By Richard Rosenblatt We’re all in on Fauci. Belmont Park begins its COVID-19-delayed spring/summer meet on Wednesday (June 3), and wouldn’t you know it: a 2-year-old colt named in honor of Dr. An...
By Noel Michaels The new season at Belmont Park has arrived. The 2020 spring/summer meet opens June 3 (Wednesday), and runs through July 12. In many ways, the shortened 25-race-day meet will look a lo...
By Jenny Kellner Sometimes a Cigar is more than just a Cigar. Such was the case with Allen Paulson’s inestimable racehorse, for whom Saturday’s 31st running of the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aque...
By US Racing Team A total of 20 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In” races were run over the weekend: at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky; Belmont Park in New York, Santa Anita Park in ...
By Richard Rosenblatt By Sunday evening, all but one of the 86 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win and You’re In’’ races will have been contested. Perhaps that will be a good day to begin sifting t...
By Mike Farrell Has it really been 16 years since Funny Cide made his improbable bid for Triple Crown glory? Those were certainly good times for the unlikely hero, and for racing in general. The New Y...
By Richard Rosenblatt After a thrilling stretch duel in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) on Saturday at Belmont Park, Vino Rosso nosed out Code of Honor to finish first, but to the surprise of h...
By Lynne Snierson The connections of Our Country, a son of Constitution, are optimistic that their talented, 2-year-old turf runner can chart a course to the winner’s circle in the $200,000 Pilgrim ...
By Mike Farrell Vino Rosso … a mighty winner in California in the springtime; in this spot, I don’t think so. Tacitus … beaten favorite the last three outings; will he once again fool us? Code o...
By Richard Rosenblatt The $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) has a rich history of champions, from Man o’ War to Kelso to Forego to Cigar to Curlin. Triple Crown winners – five of them, including ...
