In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the world’s richest horse race. The profiles …

By Ed McNamara The 17-year-old apprentice weighed only 98 pounds, and she was having trouble controlling her mount coming around the stretch turn. Her horse kept bearing out, pushing the favorite so wide that it …

In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the world’s richest horse race. The Saudi …

In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the world’s richest horse race. The profiles …

In the days leading up to the $20 million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Feb. 20, usracing.com will profile the contenders in the world’s richest horse race. The profiles …

By Margaret Ransom When it comes to retiring racehorses, it really isn’t hard or expensive. Increased awareness, industry funding, and non-profit organizations devoted to transitioning horses from racing to riding have opened the avenue for …

By Margaret Ransom When it comes to retiring racehorses, it really isn’t hard or expensive. Increased awareness, industry funding, and non-profit organizations devoted to transitioning horses from racing to riding have opened the avenue for …

By Mike Farrell Now the serious 3-year-old business starts. Sure, we’ve had several prep races producing some very encouraging performances. It’s time to shunt the minor players to the wings. The big boys are ready …

By Mike Farrell Now the serious 3-year-old business starts. Sure, we’ve had several prep races producing some very encouraging performances. It’s time to shunt the minor players to the wings. The big boys are ready …

By Ray Wallin I have highlighted some outrageous horseplayer behavior in the first four parts of this series: When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 1 When Good Horseplayers Go Bad Part 2 When Good Horseplayers …

By Richard Rosenblatt A pair of Kentucky Derby prep races on Saturday have produced two new candidates for the Run for the Roses. Candy Man Rocket ($8.20) powered into the lead coming around the final …

By Margaret Ransom In years past, the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G2) was considered an important stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1). Even though 2016’s winner, Nyquist, went on to win the …

By Richard Rosenblatt Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner Knicks Go and Malibu Stakes (G1) winner Charlatan are set to lead a five-horse American contingent in a likely field of 14 for the $20 million …

By Richard Rosenblatt For those who like to toss around names and numbers – and in horse racing who doesn’t? — consider these Triple Crown nuggets: Five of the nation’s most prominent trainers (Todd Pletcher, …

By Ed McNamara Tampa sports franchises have been on a roll the past four months. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup, the Rays went to the World Series and the Bucs will be the first …