This is the kind of woman Marylou Whitney was: In the winner’s circle after the 2004 Belmont Stakes, Marylou was in tears. Not only tears of happiness that her homebred Birdstone had just won a Cl...
by Richard Rosenblatt No doubt that most thoroughbred racetrack officials on the hot seat this weekend have done the right thing by canceling Saturday’s races due to extreme heat forecast to top 100...
If this seems like a Weekend Wrap of a year ago or so, it should. Sistercharlie, the 2018 Eclipse Award winner as champion older mare, returned to the races after an eight-month layoff and won the $50...
Chad Brown is off and running at Saratoga Race Course – at least his horses are. The three-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer is back at his home track (OK, so it’s about 15 miles from his hometow...
He’s stumbled. He’s been bumped. He was involved in the historic Kentucky Derby disqualification. And now the latest in the intriguing world of Code of Honor: Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez lo...
If you were looking for a long shot to come through in the biggest races of the weekend in North America, you were all but out of luck. If you were looking across the pond, though, you had a ch...
The second Saturday of racing’s summer season is upon us, with the $1 million Queen’s Plate (G1) at Woodbine Racetrack the showcase event on a day also featuring the $250,000 Mother Goose (G2) at ...
After taking in nearly 12 hours of TV coverage over five days of the stately Royal Ascot meeting wearing shorts, T-shirt and running shoes, I’m ready to significantly upgrade my attire next year. Th...
Ellis Park is one popping racetrack heading into summer, offering record purses, enticing top trainers and jockeys to stick around for the season, and this week being sold for $11 million to Ellis Ent...
These days, it’s all about Chad. Chad Brown heads into Father’s Day following a remarkable three-day run at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival – and the three-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer ...
