By Mike Farrell Thoroughbred racing spent 37 years wandering in the Triple Crown desert, wondering if another horse would ever again sweep all three races. After Affirmed captured the 1978 Crown, 12 h...
By Richard Rosenblatt Honor A.P. came sweeping around the final turn and rolled to an impressive 2 ¾-length victory over Authentic in the $400,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1) on Saturday at Santa Anita Pa...
By USRacing Team News, notes, quotes and anecdotes from the world of horse racing over the past week. This is our first installment of a compilation of some names that made news during the week. Keene...
By Richard Rosenblatt It’s a sweep for Bob Baffert! On one of the most unusual first Saturdays in May – no Kentucky Derby (G1), Secretariat winning a virtual Derby of Triple Crown champions, and s...
By US Racing Team Churchill Downs may be without its Kentucky Derby on this first Saturday in May, but it’s closing in on post time for the virtual Kentucky Derby featuring the 13 Triple Crown winne...
By Richard Rosenblatt The $1 million Louisiana Derby (G1), the first really big race on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) as it’s the first offering 100-40-20-10 points to the top four finishers, ...
By Margaret Ransom The talented and undefeated Nadal, who shipped in from California for his first start around two turns, faces off against seven other 3-year-odls in the 60th year of the Rebel Stake...
By Margaret Ransom Since the first running of the Gotham (G3) in 1953, first at Jamaica Racetrack and now at Aqueduct, a lot of really good horses have reached the winner’s circle, including Native ...
Horse Racing Injured: When Taraz made her first appearance on the track at Oaklawn Park a few mornings before winning the Martha Washington Stakes on Feb. 1, the 3-year-old filly caught the attention ...
Kentucky Derby Horses: From Airstreem to Zimba Warrior, a total of 347 3-year-old thoroughbreds were made eligible to compete in the Triple Crown races during the early nomination phase. Kentucky Derb...
