By Mike Farrell Breezed into Saratoga for closing weekend. Left with a lighter wallet, and a heavier waistline. Hey, that’s the Spa experience. As we claw our way back to normal, it was important to...
By Richard Rosenblatt Bring on Essential Quality and Knicks Go, Max Player is ready to take on the top-rated horses in two months in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1). Max Player ($9.60) ove...
By Mike Farrell Essential Quality took another step on the road to Horse of the Year. Firenze Fire turned savage in the Forego (G1), and Bob Baffert came up smelling the roses on both coasts. It was q...
In the days leading up to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, usracing.com will profile the horses in the race set for Jan. 23. The prof...
By Richard Rosenblatt If nothing else, the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) could turn into be a bettor’s bonanza. A field of 12 durable but far from dynamic horses is likely for the r...
By Richard Rosenblatt Let’s take a detour on the road to the Kentucky Derby, and shift our attention to the $3 million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at Gulfstream Park in less than three weeks. A dozen hor...
By Ed McNamara Playing the horses is a game of the day, with races over in the time it takes to brush your teeth. The entire Triple Crown doesn’t even last 6 1/2 minutes, and a place in history ...
By Ed McNamara If you’re like me, you cut back dramatically on wagering after the pari-mutuel frenzy of the Breeders’ Cup. Although my handicapping was good, my betting was sloppy, and I s...
By Richard Rosenblatt Perhaps Al Stall, Jr. put Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic’s star-studded field into the best perspective, when, after thinking it over for a few seconds, he came up with t...
By Ed McNamara The Kentucky thoroughbred is revered throughout the world as a four-legged aristocrat. Horses who took their first steps in the Bluegrass State have won 112 of the 146 Kentucky Derbies ...
