Many racing fans believe that a horse that won its last start in dominant fashion is a good bet today. The argument is that such a horse was “never asked for its best” and, thus, is a prime candid...
Arlington’s International Festival of Racing is set to be contested on Saturday, Aug. 11. Headlined by the 36th running of the Arlington Million (G1), along with the Beverly D. (G1) and the Secretar...
I have been following sports for nearly half a century. It all started when my stepfather had a part-time job as a Kansas City Royals and Chiefs usher, at the now-defunct Municipal Stadium in 1969. On...
Among the great things about sports is that they allow us to rise above, or at least ignore temporarily, our present circumstances. In 1995, I was newly single (I suggested to my girlfriend at the tim...
I hate excuses. In fact, one of the things that makes playing the ponies so appealing to me is that bad luck is irrelevant. Sure, one can whine and complain that their horse missed the break, they got...
Almost since the beginning of time, man has been fascinated by artificial selection — the idea that through careful manipulation of the breeding process, one can achieve a more desirable result, whe...
Following a performance in Saturday’s Dubai World Cup (G1) so impressive it gave goosebumps goosebumps, it’s not surprising that many racing fans were raving about Arrogate after the race. What wa...
After Arrogate’s stunning performance in the Dubai World Cup, trainer Bob Baffert gushed that the 4-year-old son of Unbridled’s Song is “the greatest horse we have seen since Secretaria...
The other day, I tweeted that “Exaggerator is the next Sham” before truly thinking about it. It wasn’t the first time someone has tweeted quicker than their brain’s neurons could fire. Obvious...
There have been many great editions of the Preakness. Following the Kentucky Derby is kind of like following Frank Sinatra on stage — it can’t be easy, but the Preakness has done pretty well deliv...
