By Ed McNamara No winner of the Risen Star Stakes has won the Kentucky Derby, but that could change if a decision ever is reached on whether to disqualify the late Medina Spirit for a postrace positiv...
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 Richard Rosenblatt It’s a filly, in the Preakness! In near record time! After a thrilling stretch duel, the filly Swiss Skydiver held off Kentucky Derby winner Authentic by a neck in a historic $...
Are we going to have a female winner on the Preakness Stakes 2020? This year the Preakness will feature a filly in Swiss Skydiver, who faces the boys or the second time in her career after finishing s...
By Lynne Snierson Robby Albarado might be the replacement rider on Swiss Skydiver in Saturday’s $1 million Preakness (G1), but he’s had more than his share of moments on center stage. The 47-year-...
Preakness Odds: Baffert Aims for Record with Derby winner Authentic, Thousand Words By Richard Rosenblatt Once again, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is on the cusp of setting another remarkable reco...
Preakness Profile: Excession In the days leading up to Saturday’s 145th Preakness, usracing.com will be publishing profiles of the 11 horses entered in 2020’s final leg of the Triple Crown. By Ed ...
Preakness Profile: Swiss Skydiver In the days leading up to Saturday’s 145th Preakness, usracing.com will be publishing profiles of the 11 horses entered in 2020’s final leg of the Triple Crown. B...
By Richard Rosenblatt The filly is in, Pletcher is out, and the first Preakness (G1) contender has arrived at Pimlico Race Course. Let Preakness Week begin, or as many prefer to say, ‘Hi ho Pimlico....
By Richard Rosenblatt Decisions, decisions, decisions. A few weeks ago, Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen acknowledged Pneumatic would show up for the 145th Preakness (G1) on Oct. 3, giving the trai...
