This is the calm before the storm. Soon, the frenzy will begin and will do so in earnest. Three years ago, American Pharoah captured horse racing’s Triple Crown and, now, another Bob Baffert trained...
In 1982, Woody Stephens was no stranger to big races and big victories. He had started training in the 1930s and, in 1952, won his first classic race when Blue Man took the Preakness. It took Stephens...
In 1985 America was in a state of flux. The economy was changing, as factories closed and moved to places where cheap labor could be had. Ronald Reagan was three months into his second term as Pre...
Brett Sturman reports in Harness Racing Today that Meadowlands owner Jeffrey Gural is thinking about slashing all stakes races at the Meadowlands and putting that money into overnight stakes. This isn...
When was the first time you caught the bug and knew that horse racing was going to be your thing? Was it the 1973 Belmont Stakes when Secretariat romped to a 31-length win that still gives many goos...
Ten-year-old Keystone Velocity, the 2017 Levy Memorial winner is also the 2018 Levy winner. And, despite the presence of eight excellent horses, he made things look easy, winning in 1:52 over the ha...
A new era is about to begin north of the 48th — to translate, that means north of the United States, in the country called Canada. For 24 years, venerable Woodbine Racetrack hosted both thoroughbr...
The Meadowlands remains the harness racing’s leader in handle. No track handles more money than the Big M. We all know why — the one-mile oval and, for the most part, solid and fair racing. ...
Unlike thoroughbred racing, harness racing — with the exception of Cal Expo — is generally limited to the Northeast, East Coast and Midwest. We have lots of tracks in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvani...
It is February, regarded as the worst sports month of the year. The Super Bowl has been played and, this year, there is a diversion with the Olympics, but that only happens every four years. In short,...
