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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
So, how was your Belmont Day? Mine was fine, thank you. I was safe and warm, wasn’t even in LA, and happy not to be
Whatever the result, we were gratified to see that the New York State Gaming Commission is taking a deeper dive into the past veterinary records
Anyone with a three-digit IQ understands that life will never be the same again. But with Saturday’s announcements that Belmont Park will open June 4
Authentic, Charlatan and Nadal: with apologies to Alexandre Dumas, call them The Three Bafferteers. Each horse is trained by two-time Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert,
Thursday, May 7, 2020 — A report from NBC network affiliate WBAL in Baltimore, Md., on Wednesday afternoon said the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes would
Per usual, a horse-playing pal called Sunday morning to discuss the big events of Saturday afternoon, a little red boarding, a little bad beating, a
Now I know: Nadal is a more impressive individual than Charlatan. At least on the afternoon of May 2 and after sleeping on it. This
If you know and believe the answer to that question, I’ve got a Pick 3 for you, and the first the line of a few
As racing anticipates what will be the significant event of the 2020 Triple Crown season, featuring the NTRA’s third and fourth ranked three-year-olds, racetracks should
You’ve got to start somewhere—and therein lies the rub. There are two listed stakes Saturday at Oaklawn Park. Two of the eight starters in the
We’re letting the weather handicappers point me in the direction I prefer to go. Every map I looked at promised rain in South and North
With the exception of a handful of tracks, horse racing is virtually shut down. This must explain in part why bettors, seemingly desperate for action,
Churchill Downs might have no heart and no soul but it does have a sense of humor. Surely this is why it chose April Fools
Never mind the wheels of justice. Even investigations grind slowly. Last Monday’s FBI bust of 27 individuals who derive their living from the Thoroughbred racing
If the “tennis star” gets beat in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at 1-1/16 miles, Bob Baffert has his built-in excuse: He drew the rail.
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