By Ray Wallin When you think of elite military operations, the U.S. Navy SEALs immediately come to mind. They are characterized as being highly efficient, intelligent, and skilled, often tackling the ...
By Noel Michaels We’re two weeks into the long and stakes stacked Gulfstream Park Champions Meet, where the winter season that’s not so wintry in South Florida attracts most of the best trainers, ...
By Mike Farrell The Road to the 2022 Triple Crown detours from the usual venues Friday night to Oklahoma City for the $400,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park. It’s the only major 2-year-old stak...
By Richard Rosenblatt If you’re following the races on Saturday, there’s a bunch of familiar names showing up at tracks around the country, from Gulfstream Park in Florida to Los Alamitos in Calif...
By Richard Rosenblatt The race is still seven weeks away, but the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) is worth some discussion now that winter racing is in full swing. The “Champio...
By Ed McNamara It began at age 12 on the primitive bush tracks of Louisiana, and it will end on a December night far from the spotlight. In the time between, Robby Albarado created a highlight reel eq...
By Noel Michaels Some of the country’s top winter dirt racing has already begun in the Midwest with the opening of the Oaklawn Park meet last week. The meet added 10 racing days to boost its winter ...
By Ed McNamara Like most star athletes, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is a Type A personality who excels because of aggressiveness as well as talent. His “take no prisoners” approach, which helped win th...
By Ed McNamara The controversy surrounding Bob Baffert and his Kentucky Derby victory will linger, but first-place finisher Medina Spirit is gone. The gritty little colt collapsed and died Monday morn...
By Mike Farrell Art Sherman, as classy an individual as you will ever meet in horse racing, will soon saddle his final runner. Sherman recently announced his retirement, ending an amazing run as a joc...
