By Margaret Ransom Monday’s $300,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1) marks closing day of the prestigious summer racing season at Del Mar, but before heading back north, eight juveniles will square o...
By Richard Rosenblatt This has not been the greatest Saratoga summer season for Todd Pletcher, although you have to remember the high standards he expects from his string of thoroughbreds. A 13-time l...
By Margaret Ransom After an amazing summer so far, the Labor Day weekend marks the closing days of the summer racing season at Del Mar. On Saturday, fillies take the spotlight in the $300,000 Del Mar ...
By Sean Morris Another Best Bet column, another Saturday Pick 4 at Saratoga – and alas, it’s the last of the newly extended meet, featuring the Grade 1 Woodward and Grade 2 Glens Falls. I was agai...
By Lynne Snierson Virginia is for lovers, and the commonwealth’s thoroughbred horsemen are enthralled with the renaissance of Colonial Downs and the return of live racing after a six-year absence. �...
By John Furgele Fall is in the air and with it comes the next wave of big races in harness racing. On tap this weekend are the second legs of both the Trotting and Pacing Triple Crowns, when Yonkers...
By Ray Wallin There are a lot of characters you find at the track. Many people blend in with the thousands of other track patrons on any given day, from the casual fan to those who are making their li...
By Richard Rosenblatt After a fantastic day of races on the 150th Travers Stakes card at Saratoga Race Course, on an afternoon that will be remembered for so many thrilling finishes, there’s one per...
By Richard Rosenblatt Code of Honor overtook the leaders in the stretch and pulled away for a three-length victory in the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) on a sunny summer Saturday at Sarat...
By Margaret Ransom A new rider will be aboard Catalina Cruiser in Saturday’s $200,000 Pat O’Brien Stakes (G2), but the way he’s been running it may not matter who’s aboard. However, with regul...