By US Racing Team Racing! Finally, it’ll be post time at Churchill Downs for live racing starting Saturday, May 16. First post 1 p.m. ET. A day after news that the historic track would re-open its s...
By Noel Michaels Oaklawn’s Friday penultimate race card of the season, on what was supposed to be Kentucky Oaks Day, will be highlighted by a trio of stakes races topped by the $400,000 Fantasy (G3)...
By Richard Rosenblatt Thank you, governor. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says live racing at Churchill Downs – without spectators — is on the way back, with the iconic track given permission to o...
Arkansas Derby Betting Odds: Not Your Usual First Saturday in May by Mike Farrell Derby Day: 2 Arkansas Derbies No Match for 1 Kentucky Derby by Ed McNamara Arkansas Derby Betting Odds: Not Your Usual...
Until this year, the standard starting gate at Churchill Downs accommodated 20 horses and for the Derby, there was a six-stall “auxiliary starting gate” addition that could be attached. For the Ke...
By Margaret Ransom Each year the Arkansas Derby represents the end of yet another grueling Triple Crown Trail. Usually held three weeks before the Kentucky Derby (G1), the nine-furlong test has had a ...
By Ray Wallin Turning off the light after leaving a room, saying “please” and “thank you,” and not putting more on your plate than you can eat are examples of good habits. I’m sure many of y...
By Richard Rosenblatt The fields were set, post-positions drawn, and rider assignments confirmed on April 26, and a day later the all-important morning-line odds were posted for each of the two divisi...
Arkansas Derby Betting: Arkansas Derby Set for 2 Divisions, Each with 11-Horse Fields By Richard Rosenblatt When it doubt, split divisions work – even though it took a re-draw to get it right. Faced...
Oaklawn Park Betting: Eight Rings, Bellafina Headline a Pair of 6-Furlong Sprints by Richard Rosenblatt On a weekend when the thoroughbred world would be finalizing travel plans and start streaming in...
