The post position draw for the Kentucky Derby often becomes the difference between the perfect (winning) trip and a nightmarish trip that sucks the life from those that dare compete. The draw for Kent...
Growing up, I am sure I wasn’t the only one who heard the expression “slow and steady wins the race” and heard the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare” ad nauseam from mother. After reviewing...
Of all the great mysteries in the world — the origin of the stone statues on Easter Island, the existence/location of the Holy Grail, the person(s) responsible for letting the dogs out — few have ...
Veteran trainer Clifford Sise Jr. has been a staple on the Southern California racing scene for the better part of four decades and while he’s trained some good runners, including Grade I-winning sp...
Host Derek Simon of US Racing recaps the final round of Kentucky Derby preps, including the Lexington Stakes and Arkansas Derby, and chats with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who gives his thoughts o...
Ten will head postward in the 80th running of the Santa Anita Derby (GI), which will go off at 6:30 EDT as the afternoon’s eighth race at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. For some strange reason, conve...
Horse racing is the only sport in the world that exists solely because of, and for the benefit of, its fans. Without gamblers in the seats, at the OTB’s and on their online accounts, the Sport of Ki...
Danzing Candy was the “buzz” horse the week before Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes. He is a brilliant son of the brilliant Twirling Candy, how could he not be? He is a tall, dark and strapping y...
After the amazing racing year that was 2015, I’m starting to think that we — fans — have been lulled into a false sense of security. After all, we got from American Pharaoh last year what we’d...
