As it typically does, the Oceanside Stakes drew a full field on opening day at Del Mar on Wednesday. Here is a look at the main contenders: 2-TEXAS WEDGE (9-2) has met the Brisnet speed figure par for...
A 10-race card, led by the traditional opening-day feature — the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes for sophomore turf runners — kicks off the 2018 meet at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Solana Beach, Ca...
By Scott Dick Derby Day Racing This Saturday, Indiana Grand will host its biggest day of racing which is highlighted by the $500,000 Indiana Derby (G3). The race card for Saturday is loaded with ful...
A field of nine is expected to line up for Saturday’s 24th running of the $500,000 Indiana Derby (GIII) at Indiana Grand in Shelbyville, Indiana, where Thomas Conway’s King Zachary has been made t...
The names of just five runners were dropped into the entry box for Saturday’s $150,000 Los Alamitos Derby, which is now in its fourth year at Los Al after being run at Hollywood Park as the Swaps St...
Dirt route races are just one of the many facets of racing in New York at this challenging time of the year. Handicappers who understand the differences between horses that excel in two-turn races at ...
I witnessed a robbery yesterday. Not the kind involving weapons or ski masks or a W-4 form, but a robbery nonetheless. It occurred in the sixth race at Thistledown, where the horse that crossed the wi...
I have been following sports for nearly half a century. It all started when my stepfather had a part-time job as a Kansas City Royals and Chiefs usher, at the now-defunct Municipal Stadium in 1969. On...
There are several great races on tap for Saturday, including the Stars & Stripes Festival at Belmont Park, featuring two Grade I turf affairs for 3-year-olds, the Delaware Oaks (G3) at Delaware Pa...
It used to be that the Suburban (GII) was a must-stop on the handicap campaigns of all of the best older East Coast stars — the last big race in New York for horses that carried weight before barns ...
