By Mike Farrell Once again, it’s time for that “Summer Wind” to come blowin’ in from across the sea. Monmouth Park kicks off the delayed Jersey Shore racing season on Friday evening. Opening d...
By Ray Wallin Everyone wants to be a success. Whether it’s at home with their family, at work, or at the track, there are definite “do’s” and “don’ts” that will either help or hinder you...
By Richard Rosenblatt See you on the first Saturday in September, Churchill Downs, for the Kentucky Derby. Sounds weird, we know. In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, though, with so many health ...
By Richard Rosenblatt A wet and wonderful Saturday of thoroughbred racing from Churchill Downs in Kentucky to the Curragh in Ireland produced favorites coming through as well as long shots posting hug...
By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes is behind us and the talk of the Belmont summer meet so far has been Tiz the Law, who creamed the competition in what was this year’s first leg of the Triple Crow...
By Ed McNamara Fate jinxed this Belmont Park spring-summer meeting. COVID-19 delayed its opening by 40 days. The scrambled Triple Crown schedule shortchanged the Belmont Stakes, turning it into a 9-fu...
By Richard Rosenblatt The $500,000 Stephen Foster (G2) is being promoted as the centerpiece of Saturday’s 11-race card at Churchill Downs, but let’s not kid ourselves: the return of Midnight Bisou...
By Margaret Ransom The $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown returns for the 86th time on Saturday and while a lot about the nine-furlong race is different, a lot remains the same. For the first tim...
By Ray Wallin We all know people that are good handicappers but horrible bettors. My wife will tell you that I sometimes fall into that category. I have made a lot of progress in both my wagering and ...
By Richard Rosenblatt It’s on to the Travers for Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law. A day after his 3-year-old star overpowered the field in 2020’s first leg of the re-jiggered Triple Crown, train...
