Category: Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin Winning horseplayers execute with both intention and action. Losing horseplayers don’t. Think back to your days of sitting in Mr. Burke’s math class. I am sure you remember the kid that sat …

By Mike Farrell We are on track for one heck of a Kentucky Derby. We make that claim based on what has transpired in the prep races. Of course, a lot will happen between now …

By Richard Rosenblatt We’ve just seen a triple play on the road to the Kentucky Derby. And it had a little something for everyone, especially longshot bettors. The start of the trio of Derby prep …

Tampa Bay Derby: As the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby rolls along, US Racing looks back at some history of many of the prep races that now offer qualifying points to Run for the …

By Margaret Ransom Though the days of true handicap racing seem to have gone the way of the woolly mammoth, serious props go out to the few tracks who do their best to preserve history …

By US Racing Team A trio of Kentucky Derby preps, each awarding qualifying points of 50-20-10-5 to the first four finishers, highlight Saturday’s racing schedule, along with the $400,000 Santa Anita Handicap (G1) for older …

By Noel Michaels Cheers to a great day of winning wagers at The Great Race Place on Saturday. It’s Big ‘Cap Day at Santa Anita with a mandatory Pick 6 payout that kicks off with …

2021 Gotham Stakes: As the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby rolls along, US Racing looks back at some history of many of the prep races that now offer qualifying points to Run for the …

By Ed McNamara The best horse doesn’t always win the Kentucky Derby, but two years ago, he did. For 22 minutes, anyway. That’s how long it took Churchill Downs’ stewards to disqualify Maximum Security for …

San Felipe Stakes: As the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby rolls along, US Racing looks back at some history of many of the prep races that now offer qualifying points to Run for the …

As the road to the 147th Kentucky Derby rolls along, US Racing looks back at some history of many of the prep races that now offer qualifying points to Run for the Roses at Churchill …

By Ed McNamara The best horse doesn’t always win the Kentucky Derby, but two years ago, he did. For 22 minutes, anyway. That’s how long it took Churchill Downs’ stewards to disqualify Maximum Security for …

Kentucky Derby Top 10 Entries By Richard Rosenblatt A Bob Baffert nationwide statement is set to be delivered this weekend from California to New York. The six-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer will send out three …

By Ray Wallin There have been books written about it. There have been endless debates on handicapping and horse racing forums about it. I’ve even seen guys come to blows in the old Bally’s Wild …

By Richard Rosenblatt That was easy, wasn’t it? Two-time champion Monomoy Girl kicked off her 6-year-old campaign with an emphatic victory in the $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park on Sunday, gliding over a …