Matt Shifman

Good morning from a rainy Saratoga backstretch. ⁦@PletcherRacing⁩

@TimK1111 You can also get food at Longshots bar on the second floor.

@TimK1111 There is only one concession stand at AQU.

@CarlAdamec @UConnWBB @MooreMaya @breannastewart @PHEEsespieces @paigebueckers1 renee, stef dolson

Trivia: From 2008-25, @UConnWBB won 16 NCAA regional finals to reach the Final Four. Who are the three players not named @MooreMaya @breannastewart @PHEEsespieces or @paigebueckers1 to be named regional Most Outstanding Player for the #Huskies in that stretch?

@CarlAdamec @UConnWBB @MooreMaya @breannastewart @PHEEsespieces @paigebueckers1 KML ?

@failedtomenace I feel like this another way racing is hurting itself in the long run. Are we possibly antagonizing two American owners who will leave the game because their one chance to get in the Derby went elsewhere.

I would love to see more horses do what Mandarin Hero did a few years ago and come over to the US for a prep race. That said, I know there are all sorts of logistics that have made that difficult for Japanese runners in the past. As for your first question, hard to have any empirical evidence in either direction since we can't run a counter hypothetical. Derby handle has gone up in recent years and that corresponds with increasing visibility of international entrants, but I'm not sure that's the reason for the increase (correlation doesn't equal causation). I would be interested to see the amount of money wagered in Japan, specifically, on the Derby in recent years. Personally, I wish we would see some international horses come over for the undercard racs as well.

Who do you like the most in the Kentucky Derby from this group of international entrants? #HorseRacing

Join Matt and I as we take a deep dive into a pair of biggies this week 🔥🔥Who do you like in the $1.5 million Arkansas Derby and the $1 million Florida Derby?? 🏇🏇 horseracingnation.com/blogs/HorseCen…

Kentucky Derby preps were secondary. It was the 7-year-old stars Skippylongstocking and Touchuponastar who owned the day 🏇⭐️ horseracingnation.com/blogs/zatt/Zip…

Big cards at Fair Grounds and Turfway Park tomorrow but do not forget about SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING⭐️🏇 The 7-year-old son of Exaggerator will be looking for his 12th graded stakes victory in the Essex Handicap at Oaklawn Park. 📸- Coady Media

@espn Why do Andreya and Chiney have to talk so fast and so loud?

March Madness is here

@averielevanti I love/hate the Christopher Walken Miller Lite commercial. "I think she likes you. Do you like her?" "Just go over and say hello."

which repetitive march madness commercial is gonna make me want to put my fist through a wall by the end of the weekend

Forever Young, Magnitude, Hit Show, Calandagan, Rebel's Romance, Ethical Diamond, Ombudsman, Bentornato, Lovesick Blues, Al Haram, Six Speed, and Labwah are just a few of the horses I look forward to watching during a loaded Dubai World Cup card on March 28 🏇🏇🏇

@missmaryeliza Excellent. Looks like fun.

Obligatory Guinness on St. Patrick’s Day☘️

@CarlAdamec @CuseWBB @UConnWBB And Vanderbilt is the number 8 team in the country which puts them in UConn's bracket. That means they are behind (in no particular order) Iowa and Michigan.

First, to have @CuseWBB possibly playing @UconnWBB in the second round for the fourth time in 10 seasons (three times at Gampel Pavilion) is just the NCAA selection committee being freaking lazy. Not to say that Syracuse can't win two games in Storrs, but it deserved better

@NTamm1215 Yessir!

Emerging Market will almost certainly be favored in the Louisiana Derby. Chad Brown is 0-15 over the last 5 years with dirt starters in graded stakes exiting maiden wins and coming off Lasix.

🔥My current Kentucky Oaks rankings - March 12, 2026🔥 1) Zany 2) Meaning 3) She Be Smooth 4) Bella Ballerina 5) Explora 6) Forced Entry 7) Labwah 8) Life of Joy 9) Counting Stars 10) Prom Queen 11) Paradise 12) Luv Your Neighbor 13) Percy's Bar 14) Bank Shot

Forever Young or Sovereignty?? Ranking the best right now on HorseCenter 🚀🚀 horseracingnation.com/blogs/HorseCen…

@averielevanti What do you mean? How are you doing, Averie? Boeheim !!!!!!!!!

@AndyScoggin who is your post about? i assumed you meant pearl. i’m always good in march!

👎👎👎👎 to @espn for hiring an ex-college coach with absolutely no appeal to any basketball fans except maybe those of his former team.