Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) at Saratoga While she wasn’t exactly moving like a tremendous machine, 4-MONOMOY GIRL may have taken another step on the path to greatness with a convincing score in...
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. There are those days that no matter how well you think you have handicapped the races, you can’t win to save your life. Some peop...
There are so many things people get wrong — not only in life, but in horse racing as well. One such thing is the belief you only get one shot. Sure, it sounds good and is motivational, but in realit...
There are some great stakes races this weekend, including five graded events at Churchill Downs. Below is a video preview of Saturday’s biggest contests. Derek Simonwww.usracing.com
Author’s Note: The following is an update of a story I wrote on Jan. 3, 2015. I was at Longacres, the scenic racetrack once located in Renton, Washington, when a horse named Hilco Scamper made ...
Loyalties of sports fans are enduring. Most, if not all, root for the same team their entire lives. My grandfather was always a Philadelphia Phillies fan. He grew up hating that the Athletics had the ...
I’ll admit, it takes a lot to get me into the holiday spirit each year. I can’t stand the Christmas music on every radio station, especially Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime, but a few song...
One of the advantages of using a computer to generate handicapping and betting reports like I do is that I can also ask the computer — nicely, of course — to find spot plays for me. Over the years...
US Racing contributor Ray Wallin explains why and how horse bettors can wager on exactas (or “exactors” as they are called in Canada) and perfectas. Ray WallinRay Wallin is a licensed civi...
On Jan. 19, 2014, Peyton Manning passed for 400 yards in a 26-16 victory over the New England Patriots that catapulted the Denver Broncos into Super Bowl XLVIII — which they lost in humiliating fash...
