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 Richard Rosenblatt He’s a Hall of Famer, and one of the most well-respected trainers in the business — ever. Pretty successful over the past 30 years or so, too, primarily in southern Calif...
By Richard Rosenblatt The Fountain of Youth. The San Felipe. The Gotham. The John Battaglia Memorial. And much, much more. A huge dose of stakes races featuring four Kentucky Derby preps, three Kentuc...
By Noel Michaels The weather could play a significant role on Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita, with heavy rains expected Friday and a 40% chance of showers on the big day Saturday – an 11-race card fe...
By Richard Rosenblatt Call us crazy, but we’re celebrating Wayne’s Week on the road to the 148th Kentucky Derby (G1) – and the Oaks (G1). Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas finds himself...
By Mike Farrell Handicappers sometimes feel lost in a fog. Saturday was one of those blurry days where horseplayers were dazed and confused by the two biggest events: the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) an...
By Mike Farrell Halfway around the world, King Abdulaziz Racetrack hosts the richest race of the year on Saturday, the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1). This is the first time the race carries a Grou...
By Richard Rosenblatt Pending appeals — and there will be appeals — we have a new 2021 Kentucky Derby winner: Mandaloun. More than nine months after Medina Spirit apparently gave Hall of F...
By Richard Rosenblatt The world’s richest day in horse racing – $31 million Saudi Cup Day – is a week away and contenders from around the world are arriving at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyad...
By Richard Rosenblatt We’re off and running on the road the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 7, which means the first installment of the usracing.com Derby Top 10 Rankings. This yea...