The Breeders’ Cup went a long way toward deciding some year-end championships, while throwing other Eclipse Award races into complete disarray.  Some quick thoughts on each category: 2 Year Old Colt – I don’t sense any groundswell of support for Vale...

I’ve been debating about putting up a Breeders’ Cup post today because there really isn’t too much left to say that hasn’t already been said in 1,000 other places by now.   Nevertheless I think I’d feel like something was missing if I didn’t say a...

Literally. On my way to California – gotta love in-flight Wifi. I’ve written extensively about the Breeders’ Cup as it pertains to Horse of the Year, Breeders’ Cup Beyer Speed Figures and  Fixing the Breeders’ Cup, but I’ve purposely been rather...

In a previous post I talked about Why I Like Speed Figures.  There I mentioned that I had a near-complete archive of Beyer Speed Figures for all Breeders’ Cup races to date that I have accumulated over the years.  The DRF’s Beyer Speed Figure...

So how good is Rachel Alexandra?  We’ve heard everything from “best filly ever” to “overrated” and just about everything in between.  All of these assessments are fair based on a cursory look at what she’s done.  On one hand, she’s done things...