What morning line favorite on Stephen Foster Day do you think is most likely to win? Which morning line favorite is most likely to win on Stephen Foster Day? Ax Man (Matt Winn) World Approval (Wise Da...
There are some great stakes races this weekend, including five graded events at Churchill Downs. Below is a video preview of Saturday’s biggest contests. Derek Simonwww.usracing.com
A bit is a piece of metal that goes into the horse’s mouth and is then controlled by a set of reins (long leather or nylon lines) that are attached to the bit and extend to a rider’s hands. A hors...
The $200,000 Summertime Oaks (GII) will be run for the fifth time at Santa Anita Park on Saturday after being transferred from Hollywood Park when it closed in 2013. Formerly known as the Hollywood Oa...
Silks, also known as “colors”, are the colorful jackets and helmet covers that a jockey wears in a race; they are used to silently announce the owner of the horse and to also help identify the hor...
Now that the 2018 Triple Crown is in the books, the next big 3-year-old race on everyone’s radar will be the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 29. While it is highly...
Justify, who became the 13th Triple Crown winner when he captured the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 9 at Belmont Park, is scheduled to return to Churchill Downs Barn 33 on the afternoon of June 11 an...
There was a good reason why there were only 12. Since Sir Barton in 1919 became the first winner of the three races now known as horse racing’s Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Sta...
Of all the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is probably the most “normal” from a betting standpoint. In Louisville, the emphasis is on improvement — a quest for horses that are ready to de...
US Racing contributor Ray “Ace of Pace” Wallin discusses the likely pace scenario of the 2018 Belmont Stakes. Ray WallinRay Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-time handicapper w...
