He’d done it all, won almost everything, and Frankie Dettori was tired of it. After three decades as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of thoroughbred racing, he’d lost his mojo. Constant...
In the morning, Italian star jockey Frankie Dettori walked the turf course at Kentucky Downs to check things out before the biggest day of racing at the track near the Tennessee border. Turned out to ...
Five weeks of racing at Saratoga Race Course are in the books, leaving three more weeks to go at the most prestigious meet in the land. Some familiar names sit atop the leaderboard at Saratoga Looking...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races...
Imagine a flying dismount in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs in the moments after the Kentucky Derby? It’s a longshot but it could happen as world renowned jockey Frankie Dettori is set to ...
The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) is March 30 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is for 4-year-olds and up at 1 ¼ miles on dirt. usracing.com is publishing profiles of t...
Frankie Dettori is back in the USA. The popular Italian jockey known for his “flying dismounts’’ begins the next phase of his riding career on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Santa Anita Park. Last week a...
You can likely add another Godolphin-owned horse to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) lineup after Mawj held off several challenges and won the $501,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland ...
By Margaret Ransom For apprentice jockey Kody Kellenberger, this year’s Fair Grounds meeting is a bit of a case of finally finishing what he started. Eight months ago, during the waning weeks of the...
Breeders’ Cup Odds: Sizing Up the Turf Races By Ed McNamara I’ve known my English pal Neil Morrice for 27 years, and we’ve had many adventures at Royal Ascot, Cheltenham, the Kentucky De...
