This is the kind of woman Marylou Whitney was: In the winner’s circle after the 2004 Belmont Stakes, Marylou was in tears. Not only tears of happiness that her homebred Birdstone had just won a Cl...
by Mike Farell To race, or not to race, that is the question facing Monmouth Park Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to cancel Haskell Day Or suffer the potential slings and arrows of outrageous fo...
by Richard Rosenblatt No doubt that most thoroughbred racetrack officials on the hot seat this weekend have done the right thing by canceling Saturday’s races due to extreme heat forecast to top 100...
The heat is on horse racing in more ways than one. With temperatures and heat indexes forecast to soar well over 100 degrees along the Northeast, into the Mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley regions, vir...
by Mike Farrell As we’ve seen time and again, though, that is easier said than done. A victory against six rivals in the main event of the Monmouth Park season would greatly clarify the divisional p...
by Margaret Ransom The San Diego Handicap (G2) is the major local prep race for Del Mar’s signature event, the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1) , but long before Cal-bred fan favorite Best Pal won th...
by John Furgele Meadowlands Pace night offered plenty for harness racing fans. Nine of the 13 races had purses of at least $100,000, and there were equine stars in each and every race, with a big crow...
Decisions, decisions: Before you head out to the track, then at the track, and finally afterwards, when it’s time to spend your well-earned money on some fine dining around Del Mar. Some choices: Th...
Kentucky Derby winner Country House won’t be running in the 52nd edition of the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Saturday, but the horse that crossed the finish line first in the Run for the Roses...
Thoroughbred racing returns to “where the turf meets the surf” on Wednesday for the 80th season at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California. A 10-race card, topped by the traditional ...
