By Ed McNamara There’s always a hangover after the Breeders’ Cup, the final exam for horseplayers. If you did well, you have happy memories. If not, like me, you soured on the game temporarily. As …

By Ray Wallin It feels good to win. It feels bad to lose. Your ego will either make you feel like a success or an utter failure. Spending time thinking either way is a surefire …

By Noel Michaels The table is set for a high-quality fall season finale beginning with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Some top tracks will be serving up extra helpings of great racing, including Aqueduct, Churchill Downs …

By Mike Farrell Thanksgiving is here again, that time when we pause to acknowledge our many blessings. There are multiple reasons for racing fans to reflect on this past season. We can all give thanks …

By Noel Michaels A trio of racetracks are in the spotlight this weekend before Thanksgiving, so let’s focus in on Del Mar, Churchill Downs and Aqueduct. With top quality races at these three tracks, it …

By Richard Rosenblatt It’s Red Smith time in New York on Saturday. The $200,000 Red Smith (G2) honors the Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter who spent much of his 55-year journalism career writing for the New York …

By Ray Wallin As handicappers we have all made mistakes. Even those who make their living playing the races have been known to slip up from time to time or have an error in judgment. …

By Ed McNamara On the night before Halloween in 1960, CBS aired a scary documentary. “The Violent World of Sam Huff” showed the Giants’ All-Pro linebacker going about his brutal business in the NFL. His …

By Mike Farrell The Breeders’ Cup turned the Juvenile Turf (G1) into the proverbial “dog’s breakfast” with the clumsy handling of the scratch of Modern Games. There has already been a mountain of coverage detailing …

By Noel Michaels     The Big A is back in action!  Aqueduct Racetrack is up and running with a 15-day fall meet, with some of the better racing around in the weeks following the Breeders’ Cup.  The short meet runs …

By John Furgele  Victory, at last!  After finishing second in major stakes races eight times this year, Perfect Sting had his day in the sun when he flexed his power to win the $600,000 Breeders Crown 3-Year-Old Pace at The Meadowlands on …

By US Racing Staff When it comes to the Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s never too early to start digging deep in search of a winner at hefty odds. With that, busr.ag is out with its …

By Ray Wallin Once a handicapper finds what wins it is only natural to be excited. Thoughts start racing through your head about how much you could stand to make each week, month, or over …

By Mike Farrell It was a wild and wacky Breeders’ Cup. It’s all over except for the counting, as in the Eclipse Awards. One of the founders’ goals for the Breeders’ Cup was the creation …

By Richard Rosenblatt Congratulations Knicks Go, you’re the Horse of the Year, and you did it by leading from start to finish, as usual. Zipping to the lead on the first jump out of the …