By Mike Farrell Jockeys and baseball managers share a common employment experience. Most are hired to eventually be fired. That was the hard lesson Manny Franco learned this week when he was booted of...
By Mike Farrell Swiss Skydiver left the door wide open and Authentic powered through to decisively clinch Horse of the Year with a front-running victory Saturday in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). C...
By Mike Farrell Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. It’s Breeder’s Cup time once again and here comes Dale Romans, the affable and eternally optimistic trainer, who usually shows up for the...
By Mike Farrell And you thought Triple Crown fever dissipated after the Preakness (G1) earlier this month. Not so fast friends. There is another pandemic-delayed Crown on the line Saturday, and the ve...
By Mike Farrell Racing is always more fun and infinitely more interesting when Michael Dickinson, the “Mad Genius” is back in action. Dickinson, a man of unshakeable conviction and strong opinion,...
By Mike Farrell So many opportunities for horses to earn a free pass to the Breeders’ Cup. So few takers willing to step up to the plate, an unfortunate development for fans and handicappers. There ...
By Mike Farrell Swiss Skydiver put an exclamation point on this year’s Triple Crown finale with her game and gutsy win over Authentic in the Preakness (G1) on Saturday. The filly’s victory was a t...
By Mike Farrell What a difference a horse makes, especially one as talented as Volatile. His abrupt retirement Monday with a hairline fracture stripped the Sprint Division of a leading performer. The ...
By Mike Farrell Come gather round children and you will hear The tale of the coupled entry horseplayers once held so dear In the not too distant past, coupled entries were commonplace. If there was a ...
By Mike Farrell Fear not dear hearts, top-flight racing and major stakes remain on the immediate horizon even though Saratoga, Del Mar and Churchill Downs wrapped up last weekend. A case in point: the...
