Monthly Archives: November 2007

If you haven’t already checked out the four race handicappers for our Los Angeles Newspaper Group, and I’m talking about Bob Ike, Terry Turrell, Jerry Antonucci and Ray Nelson, you’d better do so quickly.

After he was robbed last season, Garrett Gomez should be a near-unanimous selection for the 2007 Eclipse Award as the nation’s top jockey. I mean … c’mon — a record 71 stakes victories, including 12 Grade Ones, and more than … Continue reading →

Tyler Baze told me this week that Jeff Mullins’ ultra-talented 2-year-old filly, Runforthemoneybaby, should have won the Oak Leaf Stakes in addition to her eye-opening score in last Saturday’s Cal Cup Juvenile Fillies at Oak Tree. In the Cal Cup, … Continue reading →

Hollywood Park begins its 32-day autumn meet today under a cloud of uncertainty. How much longer will the Track of Lakes and Flowers be around? Well, the owner — Bay Meadows Land Co. — is committed to racing only through … Continue reading →

When there is a $590,000 pick-six carryover to be had, the horse player in all of us has this overwhelming desire to take a stab, right???? I mean, who in their right mind would pass up a chance at taking … Continue reading →