When Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez got a leg up at Gulfstream Park for the track’s championship meet, it was a homecoming of sorts. Having spent the past two winters riding in California, Velaz...
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith remains the leading jockey in Breeders’ Cup history having won aboard 27 horses, eight more than second-leading rider and fellow Hall of Famer John Velazquez. Overall ...
Fort Bragg nosed out Saudi Crown in an exciting stretch-long duel and won the $200,000 Dwyer (G3) for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert on Saturday (July 1) at Belmont Park. Sent off as the 7-10 favori...
By US Racing Team Earlier this month, Fort Bragg (North Carolina) became Fort Liberty in a move to rename military bases that bear the name of Confederate leaders. So far, Fort Bragg the racehorse is ...
By Noel Michaels The leading riders at the New York winter meet at Aqueduct are Dylan Davis, Trevor McCarthy, Kendrick Carmouche, and Manny Franco. In a month or so, that will begin to change as the b...
By Ed McNamara The gates opened for the Kentucky Oaks, and within seconds John Velazquez had to abandon Plan A. “The strategy was to break well and get a good position,” he said. “When that didn...
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 Ed McNamara Bobby Frankel was a hard-edged guy who didn’t hand out compliments casually. So when he touted an obscure young rider from the Dominican Republic, jockey agent Ron Anderson paid a...
By Richard Rosenblatt It took most of opening day, but Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert saw one of his horses make a trip to the winner’s circle at Santa Anita on Saturday courtesy of a brilliant re...
By Margaret Ransom A talent-filled opening day program on Saturday at Santa Anita Park will help usher out a year of horse racing that has been unpredictable, turbulent and downright implausible, and ...
