In the days leading up to the 146th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1), usracing.com is profiling the contenders. The 1 3/16-mile second leg of the Triple Crown is May 15. Profiles will …

The Lineup: Belmont Park Features 5 Stakes On TV By Richard Rosenblatt On the Saturday after the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs and before the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course, Belmont Park …

By Noel Michaels Arlington Racecourse in the suburbs of Chicago has begun what’s likely to be the track’s final season, which would mark the end of this landmark spot in racing since its opening in …

In the days leading up to the 146th running of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1), usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. The 1 3/16-mile second leg of the Triple Crown is May 15 …

I always have a handicapping hangover after Oaks-Derby weekend, no matter whether I won, broke even or lost. It’s glorious to watch and wager on top-class horses in race after race. On the flip side, …

Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and trainer Todd Pletcher were elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday — both in their first year of eligibility. American Pharoah became the first …

By Richard Rosenblatt The field for the 146th Preakness (G1) underwent several changes on Tuesday with beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality declared out of the race, while Concert Tour returns to the Triple Crown …

By Richard Rosenblatt The field for the 146th Preakness (G1) underwent several changes on Tuesday with beaten Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality declared out of the race, while Concert Tour returns to the Triple Crown …

By Ray Wallin If you have hung around the track long enough you know all the characters. You know the perennial losers and the folks who are there making their living playing the races. Everyone …

By Richard Rosenblatt It’s still a long way off before the Preakness (G1), but we can expect a whole bunch of “new shooters” primed to take on Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Medina Spirit on May …

By Mike Farrell We all crave a return to normalcy, squinting to spy the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. For racing fans, Kentucky Derby (G1) weekend offered a positive glimmer. It …

By Ed McNamara Every year the Kentucky Derby makes the world focus on Louisville, where kids grow up crazy about horse racing. Brad Cox was one of them. He grew up two blocks from Churchill …

By Richard Rosenblatt The first time Bob Baffert had a horse in the Kentucky Derby was 1996, when he sent out Cavonnier. At first, it looked as if the white-haired trainer had won in his …

By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert once again made horse racing history Saturday when the Hall of Fame trainer won a record seventh Kentucky Derby (G1) as Medina Spirit won the Run for the Roses at …

Today is the day leading up to the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby (G1), usracing.com is profiling all the contenders. The 1 ¼-mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs is May …