By Richard Rosenblatt If you love betting on turf races, this is your weekend to excel, with the final day of the Royal Ascot meet, and no less than five graded stakes on the turf at Santa Anita, Monm...
Tarnished Triple Crown: Baffert, Betamethasone, And Finally, The Belmont Stakes By Richard Rosenblatt The Belmont Stakes is a few hours away, wrapping up what has been one of the most bizarre Triple C...
The Belmont Stakes is known as “The Test of the Champion” mostly due to its marathon distance and status as the final leg of the grueling Triple Crown. It will be contested for the 153rd time thi...
By Richard Rosenblatt Belmont Park will be bustin’ out in June with a blockbuster racing card on Belmont Stakes day featuring eight Grade 1’s, including three with automatic Breeders’ Cup berths...
By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes (G1) is a few weeks away so there’s more attention on Belmont Park now than at almost any other time of the year. This is the best part of the meet’s spring/sum...
By Ray Wallin In life there is information that you should use and information that you should avoid using. When your doctor tells you that you should work out more and cut your salt intake for your h...
By Mike Farrell Laurel Park does its part to keep the holiday season merry for racing fans by offering eight stakes Saturday on its Christmastide Day card. The $150,000 Allaire du Pont (G3) for fillie...
By Ed McNamara Playing the horses is a game of the day, with races over in the time it takes to brush your teeth. The entire Triple Crown doesn’t even last 6 1/2 minutes, and a place in history ...
By Mike Farrell Give the race office at Aqueduct credit for gamely trying to keep the New York turf season alive, carding grass races through this weekend. In all likelihood, that will be the conclusi...
By Richard Rosenblatt Through the pandemic, quarantines, strict health and safety protocols, scheduling changes, and empty grandstands, the sport of thoroughbred racing was able to carry on and create...
