By Mike Farrell “Better late than never” applies as Keeneland, the historic racetrack in the heart of horse country, opens its brief fall meet on Friday. Keeneland arrives late to the Breeders’ ...
Noel Michaels grew up near Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He attended the races with his parents, fell in love with the sport and built a career in the industry as a reporter, analyst,...
By Richard Rosenblatt The good, sad, and ugly sides of horse racing struck again this past week, while top quality races from Del Mar to Saratoga — and even Arlington Park on Saturday – keep r...
By Noel Michael Arlington International Racecourse looks to be in the final furlong of its final season, closing the books on a history of thoroughbred racing in the far northwest suburbs of Chicago. ...
By Mike Farrell The Triple Crown compellingly dominates the racing world for five dramatic weeks in late Spring, shunting the other divisions temporarily to the background. The trio of classics for 3-...
By Noel Michaels Arlington Racecourse in the suburbs of Chicago has begun what’s likely to be the track’s final season, which would mark the end of this landmark spot in racing since its opening i...
By Noel Michaels Arlington Racecourse has a successful history of being able to rise from the ashes – literally. So perhaps none of aus should be surprised that the beautiful race track in the subur...
By Richard Rosenblatt Just when you thought Chad Brown couldn’t come up with another really big one-day score, the trainer with the magic turf touch took things to a higher level. Sure enough, Brown...
By Sean Morris Welcome horseplayers! This is the first installment of what will be an occasional handicapping series focusing on the “best bet” – a multi-race sequence that ideally combines high...
By US Racing The field for the 37th running of the Arlington Million (G1) is set, and to the surprise of hardly anyone, Bricks and Mortar is the 8-5 morning-line favorite over nine rivals for Saturday...
