by rob_onlion | Jun 12, 2024 | Media
Coming from the streets of New York, Mike Tyson became the most feared boxer on the planet with a very simple strategy. Taking it right to the opposition, Iron Mike knew he was the best and usually proved it within a scant few. First round knockouts were his foray and...
by rob_onlion | Jun 11, 2024 | Media
Star of the show on a stakes-laden weekend as the Belmont Stakes Festival moved to Saratoga was last year’s Preakness Stakes winner National Treasure, who slammed his rivals for a 6¼-length victory in the Metropolitan Handicap. The Bob Baffert-trained four-year-old is...
by rob_onlion | Jun 8, 2024 | Media
With an authoritative victory in a historic edition of the Hill ‘n’ Dale Metropolitan Handicap June 8 at Saratoga Race Course, National Treasure moved to the front of the class of the handicap division and gave his large group of owners something to celebrate.“It’s...
by rob_onlion | May 26, 2024 | Media
Facing just three rivals, Adare Manor (Uncle Mo) controlled the tempo from the get-go before romping home the easiest of winners in the GII Santa Margarita S. at Santa Anita Sunday. The 1-9 favorite went quickly to the lead and loped along unchallenged through...
by rob_onlion | May 17, 2024 | Media
Fate and/or luck, take your choice, often spells the difference between great success and epic failure. In the case of Imagination , some silence at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale turned out to be quite fortunate for “The Avengers” and...
