By Richard Rosenblatt The votes for Eclipse Awards have been cast, the three finalists announced in each of 17 equine and human categories, and Horse of the Year contenders could not be more diverse, ...
By Richard Rosenblatt As a new decade begins, Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith just keeps riding into the record books. His latest accomplishment, of course, was breaking the record for career Grade 1 v...
By Richard Rosenblatt A few lines from Arlo Guthrie’s classic “Alice’s Restaurant’’ came to mind after reading a press release issued by The Stronach Group on Sunday: “Turned over the piec...
By Richard Rosenblatt If all goes well over the next seven weeks, and in the case of Maximum Security that’s asking a lot, racing fans may find themselves cheering on a most unlikely hero. First thi...
By Richard Rosenblatt So there! With a dominating stretch run, Maximum Security cruised to victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on Saturday at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack and likely clinched an Eclip...
By Richard Rosenblatt Maximum Security may have his toughest race of the year when he takes on older horses for the first time as well as Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run in the $750,000 C...
By Richard Rosenblatt Cheers! Vino Rosso stormed past favorite McKinzie in the stretch and rolled to an open-lengths victory in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Santa Anita Park, ...
Breeders’ Cup: A Perfect Finish for Bricks and Mortar with Victory in BC Turf By Richard Rosenblatt Bricks and Mortar completed a perfect season and staked his claim for Horse of the Year with a rou...
Breeders’ Cup: 10 Years After Zenyatta, Can Elate Win the Classic? By Richard Rosenblatt Maybe, just maybe, Elate is saving her best for last. In what will be the final run of her successful career ...
Breeders’ Cup: Midnight Bisou, Mitole Set for Big Day at Santa Anita By Richard Rosenblatt Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has allowed assistant Scott Blasi to do most of the talking this week, ...
