Ask anyone if they can name a one-hit wonder of the music world and you’ll get many answers. From the Dexy’s Midnight Runners with “Come on Eileen” to Norman Greenbaum with “Spirit In The Sky,” …

By Richard Rosenblatt Sure, it’s a huge closing day at Churchill Downs, with four graded-stakes races Saturday featuring 4-5 favorites Maxfield in the $600,000 Stephen Foster (G2) and Letruska in the $300,000 Fleur de Lis …

By Ed McNamara Summer’s finally here, and with it comes the year’s best racing. Saratoga, everybody’s favorite, opens July 15, and sunny Del Mar, host of the 2021 Breeders’ Cup, starts the next day. Time …

By Noel Michaels You may have noticed that Gulfstream Park has scaled down its racing days from four days a week to three, Friday-through-Sunday, and it will stay that way through August. Why the shorter …

By Ray Wallin Growing up, my favorite superhero was Superman. Portrayed by the late Christopher Reeve I had a hero I could relate to. He was a nerdy newspaper reporter by day but would ditch …

By Mike Farrell The Triple Crown compellingly dominates the racing world for five dramatic weeks in late Spring, shunting the other divisions temporarily to the background. The trio of classics for 3-year-olds are the sport’s …

By Richard Rosenblatt With 2 furlongs to go in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee on the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting, trainer Sir Michael Stoute believed Dream of Dreams was right where he …

By Ed McNamara The gray colt and the front-running bay filly splashed through the final furlong head-to-head. Campanelle got her nose in front a few strides from the wire, but Dragon Symbol got his down …

By Richard Rosenblatt If you love betting on turf races, this is your weekend to excel, with the final day of the Royal Ascot meet, and no less than five graded stakes on the turf …

By Noel Michaels The 2021 Monmouth Park summer race meet is rolling along amid quite the buzz these days, but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. While the focus should be on the quality racing …

By Ed McNamara All eyes were on Stradivarius, but when Joe Fanning looked back with 100 yards to go, he couldn’t see him. Unlike the superstar chasing a record-tying fourth consecutive Gold Cup, Fanning’s mount …

By Margaret Ransom The Grade 1 winner Gabriel Charles, who spent the last four seasons after standing at NexStar Ranch near Temecula, California, was recently pensioned from stud, gelded, and returned to his racing owners …

By Ray Wallin I’ve crossed paths with a lot of different characters at the track in my 30 plus years of horseplaying. There have been guys you could laugh at like our good friend Rail …

By Ed McNamara Wesley Ward called her “my best 5-furlong horse,” and John Velazquez gave speedy Twilight Gleaming her best shot to win the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes. The Hall of Famer put her …

By Ed McNamara American trainer Wesley Ward tried to overcome 105 years of history Tuesday at Royal Ascot, and history held serve. Kaufymaker could have become the first filly to win the Group 2 Coventry …