Noel Michaels grew up near Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He attended the races with his parents, fell in love with the sport and built a career in the industry as a reporter, analyst,...
US Racing Team As trainer Chad Brown put it so succinctly moments after Bricks and Mortar won the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), it’s a “no-brainer.’’ The question: Does he deserve to b...
Golden Gate Fields Race 4 Although the Race Rating is only 36 percent—below the 50 percent minimum that I like to see — this race is interesting to me due to three horses: 1-Fabriana, 2-Queenoft...
After a fourth-place finish in the LeComte Stakes (G3), Wicked Indeed has been made the 9-5 morning line favorite in the Mine That Bird Stakes. (For those who don’t remember, Mine That Bird is the f...
In addition to the Race of the Week, the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park, Saturday features a number of other great betting opportunities. And while my computerized rapid race triage didn’t turn up ...
Saturday’s Woodbine card is one that makes race fans salivate in anticipation, like Pavlov’s dogs at a recital of “Carol of the Bells”. The 13-race program features four graded stakes, includi...
Consider this the second big stakes night of probably 30 we’ll encounter over the course of this harness racing season. Sun Stakes Saturday gathers the best of each division to see which horse I fas...
Now that we have reached the second week of the New Year, harness tracks around the continent are awaking from their hibernations to resume hosting races. Our journey this week initiates at The Meadow...
It’s been a while since I’ve shared the statistics on the Race Report Cards that I began offering to US Racing clients in July, so I thought today would be a good time to provide an update. Howeve...
