FRANCO-CORDERO SPLIT
By HRI Staff – Jockey Manny Franco and agent Angel Cordero, Jr. have parted ways, reported Bill Finley of the Thoroughbred Daily News. ““He just wants
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By HRI Staff – Jockey Manny Franco and agent Angel Cordero, Jr. have parted ways, reported Bill Finley of the Thoroughbred Daily News. ““He just wants
By NYRA Press Staff – Godolphin homebred Essential Quality, last-out winner of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, breezed five-eighths in 1:01.81 on
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL., March 5, 2021 — This Saturday is some kind of horseplayer Nirvana, action from coast to coast, literally. Read about the weekend
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL. February 7, 2021 — There were several questions concerning Chad Brown trainee Risk Taking and Bill Mott’s Candy Man Rocket going into
We think not. Clearly, the Cox trainer with the unfortunate name is deseRving of 7-5 overnight favoritism in today’s Jerome Stakes. He was competitive in
We’ve set it before and there’s no good reason to stop now. As a Thoroughbred racing event, the Breeders’ Cup never fails to fire. Off
Edited Press Release — Teenaged jockey Charlie Marquez, the top apprentice and third-leading rider at Laurel Park’s summer meet, is moving his tack from Maryland
It didn’t take long for some interesting questions to arise in the aftermath of Derby-146, such as was it the jock’s fault? Was the racetrack
When the 2020 season began to heat up in South Florida this winter, Covid-19 was prepping for wrecking havoc, Angel Cordero was booking mounts for
While there are many great trainers plying their trade in the modern game, there’s nothing like watching a couple of old school horsemen hone-in on
So, no horse has ever won the Kentucky Derby from post 17 yet he is the 3-5 early line choice to win Derby-146. Can you
In addition to his weekly Wednesday column assessing the previous weekend’s graded stakes racing action, each Friday GradedStakesRaces.com founder Keith Pettyjohn will provide a runner
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
And, so, we begin our 2020 Belmont Stakes sojourn with an apology to the good people of Augusta and our friends at CBS–so long as
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