By Noel Michaels A winter storm whipped through the country last week with snow, ice, and extreme cold impacting at least 18 states from New Mexico to Maine. The effects were felt for horse racing fan...
By Ray Wallin Winter is here. I don’t care what the calendar says, it arrives on Dec. 21. I gauge winter’s arrival by when I take the soft top off my Jeep and put the hard top back on, which coinc...
By Ed McNamara Our usracing.com contributor Ed McNamara has been covering horse racing for many years and is among the more than 230 voters in the Eclipse Award balloting process. Here’s his ballot ...
By Noel Michaels He was in 14th place when the final day started at the 23rd NTRA National Horseplayers Championship in Las Vegas. By the end of the day, David Harrison had soared into the lead and he...
By Ray Wallin In the world of weight loss, there are two types of people: People who only worry about the number on the scale and people who are more concerned with changing their body composition, lo...
By Noel Michaels The NTRA’s National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) opens Friday in Las Vegas for the 23rd time with the finals set through Sunday (Jan. 28-30). The NHC handicapping tournament is t...
By Ray Wallin Whether it is part of your New Year’s resolution or an annual practice, doing a purge can help clean up parts of your life. I’m not talking about the movie The Purge, where there are...
By Ray Wallin Lawrence Peter Berra, better known as Yogi Berra, is considered one of the greatest catchers in baseball history. He was an 18-time All-Star and won an amazing 10 World Series titles ove...
By Ray Wallin When you think of elite military operations, the U.S. Navy SEALs immediately come to mind. They are characterized as being highly efficient, intelligent, and skilled, often tackling the ...
By Ray Wallin As I have grown older, I have broken out of my introverted shell, especially when I am at the track and have time to kill between the races I am planning to play. Whether I am talking to...
