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Edited NBC Sports Release — NBC Sports’ presentation of the 148th Kentucky Derby, a thriller won by 80-1 longshot Rich Strike, averaged a Total Audience
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, February 16, 2022–According to science, the chances of determining the cause of sudden death in race horses barring physical injury is a
Florida veterinarian Dr. Seth Fishman, the first person to face trial in a sweeping horse-doping case that documented the widespread use of illegal and undetectable
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL. March 24, 2021 — Which member of a surprisingly large field of 11 entered in Saturday’s G1 Florida Derby will have something
As we await Wednesday morning’s announcement of Breeders’ Cup pre-entered horses for the 37th time, a few hot takes on Saturday’s state-bred programs at Belmont
Now I ask you: Was that any way for Midcourt to possibly upset the double-tough Bob Baffert two-pronged attack in the day’s headliner on a
Hope you can find the time, we can’t, but if there’s a remote chance you have the day off, fans and players have races from
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
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
Thunderstorms and lightning is very, very frighting on a lazy never hazy summer afternoon, a look at just who might make the grade on the
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
By Keith Pettyjohn — ARLINGTON, TX — Several writers, podcasters and other media personnel have commented that Bob Baffert is basically in a no-win situation
By NTRA Release – Champion Maximum Security, who led the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll in early March, has moved back into
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
