Blink and you’ll miss it! High stakes turf racing is back at Kentucky Downs to begin the month of September, but you’ll have only five racing days over the course of two weeks to get in on the rac...
After an amazing summer so far, the Labor Day weekend marks the closing days of two of America’s premier racetracks — Saratoga and Del Mar. And, perhaps, the most exciting the thing about closing ...
I am often asked what it takes to be a successful horseplayer. I always go back to the same fundamental principles that were ingrained in me at a young age by my late Uncle Dutch who made his living p...
US Racing writer Margaret Ransom chats with Barry Abrams about Souper Spectacular, the brother of Zenyatta, who was rescued from a Georgia auction by Mistie Lewis (for more details, read “The Sa...
Over the years, I’ve gotten quite a few inquiries about fair odds lines — mainly, how does a horseplayer go about making one and what are they good for? Let’s kick off the discussion with the l...
The names of eight horses were dropped into Del Mar’s entry box for Saturday’s $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2), with six runners coming from the barn of two leading trainers — John Sadler and...
(Breeders’ Cup press release) — Saratoga’s prestigious summer meets reaches a crescendo Saturday when the historic $1.25 million Travers (G1) highlights a card that is anchored by four Grade I ...
(Breeders’ Cup press release) — Qatar Racing Limited’s Roaring Lion proved to be much the best as he cruised to a 3 1/4-length victory over Poet’s Word (IRE) in the 1 5/16-mile Juddmonte Inter...
It is the summer. It is hot and humid wherever you go. Call it global warming, call it climate change or just call it the hottest stretch of summer. As I hang out by the rail at Monmouth Park to catch...
If you are a horseracing fan and/or a horseplayer and you are not looking forward to the Travers (G1), it might be time to check your pulse, because the Mid-Summer Derby is shaping up as the premier h...
