Eight talented sophomores who were unable to gain the points necessary to make the Kentucky Derby (GI) gate will race for the winner’s share of the $200,000 purse in Saturday’s Peter Pan Stakes (G...
It is commonplace for bettors and racing fans to pin their Preakness hopes on the “new shooters.” They feel that, because they have had more rest, they will be fresher than the horses coming from ...
For years I heard that horse racing needed a Triple Crown winner to “save” it. Exactly what was threatening the game, I was never quite sure of, but I assume the angst had to do with thoroughbred ...
Has anyone ever noticed that Triple Crowns occur in clusters, typically in threes? Sir Barton was the lone Triple Crown champ of the 1910s; however, he won before the term had even been coined. In the...
Paul and Zillah Reddam’s Nyquist was a bit of an unusual favorite going into Saturday’s $2.391 million Kentucky Derby (GI) in that either people believed, or they didn’t — with very few in bet...
We are now just three weeks away from the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby (GI). In some ways it seems like an eternity ago and, in other ways, it seems like just yesterday that we witnessed Americ...
The greatest athletes in the world all have one thing in common: they are driven by the pursuit of greatness. It’s what sports is all about. Being better than your opponent, better than the guy behi...
Back in the day, the Wood Memorial Stakes (GI) at Aqueduct was a shining beacon for Triple Crown-bound horses. A total of 11 Derby winners prepped for the Run for the Roses via the New York and Wood M...
By Derek Simon In case you haven’t heard, American Pharoah was not named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated… and its wreaked havoc on my life. On my way to the grocery store this morni...
