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Hallandale Beach, FL, May 4, 2021 – If you think Medina Spirit was fast in Louisville, you can bet Concert Tour will be faster in
Edited NYRA Release — Today New York Racing Association President and CEO Dave O’Rourke announced that fans will be permitted back on track for the
By Peter Applebee — Golden Age (noun): The period when a specified art, skill, or activity is at its peak In Absentia (adverb): While not
Dear Mr. Panza, First, congratulations for showing the courage to think outside the box, something that’s rarely done in our sport. Everyone tethered to the
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL., February 21, 2021 – I’m happy I tuned into the cablecast of “The Big Race” from King Abdulaziz Racetrack from Riyadh, Saudi
Edited NYRA Release – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will offer its highest ever overnight purse schedule at the upcoming 48-day Belmont Park
Racing does not corner the market on bad news, not hardly, but it might lead all the sports leagues in negative reactions. Perhaps it’s a
You would think the development was earth-shattering, something like backstretch workers, whose job of caring for animals literally defines the term essential, would be included
Eight horses will face the starter in Laurel’s featured event, the Bert Allen Stakes for three-year-olds and up going 1-1/16 miles on this laudable turf
Nothing like a limit field of turf sprinters to get the blood racing for the reopening of Laurel Park. These events are always competitive but
What do you do when two stable-mail horses collide in the same race, such as the Grade 1 Alcibiades for juvenile fillies on opening Friday
It is time to give Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen his due. For a majority of racing fans and players, Asmussen is an enigma, a
With the uber-boutique Kentucky Downs meet winding down, we took a look at Wednesday’s featured Franklin Simpson for 3YOs going 6-1/2 furlongs and Turned Aside
By Keith Pettyjohn — First, this apology to the HRI Faithful. Like many, I have learned to stay away from discussing politics and religion. People
At this posting, it appears that the thunderstorms expected in Saratoga overnight did not develop although there remains a chance of an isolated storm later
