Top winter dirt racing is ready to return to the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet on Friday, Jan. 12. Freezing temperatures will mean a slow start to the season in January, but we can...
Buffalo Raceway is back and ready to go. Last July, a freak tornado hit the Hamburg, New York area and the racetrack and, in particular, the press box, suffered serious damage, enough to cancel the fi...
Oaklawn Park near Hot Springs, Arkansas, kicks off its 114th live racing season on Friday with a nine-race card and a special post time of 12:30 p.m. CT. This year, the meet will be contested over 57 ...
On Saturday, a horse named Mask won the Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park in a manner that had the internet buzzing over the colt’s Kentucky Derby chances. In fact, the son of Tapit is now...
For the second year in a row, US Racing’s Margaret Ransom has received honorable mention in the Feature/Writing category of the media Eclipse Awards. Ransom was recognized for her two-part story on ...
The Triple Crown Trail’s route through Southern California officially got underway on Saturday as Watson, Pegram and Weitman’s McKinzie took the first Kentucky Derby prep of the new year, winning ...
In addition to the Race of the Week, the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park, Saturday features a number of other great betting opportunities. And while my computerized rapid race triage didn’t turn up ...
By now, the ball has dropped and the hangover should be gone. You have made resolutions that you have every intention of keeping. You have posted on Facebook “New year, new me!” Chances are you wi...
Once, on a beach in Seattle — yeah, they actually have beaches there… or at least they used to, they might all be Starbucks now — I tried to enjoy a day in the sun. I say “tried” because, as...
Changes are coming to historic Belmont Park, located on the Queens/Long Island border. Big Sandy sits on an enormous plot of land and, on Long Island, land means money — lots and lots of money. On W...
