Not for the first time, the British invaded New York Saturday afternoon. But this time, they emerged the victors. Awesome Act was awesome indeed. His trainer believed he could do it, and so did the betting public who made Awesome Act the 5/2 favorite in yesterday’s Gotham Stakes. The faith—and investment—of both parties was rewarded…
Brian’s back this week with a look at tomorrow’s Gotham at Aqueduct. If your thoughts are on the West Coast, you can check out his preview of the pre-re-scheduled Sham. And if you’ve got any Gotham or Sham runners in your Road to the Roses stable, don’t forget to activate power horses before tomorrow’s deadline.…
Nearly daily since last summer, some element of the behavior of Zenyatta, Rachel Alexander Alexandra, John Shirreffs, Steve Asmussen, the Mosses and/or Jess Jackson has been the subject of some article, some blog post, some Twitter comment. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the connections and the horses are superstars of the sport, and in our…
Brooklyn Backstretch 