After the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes are in the books, New York’s Belmont Park again becomes the center of the racing universe thanks, in part, to the upcoming running of the third jewel of...
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Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes of all time. In the 1912 Olympic Decathlon he placed in the top four in all 10 events and scored 8,413 points — a record that stood for nearly two decades...
There is a common perception among horse racing fans that an “off” track (one labeled anything other than “fast”) is a breeding ground for upsets. When this belief took hold is hard to pinpoin...
US Racing Team The writing team at US Racing is comprised of both full-time and part-time contributors with expertise in various aspects of the Sport of Kings.
Multiplier (KY) Bay Colt Trainer: Brendan P. Walsh Jockey Last Start: James Graham Owner: Gary Barber, Adam Wachtel and George Kerr Breeder: Mark Stansell Foaled: April 24, 2014 Sire: The Factor Dam, ...
Following a 2017 Kentucky Derby that lacked a clear-cut favorite going in, but featured a potential superstar coming out in the form of impressive winner Always Dreaming, the Preakness Stakes has draw...
Royal Mo, who failed to draw into the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby as an also-eligible entrant, suffered a career-ending fractured sesamoid in his right front ankle while working for the Grade 1 Preakness S...
“Breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider. Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among o...
Grade 3 $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes Belmont Park, May 13 Chad Brown (trainer, Timeline, 1st) “The horse ran great. There was a little anxious moment on the turn there. I couldn’t really se...