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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
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
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
It either takes lots of heart or lots of stupidity to go against the tandem of Christophe Clement and Irad Ortiz in Thursday’s featured New
Before we get into the heart of this week’s racing — virtually all Saratoga all the time, with stopovers at the Jersey Shore for the
The big stakes glut won’t happen until Saturday, of course, with six consecutive graded events–a $1 Pick Six for you horizontal-phobes. But Friday is not
The words of the mythical Michael Corleone never have resonated more. Whatever bad news is created by racing’s disjointed model. melts away beneath the glare
If Saturday’s Belmont Stakes weren’t a classic, part of Triple Crown lore, and “just” another Grade 1 race for three-year-olds not named Kentucky Derby, most
It hasn’t been a good week for a couple of Hall of Fame trainers, a Hall of Fame jockey–or for an award-winning turf writer for
The day kicks off with the Grade 3 Winning Colors at Churchill Downs. It may not make you rich, but you will enjoy what you
Edited Churchill Release – Horses are back at Churchill Downs and they are ready to run. Saturday’s Opening Day program of the 2020 Spring Meet
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
By Gulfstream Park Staff – In another year, the Triple Crown wouldn’t likely have been on trainer Mark Hennig’s radar for Americanus, a late-developing son of
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Everyone tethered to Thoroughbred racing is well aware of the three-decade bond that exists between Hall of Famers John Velazquez and
HRI Edited Release — Defending two-time Eclipse Award champion Irad Ortiz Jr., who rode three winners Friday and four winners Saturday, brought home six more
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