By Ed McNamara Trying to pick winners is tricky enough, and when making selections before race day, a major unpredictable factor comes into play: the weather. Not even checking the forecast protects y...
By Ed McNamara I couldn’t have been in better shape. I’d hit the first two legs of Gulfstream Park’s pick 5 and was alive to five horses in the next race. After just connecting for an $11 winner...
When you drive through the spectacular countryside of the Worthington Valley, you can’t miss it. The early style cupolas atop the signature red-roofed barns and miles of white fences dot the Glynd...
by Margaret Ransom Triple Crown hopefuls in Louisiana make their first steps down the famous trail toward the Kentucky Derby (GI) on Saturday with the $200,000 LeComte Stakes (GIII) at Fair Grounds i...
The Fair Grounds has long been one of the best fall-winter race meets in the country, yet it is often overlooked on a winter wagering landscape that includes other, more high-profile tracks. Neverth...
WinStar Farm and Repole Stable’s Noble Indy punched his ticket into the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby with a neck victory in the $1 million Louisiana Derby (GII) at Fair Grounds Race Course....
With so little good racing taking place in January and February at so few tracks, it becomes relatively easy during the winter months to keep close tabs on the races and results from just about every ...
Girvin (KY) Dark Bay Colt Trainer: Joe Sharp Jockey Last Start: Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. Owner: Brad Grady Breeder: Bob Austin & John Witte Foaled: March 31, 2014 Sire: Tale of Ekati Dam, Dam S...
Despite winning the Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds a month ago, a bit of a question mark still hung over Brad Grady’s Girvin heading into Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (GI) at Fair Grounds. ...
Coffepot Stables’ homebred Farrell officially claimed her position as the filly to beat to beat in the Kentucky Oaks with her impressive 3 ¼-length score in the $388,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (GII) ove...
