By Noel Michaels Without further delay, the Churchill Downs spring meet is ready to open on Saturday, May 16. Under the coronavirus pandemic circumstances, it’s actually pretty amazing the start of ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Looks like it’s time to get back on the long and winding road to the Kentucky Derby, still four months away but inching ever so closer to post time. Up until last Saturday, not...
By Mike Farrell The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame voters were stingy this year, electing only seven new members for enshrinement. It’s a sharp drop from last year when 16 were admitted....
By Richard Rosenblatt Actually, there’s no reason to rush. A short time after a report on Wednesday (May 6) said the new date for Preakness (G1) would be Oct. 3 – four weeks after the rescheduled ...
By Ray Wallin Triangles are a part of our everyday life. If you have ever been hustled playing pool, your crafty opponent was racking up the balls in one before he took your cash. The triangle was the...
By Richard Rosenblatt Thoroughbred racing is picking up the pace in the United States, with Churchill Downs releasing its shortened spring meet schedule Monday highlighted by a pair of Breeders’ Cup...
By Noel Michaels Oaklawn Park, which played such a vital role in getting horse racing through the coronavirus-related shutdown along with Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs, has closed for the season...
By Richard Rosenblatt It’s a sweep for Bob Baffert! On one of the most unusual first Saturdays in May – no Kentucky Derby (G1), Secretariat winning a virtual Derby of Triple Crown champions, and s...
By Richard Rosenblatt That was easy. Breaking perfectly from the No. 1 post, Charlatan delivered an exceptional performance in cruising to a six-length victory Saturday in the first division of the $5...
By US Racing Team Churchill Downs may be without its Kentucky Derby on this first Saturday in May, but it’s closing in on post time for the virtual Kentucky Derby featuring the 13 Triple Crown winne...