As the field of nine 3-year-olds thundered past the quarter-pole for the 136th Belmont Stakes, the ear-splitting roar from the record crowd of 120,139 was rapidly approaching rocket launch status. Tri...
Philadelphia sports fans have a well-earned reputation for being obnoxiously surly. They love to jeer home teams in times of trouble and clinched their sour reputation in the notorious 1968 Eagles gam...
By Richard Rosenblatt As we embark on the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s becoming difficult to avoid writing about Brad Cox. The affable almost 41-year-old trainer from Louisville, Kent...
By Lynne Snierson Florent Geroux is packing his tack and moving to Oaklawn Park this season. The addition of one of the nation’s top riders to the already intensely competitive jockey colony makes a...
By Miriam Lee Two years before the first Kentucky Derby, in 1973 Pimlico ran a stakes race for 3-year-olds during its first-ever spring race meet. Maryland governor Oden Bowie named the race, whic...
Southwest Stakes Betting Odds: Silver Prospector was the beneficiary of a perfect trip along the rail; and then ran past pace-setter Wells Bayou in the stretch to win the $750,000 Southwest Stakes (...
By US Racing Team A rainy opening day at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort was all about Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen kicking off his quest for that elusive victory in the Kentucky Derby. And it went well ...
by Ben Baugh An older sibling, an interest in livestock and exposure to the sport at a young age, were among the variables that were critical components in helping to direct the career path Journeyman...
by Margaret Ransom Tracy Campion won’t ever forget the details of the riding incident that changed her life forever. Though everything happened in split second, she remembers exactly how it all tran...
The route through Arkansas on the Kentucky Derby (GI) trail gets underway today with the 11th running of the Smarty Jones Stakes, named for the much beloved 2004 Derby and Preakness Stakes (GI) winner...
