By Margaret Ransom Racing fans love a good rivalry, especially with geographic considerations. Affirmed vs. Alydar. Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silence. Zenyatta vs. Rachel Alexandra. The best in the East vs...
By Laura Pugh This Saturday’s Fountain of Youth Stakes could provide the unbeaten Mohaymen with his toughest test to date. Awesome Speed, Zulu and Awesome Banner are three new faces lined up to tes...
By Jonathan Stettin There are many ways to beat oneself in horse racing. Avoiding some of the obvious ones will improve anyone’s game, from the novice to the professional. In short, not being prepar...
By Andrew Morisch The 2016 edition of the $200,000 Davona Dale (GII) drew a field of seven for the co-main event on Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park. Undefeated Cathryn Sophia headlines the group...
By Casey Laughter The $125,000 Busher Stakes takes place on February 27, 2016 at Aqueduct in New York. The race is the eighth on a nine-race card and will be contested at 1 1/16 miles over the Aqueduc...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps last weekend’s Rachel Alexandra (won by 74-1 longshot Venus Valentine) and Risen Star Stakes (taken by Gun Runner), along with Thursday’s Trans Gulf Electromec...
By Margaret Ransom All eyes will be focused on South Florida this Saturday as top-class stakes action fills the card at Gulfstream Park, including six graded events on a 13-race program. A compact but...
By Laura Pugh A filly born in April has won the Kentucky Derby. This is a fact. All three filles that have won the Kentucky Derby — Regret, Genuine Risk and Winning Colors — won against males prio...
By Ray Wallin Have you ever scanned through the past performances and seen a horse coming back to the races on less than ten days rest and wondered just how sharp it can be? What was the intent of t...
By Laurie Ross In ten weeks, the clang of the starting gate bell and roar of the crowd will announce the start of America’s most famous horse race, the Kentucky Derby. The 1 ¼-mile event is limit...
