By Richard Rosenblatt Ten days before his 68th birthday, Bob Baffert may have a better idea where his just-turned 3-year-old Life Is Good fits in on the road to the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1). Highly-to...
By Ed McNamara It was a late autumn afternoon at Turfway Park, a minor-league outpost in northern Kentucky, near the Ohio border. Not much that happens there is memorable, yet for Brad Cox it provided...
By Richard Rosenblatt So long Tiz the Law. You had a championship run to remember in a year to forget. It’s unlikely this gallant colt will win an Eclipse Award as the top 3-year-old male (that will...
By Mike Farrell Ah 2020, farewell … and don’t let the door hit you in the rear on the way out. What a year it’s been, one we won’t soon forget as much as we try. The pandemic impacted every as...
By Noel Michaels Nearly a month into the Gulfstream Park’s Champion’s Meet, it’s become apparent that the inside post(s) are performing exceptionally well – on dirt and on the turf. Horseplaye...
By Ray Wallin If you do a web search for “3 R’s” you get a lot of interesting results. For the environmental minded, there is “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle,” which helps to cut down on the was...
By Richard Rosenblatt It took most of opening day, but Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saw one of his horses make a trip to the winner’s circle at Santa Anita on Saturday courtesy of a brilliant re...
By Ed McNamara and Richard Rosenblatt During the past 40 years, hundreds of columns and speeches have stressed the need for uniform medication rules in American racing. On Monday (Dec. 21) the Senate ...
By Margaret Ransom A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and ...
By Mike Farrell Laurel Park does its part to keep the holiday season merry for racing fans by offering eight stakes Saturday on its Christmastide Day card. The $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) for fillie...
