By Richard Rosenblatt A few lines from Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Alice’s Restaurant’’ came to mind after reading a press release issued by The Stronach Group on Sunday: “Turned over the piec...
By Ray Wallin Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson – the entrepreneur, the investor, the author, the philanthropist. He has a net worth of about $4.1 billion. He has been very successful in that lit...
By Lynne Snierson The rocky Road to the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May takes many twists and turns over several months, and on Sunday it cuts through Oklahoma, where Remington Park hosts ...
By Ed McNamara My mother always stressed the importance of making a good first impression, which I did in last week’s debut column. I recommended a $40 play on Aqueduct’s late pick 3, and it cost ...
By John Furgele The stakes racing season is over in harness racing; it concluded when 9-1 long shot Shake That House prevailed in the $355,000 Progress Pace at Dover Downs on Nov. 27. Stakes races dom...
By Mike Farrell Tis the season when many of us are busy shopping and planning for the rapidly-approaching holidays. Gulfstream Park is no different. Racing’s winter showcase on Florida’s East Coas...
By Ray Wallin The year is 1898. It is the middle of summer in the south of England, the Summer Bank Holiday which is one of the busiest racing and betting days in England. You’ve perused the paper a...
By Richard Rosenblatt If all goes well over the next seven weeks, and in the case of Maximum Security that’s asking a lot, racing fans may find themselves cheering on a most unlikely hero. First thi...
By Richard Rosenblatt So there! With a dominating stretch run, Maximum Security cruised to victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on Saturday at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack and likely clinched an Eclip...
By Mike Farrell A champion returns, and a new one will be crowned Sunday at Gulfstream Park. For the third straight year, Gulfstream hosts the Clasico Internacional del Caribe, a five-stakes event for...
