Author: Margaret Ransom

By Margaret Ransom The $250,000  Eddie Read Stakes (G2), one of the Del Mar’s signature turf races for older horses, will be contested for the 48th time on Saturday and a field of seven will …

Southern California racing fans (well, racing fans across the country) will finally return to some semblance of normalcy on Friday as The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s 2021 summer race meet is set to get underway …

By Margaret Ransom The Grade 1 winner Gabriel Charles, who spent the last four seasons after standing at NexStar Ranch near Temecula, California, was recently pensioned from stud, gelded, and returned to his racing owners …

By Margaret Ransom For racing fans worldwide, Royal Ascot has always represented the most elite of racing seasons with each of the five days of the meet steeped in history and filled with the best …

In the days leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 1/2-mile race at Belmont Park is the final …

Leading up to the 153rd running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday (June 5), usracing.com is publishing profiles of each of the contenders. The 1 1/2-mile race at Belmont Park is the …

By Margaret Ransom Keepmeinmind was a solid juvenile, having won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs last Nov. 28 at Churchill Downs as a maiden, which came after a second-place finish in …

Kentucky Derby Field Size As much as the Kentucky Derby has stayed the same and replicated decades worth of traditions, perhaps the biggest change overall may be the actual field size, or actual numbers of …

Kentucky Derby Field Size As much as the Kentucky Derby has stayed the same and replicated decades worth of traditions, perhaps the biggest change overall may be the actual field size, or actual numbers of …

Incidents and Disqualifications in the Derby Despite its justified reputation as a roughly run race, the Kentucky Derby overall has been largely free of riding infractions, fouls and interference. There have only been a few …

Here are the updated profiles of the 20 horses entered in Saturday’s $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The profiles were previously published over the past 10 days by usracing.com and now include …

In the days leading up to the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com is profiling all the contenders. The 1 ¼-mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is May 1 …

In the days leading up to the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ¼-mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is May 1, and …

In the days leading up to the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 ¼-mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is May 1, and …

In the days leading up to the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com is profiling all the contenders. The 1 ¼-mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is May 1 …