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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
Saturday’s feature race at Gulfstream, the Miami Beach, has attracted a gateful of classy hard hitters and there are two issues: The mix of in-form
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, May 6, 2021 — NTRA national press conferences rarely make national sports news. But that wasn’t the case today. Teleconference host Jim
DEL REY BEACH, FL, April 5, 2021 — The hour was a tad late for morning workouts when we arrived at the Palm Beach Downs
There is nothing particularly compelling in the video of Kick It Charlie’s (10-1) last race, in which he finished eighth at 28-1, but we’re looking
Because of this gelding’s promising local debut on turf earlier this month, and the connections of Mark Casse and Antonio Gallardo, it is understood that
With a 60% chance of rain, lots of dirt races on the card and pickings are slim as one of the classiest races on the
Edited Release — Animal rights activists are praising a portion of the $900 billion stimulus package. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was part of
After years of fits and starts and having gone virtually unnoticed, some quiet progress is being made by the Thoroughbred racing industry. My default position
Handicapping research from this point forward will be devoted to all Breeders’ Cup all the time, not because we’re a glutton for punishment but because,
U.S. Trotting Association has given consent to HorseRaceInsider to reprint a letter from its President, Russell C. Williams, which shared his response to a request
In addition to his weekly Wednesday column assessing the previous weekend’s graded stakes racing performances, each Friday GradedStakesRaces.com founder Keith Pettyjohn will provide a runner listed at
It wasn’t so much star power that emerged from the Saratoga Derby and Saratoga Oaks but there certainly was enough talent to attract the attention
The cards here since racing returned to the Free State have been challenging, to say the least, and so we found a special-weights two-turner that
Selfishly at first, I was miffed by the retirements of my colleagues and good friends, Mark Berner and Tom Jicha, because they believed prevailing industry
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
