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The Conscience of Thoroughbred Racing
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
In addition to his weekly Wednesday column assessing the quality of the previous weekend’s graded stakes races, each Friday GradedStakesRaces.com founder Keith Pettyjohn will provide
This year, the penultimate Saturday of the Saratoga race meet would feature the session’s lynchpin, the Travers ‘Midsummer Derby’ Stakes. But it’s 2020: Been there,
Today’s feature is the Smart N Fancy Stakes. This is what we submitted last night to WNYT, Ch, 13 in Albany, as we do prior
Interesting stakes at Saratoga with an opportunity to make some hay; THE MAHONY STAKES BUY LAND AND SEE (8-1) KEYS TO VICTORY: Classy at 2;
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
