ides of...
Happy Pi Day everyone! Let’s head down to Oaklawn Park for today’s eighth race, as older horses who have...
It’s Wednesday, so that means we head to Tampa Bay Downs for today’s edition of Quills Picks Winners, which...
We stay at Parx for the Tuesday Quills Picks Winners, as once again, we will look at race six today as...
We head back home to Parx for today’s sixth race for today’s Quills Picks Winners. Today we have older...
Domestic Product nosed out No More Time to win a blanket finish of Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby which was...
Happy Sunday everyone, and I hope that everyone not in the states of Arizona and Hawaii moved their clocks...
Happy Saturday and hopefully everyone is doing well out there wherever you are, as today we will catch...
We will stay at Oaklawn for the TGIF edition of Quills Picks Winners as we will look at the ninth race...
We head to Oaklawn today for their eighth race, which is a one-mile allowance race. We have an overflow...
we head down to Tampa Bay Downs for their sixth today. Eight three year olds will go seven furlongs on...
f it’s Tuesday, that means it’s a trip to Parx, but for possibly the first time in 2024, we are not going...
Today, we head to one of the newer tracks in North America as the QPW heads to Youngstown, Ohio for the...
The Santa Anita Handicap is a classic race in more than just a race running at the classic distance of...
We reach the point on the trail to the Kentucky Derby where the races mean more and also are worth more...
We march over to Oaklawn Park for today’s ninth race, which is an optional claiming race for three-year-olds...
Let’s leap over to Gulfstream Park for Leap Day today as nine three-year-old maidens will go seven and...
We head south to Tampa Bay Downs for the Wednesday Quills Picks Winners, and today’s race is a mile and...
We stay at Parx for Tuesday’s Quills Picks Winners race as we have older horses are going six and a half...
Happy Monday everyone, and you know that if it is Monday, at least for this time of the year, we are...
We head to Santa Anita for Sunday’s Quills Picks Winners race for the ninth race on their 10 race card...
I hinted in yesterday’s article that today’s article would be for the races at Oaklawn Park, and in fact,...
We stay at Gulfstream Park for Friday’s sixth race of the day which will be the subject of today’s Quills...
We head to Gulfstream Park for today’s Quills Picks Winners for today’s eighth race as seven older fillies...
It was the first time I played a random card at Turfway Park in years. I would occasionally watch the...
The holiday is over and it’s time to get back into the regular routine that we seem to have here at Quills...
Today, we are looking at race seven, which is a optional claimer going seven furlongs on the main track....
We stay on the road to the Kentucky Derby, but this time, we head to New Mexico, specifically our first...
I am going to divert from Laurel Park which was the Daily Racing Form’s Race of the Day and give you...
We are staying at Gulfstream Park for the Friday edition of Quills Picks Winners as we have three year...
After a night in Oldsmar, Florida on Valentine’s Day, we head to what has become our Thursday racetrack...
But let’s get back to the racing here, and you know since it is a Wednesday, we are going to stay away...
Let’s head to the Southwest for today’s Quills Picks Winners as we head out to Oaklawn Park for their...
Let’s take our weekly trek from Tampa Bay Downs to Gulfstream for today’s eighth race on their Thursday...
Happy Wednesday everyone, and you know if it’s Wednesday, we make a stop down to Oldsmar, Florida for...
We stay at my home track as we will look once again at the sixth race at Parx. We have an overflow field...
After last Monday’s diversion to Turf Paradise, our usual Monday race track is back as we head to Parx,...
Welcome in everyone, as a special Saturday is planned here as I will be looking at the four Kentucky...
We head west for this Friday as we head to Oaklawn Park for the Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes. This is a race...
We head across the state to Gulfstream Park for today’s QPW as we will look at the eighth race on their...
QPW heads down to what is becoming our Wednesday track as we will be looking at the ninth and final race...
There’s no place like home! There’s no place like home! Yes, you hear that in The Wizard of Oz, but you...
The featured race today is race 8 at Turf Paradise, the Hank Mills Sr. Stakes, which is a six furlong...
It’s Sunday, so that means we will head out to the west coast to Santa Anita for their seventh race of...
Welcome back for the Saturday edition of the QPW, and today we will take a look at the final four races...
As we get to today’s race from Laurel Park, we may have that situation again. If you like my selection...
We had back down I-75 and back over to Hallandale Beach for the eighth race at Gulfstream Park as eight...
After a couple of days off, Quills Picks Winners returns with a trip down to Tampa Bay Downs for their...
Since we have a Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep race today, I thought I would pivot away from my...
After originally planning to head to Arkansas for today’s QPW, we head instead to Gulfstream Park for...
I am imagining that in New York, specifically in Ozone Park where the Aqueduct Race Track is, has the...
After a couple of days of cancellations at Parx, we get out of the cold and snow for the warmer temps...
It’s Monday, so that means that we had to my home track Parx Racing for today’s Quills Picks Winners, and...
Sunday 1/14/24 – Santa Anita Race 7
We return to the Great Race Place for Sunday’s QPW as we will look...
Albert Hammond Jr. says it never rains in southern California, and at least for now, there is no rain...
