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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
What a difference a week makes in this game. Last week was all about Americana, a.k.a. Kentucky Derby, which featured a dramatic stretch battle between
There are two choices for fans and bettors of notable interest this weekend and neither racing event is being staged in a big city near
This year, the penultimate Saturday of the Saratoga race meet would feature the session’s lynchpin, the Travers ‘Midsummer Derby’ Stakes. But it’s 2020: Been there,
By Alicia Hughes/NTRA — Champion Maximum Security asserted his class when he captured the Grade 1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar on August 22, an
I understand the frustration of rank and file horseplayers when the only names they seem to read or hear about are Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher
Will the real Maximum Security stand up? Did he need his recent return that badly? Can he be 2020 Horse of the Year? Yes, yes
Nothing on Twitter, the launching pad for national angst, surprises me. Not that it’s always bad news. Sometimes it’s just bad takes on good news.
Before anyone believes that half of Saturday’s Empire 6 Jackpot featuring five graded stakes contains three stand-out singles, think all the way back to last
By NYRA Press Staff — G1 Runhappy Travers Draw Quotes: — Barclay Tagg, trainer of even-money favorite Tiz the Law (No. 6): “He’s done everything we’ve
For those not “socially” connected with horse racing, it still shouldn’t surprise you to learn that race-watching, like handicapping, is more art than science. Achievement
The thing about small fields is that they’re tricky, and when they have a couple of speed horses and it becomes a rider’s race, handicappers
Early on, observers were thinking that Jose Ortiz and Joel Rosario were in a two-rider race for the Angel Cordero Saratoga meet title. Irad Ortiz
On balance, clichés become clichés because they’re true: “Good Racing Is Good Business,” but that not only applies to Saratoga. On Saturday, Monmouth Park attracted
Another stakes doubleheader for the first Saturday of Saratoga 152 but neither drew overwhelming support at the entry box. The Grade 1 Coaching Club American
Dear Diary — They’ve held this meeting 151 times before but never one like this. Where is everybody? With the exception of the essential participants,
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