Category: Horse Racing News

Tom’s d’Etat heads a competitive field of nine in this weekend’s Tenacious Stakes at Fair Grounds. While the son of Smart Strike is a worthy favorite, having won five of his past six starts, I …

Audible, who finished third in this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) behind eventual Triple Crown champ Justify, has been made the 2-5 morning line choice in Saturday’s Harlan’s Holiday Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park. The Todd …

Like any fan of the game, I have seen and listened to my share of historic moments in horse racing. Yet, the race calls that stand out the most in my mind are the funny …

While most 18-year-olds spent the Thanksgiving weekend either over-eating, sleeping late, binge-watching television, hanging out with their friends or a combination of all four, budding thoroughbred trainer Rylee Grudzien spent her holiday as she does …

By Wes Lanter (as told to Margaret Ransom) Originally posted on December 15, 2017 A racing fan to the core, there hasn’t been an important race that well-respected Kentucky horseman and stallion manager Wes Lanter hasn’t …

Alright, the summer meets of Saratoga and Monmouth Park have long since closed and we are in that post-Breeders’ Cup lull. What is an avid horseplayer to do? Take a break from trying to make …

If you’re like me — and I pray on behalf of your family that you’re not — Thanksgiving means three things: ponies, pigskins and puking. Well, hopefully not the latter; that hasn’t been an issue …

Recently I read an article about a guy nicknamed “Duffel Bag Boy” who was cleaning up in Vegas on fading my beloved Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. I readily admit that the Scarlet Knights are …

In a revealing interview, US Racing’s Tara Cochran sits down with Ron Moquett, trainer of Whitmore, about that one’s chances in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (GI). Whitmore is 9-of-13 at the distance and was last …

When Jerry McClanahan thinks back on his first experience as a thoroughbred owner more than 20 years ago, he sometimes wonders how he’s still in the game. An avid handicapper who dipped his toe into …

This weekend all eyes in racing are fixed on Louisville, Kentucky, as Churchill Downs plays host to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. If you are traveling here for the big event — whether it be …

Walk through the doors of the main office at Hermitage Farm in Goshen, Kentucky and, as you approach the front desk, you will see them.  Framed memories. Snapshots in time. Reminders of a heritage which …

Fan Base, a 16-hand high bay gelding with a fondness for the turf, was recently retired after making 75 career starts. The son of Hat Trick (JPN) found the winner’s circle 18 times and placed …

It’s been two months since 11-year-old thoroughbred Souper Spectacular — also known as 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta’s little brother and, at one time, a $1.15 million yearling himself — was rescued from a …

It happened here shortly after midnight on March 30, 1970. Outside, it was a cold and rainy early Virginia morning; yet, inside the small wood-frame foaling shed, Meadow Farm manager Howard Gentry, his assistant Raymond …