Author: Richard Rosenblatt

By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert is out at Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer, and thoroughbred racing’s most recognizable figure, was suspended for two years, effective immediately, by Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds: Rombauer 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 ½-mile …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds:Overtook 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 ½-mile race …

Betting The 2021 Belmont Stakes Odds:Overtook 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 ½-mile race …

By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert is out at Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer, and thoroughbred racing’s most recognizable figure, was suspended for two years, effective immediately, by Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky …

Medina Spirit’s Positive Post-Race Derby Drug Test Confirmed By Richard Rosenblatt The buzz is back in thoroughbred racing, but it’s not a pretty sound. It’s more of a siren blaring through the industry with a …

By Richard Rosenblatt In what looks to be one of the more competitive fields in Belmont Stakes history, beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality is the slight 2-1 betting choice over Preakness winner Rombauer for …

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 …

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, and the 153rd running …

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 this weekend. …

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 Medina Spirit, assuring …

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 Pimlico Race …

By Richard Rosenblatt Mike Maker doesn’t show much emotion, but the trainer may have actually smiled after pulling off a Pimlico Special/Black-Eyed Susan double on Friday, the day before the 146th Preakness Stakes. Minutes before …

By Richard Rosenblatt No matter what unfolds in the next 24 hours, we know the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) on Saturday will go into the record books as one of the strangest in Triple Crown …

With Risk Taking joining stablemate Crowded Trade in the Preakness field, owner Seth Klarman and trainer Chad Brown now have two shots at winning the second leg of the Triple Crown for the second time. …