By Ed McNamara It’s tough to hit a pick 3 or a pick 4, but when you do, there’s a feeling of accomplishment. You didn’t zig when you could have zagged, and vice versa. You dodged all...
By Ed McNamara It began at age 12 on the primitive bush tracks of Louisiana, and it will end on a December night far from the spotlight. In the time between, Robby Albarado created a highlight reel eq...
By Ed McNamara Like most star athletes, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. is a Type A personality who excels because of aggressiveness as well as talent. His “take no prisoners” approach, which helped win th...
By Ed McNamara The controversy surrounding Bob Baffert and his Kentucky Derby victory will linger, but first-place finisher Medina Spirit is gone. The gritty little colt collapsed and died Monday morn...
By Ed McNamara Racing in New York never ends, an eternal loop of horses running in circles around Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga. Some people play it year round, and others, like me, avoid the Bi...
By Ed McNamara There’s always a hangover after the Breeders’ Cup, the final exam for horseplayers. If you did well, you have happy memories. If not, like me, you soured on the game tempora...
By Ed McNamara On the night before Halloween in 1960, CBS aired a scary documentary. “The Violent World of Sam Huff” showed the Giants’ All-Pro linebacker going about his brutal business in ...
By Ed McNamara The royal blue silks of Godolphin have dominated international racing since the Nineties. This weekend the blue wave became a tsunami with three victories at Del Mar, where “The T...
By Ed McNamara Modern Games wasn’t hurt, but the veterinarians standing nearby didn’t realize that. While his stablemate, Albahr, was flipping over in the stall next to him, an assistant s...
By Ed McNamara Knicks Go (post 5, 5-2) not only is running against the best field he’s ever faced, he’s also running against recent history Saturday at Del Mar. Trainer Brad Cox’s gr...