Let’s head west today as we will stop off at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas for Friday’s eighth...
After a race Tampa Bay Downs, we had to New York for Thursday’s Quills Picks Winners. Today’s race is...
We had to some drier land today and we’ll take a look at the finale of Wednesday’s Tampa Bay Downs card...
We stay at Parx for the Tuesday edition of Quills Picks Winners as we will take a look at the sixth race...
Monday 1/8/24 – Parx Race 6
Let’s head home today, or at least where I call home as we will head to...
Let’s head out to Santa Anita for their feature race of the day, the Grace 3 Santa Ynez Stakes going...
Drum Roll Please powered by a front-running El Grande O on a gray day at Aqueduct on Saturday to win...
Let’s head down to Gulfstream for today’s tenth race on the race. This race is the $100,000 Limehouse...
Let’s stay at Gulfstream today for their eighth race for an optional claiming $62,500 going five furlongs...
But we will dabble in today’s featured race, the sixth race at Gulfstream, as if yesterday never happened....
Let’s head down to Tampa today’s edition of Quills Picks winners as we will take a look at their finale,...
Sometimes, there’s no place like home. For me, that would be racing at my nearest race track Parx Racing,...
I thought that I would write something a little bit different here on Bleacher Brothers with this article....
Let’s begin the 2024 edition of Quills Picks winners down to Oaklawn Park in Arkansas for the Smarty...
It’s the final day of 2023, and it’s fitting that the final race I look at for 2023 is the Year’s End...
Once again, I am choosing to mix things up for my readers here as I will look at not one, not two, but...
Let’s head back to Santa Anita on this Friday for the Eddie Logan Stakes for two-year-olds going one...
Welcome back everyone, and today we are going to head north on Interstate 95 to Aqueduct Race Track for...
Merry Christmas everyone, and welcome back to Quills Picks Winners, as we celebrate the holiday that...
the Christmas Eve program at Gulfstream Park which runs as the sixth race of a ten race program that...
Saturday 12/23/23 – Gulfstream Park Race 10
Another Quills Picks Winners article, and another race to...
We’re staying at Gulfstream Park for the Friday edition of Quills Picks Winners as we dissect race 7,...
Let’s head down I-75 and go through Alligator Alley as we spend some time at Gulfstream Park. This is...
Today, we will stay in the western part of Florida and take in the eighth race at Tampa Bay Downs, and...
The final race of the day and the brief December thoroughbred meet at Los Alamitos is the King Glorious...
Let’s switch things up a bit today. Let’s go with two races here as we will take our Saturday trip out...
Let’s head out to Oklahoma for the penultimate card on the Remington Park thoroughbred season. Initially...
Let’s go back to a familiar site here, at least on Thursdays, as we head to Aqueduct for the seventh...
Let’s go somewhere warm for today’s race as we head down to Tampa Bay Downs for race 5, which is an optional...
Welcome back everyone as we try to decipher a 2-year-old race at Parx Racing today as we’ll look at the...
Welcome back to another edition of Quills Speaks Winners and for this Sunday, we stay at Los Alamitos...
Welcome back everyone and happy Saturday as we leave Arkansas and head back to Southern California. We’re...
We are going to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas for the feature race for the opening day of their...
After a day on the Gulf Coast area of Florida, we head back to New York for Thursday’s feature race at...
The final leg of the 2024 Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will be run up in the capital region of New...
Let’s get out of the cold, raw weather of the Northeastern United States for at least for one day. The...
For Tuesday, we’re staying at Parx for the sixth race again, I’m still looking to break my maiden here...
I will take a look at my hometown track, Parx Racing as the 6th race is the featured race on the Daily...
Sunday is closing day “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” and their closing day feature is the Grade I Matriarch...
Del Mar Saturday December 2, 2023
First we’ll take a look at the first race of the day, the Grade III...
The feature race on the Daily Racing Form website for Friday coincides with the start of the 2023-2024...
Saturday’s Race of the Day brings us back to Ozone Park, NY as I will be taking a look at Aqueduct’s...
Before I get to my picks for Black Friday, I do want to recap the two races in case there is anyone out...
My dad would always tell me about his big hits while he was working when he would come home. He’d tell...
The Daily Racing Form’s Race of the Day has us returning to Aqueduct Race Track for the 4th race of their...
This Saturday’s featured race on the Daily Racing Form site is The Grade 2 Red Smith Stakes going a mile...
The story of Cody’s Wish is a heartwarming story that no one could root against, even if you did not...
White Abarrio powered past front running Arabian Knight in the stretch to win the $6 million Breeders’...
Only in the Breeder's Cup Classic can you find a field of 12 where you can find Grade 1 winners at mouth...
Steve Carlton in a San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians or Minnesota Twins uniform....
Joe Q's Horse Racing picks for each of the 6 races, but below is my pick 5 and pick 4 (as of right now)...
Remember Steve Coburn, owner of California Chrome? After his horse lost in the 2014 Belmont Stakes, dashing...
Somehow, the Kentucky Derby has avoided the standard protest of anything caked in southern tradition....
Break out the mint julep glasses & big hats. It's almost time for the fastest 2 minutes on television....