By John Furgele Mention the Bluegrass State to a sports fan, and he or she will usually,think of great college basketball and thoroughbred racing. It could be time to include harness racing. The Red M...
The arrival of Independence Day this weekend is the signal we have moved into the heart of summer. There will be plenty of fireworks in the sky, and on the racetrack. There are a trio of Grade 2 Breed...
Last year, the Messenger Stakes and the Yonkers Trot were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The races are back this year at Yonkers Raceway but moved from their usual Labor Day weekend spots to F...
Ask anyone if they can name a one-hit wonder of the music world and you’ll get many answers. From the Dexy’s Midnight Runners with “Come on Eileen” to Norman Greenbaum with “Spirit In The Sk...
By Richard Rosenblatt On a Saturday when favorites ruled in stakes races at Churchill Downs and Thistledown, trainer Todd Pletcher celebrated his birthday with a longshot winner at Belmont Park. First...
By Richard Rosenblatt Sure, it’s a huge closing day at Churchill Downs, with four graded-stakes races Saturday featuring 4-5 favorites Maxfield in the $600,000 Stephen Foster (G2) and Letruska in th...
By Ed McNamara Summer’s finally here, and with it comes the year’s best racing. Saratoga, everybody’s favorite, opens July 15, and sunny Del Mar, host of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup...
By Noel Michaels You may have noticed that Gulfstream Park has scaled down its racing days from four days a week to three, Friday through Sunday, and it will stay that way through August. Why the shor...
By Ray Wallin Growing up, my favorite superhero was Superman. Portrayed by the late Christopher Reeve I had a hero I could relate to. He was a nerdy newspaper reporter by day but would ditch the glass...
By Mike Farrell The Triple Crown compellingly dominates the racing world for five dramatic weeks in late Spring, shunting the other divisions temporarily to the background. The trio of classics for 3-...
