By Richard Rosenblatt To wind up the Memorial Weekend of horse racing, Santa Anita and Lone Star Park are set for a Monday (May 31) of top-notch graded stakes races. After checking on a race of anothe...
By Richard Rosenblatt Belmont Park will be bustin’ out in June with a blockbuster racing card on Belmont Stakes day featuring eight Grade 1’s, including three with automatic Breeders’ Cup berths...
Ah sum-sum-summertime. It’s almost here. The weather has been warming nicely in the Northeast. Memorial Day arrives next weekend and the racing action is heating up. Monmouth Park, a vital cog in th...
By Ed McNamara His longshot Ram finished last, more than 36 lengths behind, which didn’t ruin the Preakness (G1) for an 80-something who’s won it six times. All-time great D. Wayne Lukas w...
By Richard Rosenblatt Finally, a chance to exhale from the Triple Crown drama we’ve seen these past three weeks and delve into some cool, calm, and collected wagering at tracks across the country th...
By Ed McNamara The suspensions against embattled trainer Bob Baffert are piling up, with the New York Racing Association the latest to temporarily bar the Hall of Famer from entering horses at Belmont...
By Richard Rosenblatt On to the Belmont Stakes (G1) for Preakness (G1) winner Rombauer and runner-up Midnight Bourbon. The morning after Rombauer pulled off an 11-1 upset of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner...
It’s not often that you tear up your tickets after a race and still consider the outcome satisfactory. That rare instance occurred Saturday when Rombauer came rolling through the lane to win the Pre...
By Richard Rosenblatt Let’s forget about Bob Baffert and Medina Spirit for a while and salute longshot Rombauer after he came rolling through the stretch and won the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at P...
Weather should not be a major factor in the 146th Preakness Stakes, second leg of the Triple Crown, with almost perfect conditions expected for this Saturday. The Weather Channel forecasts the weather...
