Category: Horse Racing News

By John Furgele The Little Brown Jug. A thrilling duel to the finish with Lou’s Pearlman nosing out Perfect Sting in the final leg of the pacing Triple Crown on Sept. 23 at the Delaware …

By Richard Rosenblatt And now, a slight TV upgrade for your horse racing viewing pleasure: FOX Sports will have live coverage of British Champions Day from Ascot Racecourse in England on Saturday. The New York …

By Noel Michaels The Belmont fall meet extends into early November with racing going on through the Breeders’ Cup weekend at Del Mar before closing Nov. 7, after which the New York racing scene shifts …

By Ed McNamara Starting in 1984, the Breeders’ Cup has saved its best for last: 3-year-olds and older horses going 1 1/4 miles in the megabucks Classic, the season’s grand finale. With the racing world …

By Ira Kaufman The NFL’s home-field advantage has been shrinking for a while and Week 6 offers a graphic example. Of the 13 games on the schedule being played in U.S. stadiums, eight road teams …

By Ray Wallin Ask almost any handicapper about what pace style they think has an edge at the track and you will get the same answer: Early speed As handicappers we frame our reference of …

By Mike Farrell And then, there was only one. The “One” is the final remaining Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifier before the season-ending championships next month at Del Mar. That contest is the …

Margaret Ransom, an award-winning writer who has worked in the horse racing industry for decades, recently moved to Texas from California and started The Bridge Sanctuary. Its mission is to bridge the gap from forgotten …

By Ed McNamara Rattle N Roll struggled in his first two starts, getting off slowly when third in his debut and bolting on the second turn before being pulled up in his second race. He …

By Noel Michaels Three more “Win and You’re In” challenge races at Keeneland on Sunday close out meet’s opening Falls Stars Weekend, which featured a total of nine WAYI races at the historic track in …

By Richard Rosenblatt The race is on at Keeneland and Belmont Park for the final all-fees paid berths into the Breeders’ Cup less than a month away. Keeneland kicked off it Fall Stars Weekend on …

By Richard Rosenblatt For those wondering, and even for those fed up with his medication violation explanations, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is still training, still winning, and still saddling many of the stars in …

By Ed McNamara If you dream of making big scores on the 38th Breeders’ Cup, pay attention to Saturday’s card at Keeneland. The five-stakes program is a dress rehearsal for the year-end championships Nov. 5 …

By Maryjean Wall Somewhere in Rockabilly Heaven, the All-American Left-Handed Upside-Down Guitar Player, Little Enis (rhymes with p—-) must be stomping all over his electric GUItar, mad as hell for dying too soon and missing …

Yet another UPSET SPECIAL comes through for our fearless forecaster! Cardinals plus 4 ½ vs. Rams produced an outright 37-20 ‘Zona victory. Overall, Irascible Ira was 8-8 last week, so he’s turning to some pretty …