By Lynne Snierson It would have been easy for trainer John Servis to ship Fiftyshays Ofgreen to Aqueduct along with stablemate Mischevious Alex from his base at Parx in Philadelphia for the respective...
By Ed McNamara The Kentucky Derby elimination tournament continues Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, Aqueduct and Santa Anita. Just as in last week’s Fountain of Youth Stakes, many horses appear to be in...
By Margaret Ransom Since it was first contested in 1981, the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) has produced just two winners of the Kentucky Derby (G1): Street Sense won this race in 2007 while Super Saver was thi...
By Margaret Ransom Since the first running of the Gotham (G3) in 1953, first at Jamaica Racetrack and now at Aqueduct, a lot of really good horses have reached the winner’s circle, including Native ...
By John Furgele If you follow horse racing, you know that casino revenue is a big deal for the sport. Most tracks have some sort of casino on the grounds. Patrons come in, make their bets and a portio...
By Ray Wallin Not that long ago I met a professional horseplayer and sports gambler who makes his living playing the horses and sports. We’ll call him Wally the Whale to protect his real identity. I...
By Ed McNamara To become king of the world, Maximum Security had to fly through a third of it. Even for a horse who has finished first in all but one of his 10 races, it’s never been easy. Last summ...
By Mike Farrell “Records are made to be broken” is one of the oldest clichés in sports. That’s certainly the case in thoroughbred purse earnings. Maximum Security banked a cool $10 million, the...
