While more than 40 horses, most of them former racehorses and Jockey Club-registered thoroughbreds, sit hungry and neglected on a Mercer County, Kentucky, farm, hundreds of people both inside and outs...
I fell in love for the first time when I was a teenager. My high school sweetheart was beautiful, exciting and mysterious… she was also a racetrack, which made for some odd Valentine’s Day dinners...
The twisting and troubled story of trainer Maria Borell took another shocking turn this week when more than 40 horses owned by her and/or her father, Chuck, were again found in deplorable conditions a...
The $500,000 Gold Cup at Santa Anita (GI), as a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event, guarantees the winner a berth in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (GI) over the track in four mon...
Nyquist and his connections may have racked up the frequent flier miles during the first half of his campaign, but something tells me that they will keep the star son of Uncle Mo in his home state of ...
I think we can all agree that this year’s three-year-old class is pretty diverse and talented, especially the fillies. Carina Mia recently won the Grade I Acorn on the Belmont Stakes undercard. The ...
Well, those clamoring for the undefeated and unchallenged Songbird to step it up a notch finally got what we wanted. On Father’s Day, Sunday afternoon, owner Rick Porter announced to the Daily Racin...
US Racing contributors Laura Pugh and Ryan Dickey recap the big weekend races and discuss the amazing Songbird, who stayed undefeated with another big win in the Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita on Sat...
The spring and summer kick off several great thoroughbred meets. Both Monmouth Park and Woodbine are underway and the premier summer meets of Saratoga and Del Mar are approaching. The initial week...
It is hard to find a greater achievement than the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred racing. The task is uniquely difficult as it requires a horse to overcome three races, at three separate tracks,...
