By Maryjean Wall Frank and Jesse James, notorious outlaws in the American West in the late 1800’s, were huge fans of racing when they weren’t busy robbing banks and trains. The height of the summe...
By John Furgele When it’s time for a big race, never sleep on Yannick Gingras. As one of the best drivers in harness racing, he’s going to get good horses for sure, but in the big races, especiall...
By Ray Wallin I have highlighted some outrageous horseplayer behavior in the first three parts of this series: When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 1 When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 2 When Good Horse...
By Richard Rosenblatt No. 9, No. 9, No. 9 … Despite Ny Traffic gobbling up ground with every stride through the final 100 yards, Authentic managed to hold on by a desperate nose to give Hall of Fame...
By John Furgele From 1998-2005, few trainers were better than Brett Pelling. And then, just like that, he was gone. From 2005-2017, Pelling, a New Zealand native, moved back to Australia, where he had...
By Mike Farrell It was quite a day for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. In a matter of hours on Wednesday, Baffert: Saw Authentic installed as the 4-5 favorite for the $1 million TVG.com Haskell (G1)...
By Ed McNamara If you’re cashing tickets, playing the horses is a joy. If you aren’t, it’s misery. During an extended slump, it feels as if the universe is conspiring against you. Everything goe...
By Richard Rosenblatt Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert was suspended for 15 days by the Oaklawn Park stewards after two of his star 3-year-olds, Charlatan and Gamine, tested positive in post-race drug...
Racing at Del Mar was canceled this weekend (July 17-19) after 15 jockeys tested positive for COVID-19, the racetrack said in a statement released Wednesday. “Canceling this weekend’s races will g...
By US Racing Team Once-beaten Authentic was made the 4-5 morning-line favorite in a field of seven entered for the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1) at Monmouth Park on Saturday. Authentic, who d...
