This is the calm before the storm. Soon, the frenzy will begin and will do so in earnest. Three years ago, American Pharoah captured horse racing’s Triple Crown and, now, another Bob Baffert trained...
In 1982, Woody Stephens was no stranger to big races and big victories. He had started training in the 1930s and, in 1952, won his first classic race when Blue Man took the Preakness. It took Stephens...
Even though, historically, favorites in the Belmont Stakes win more often than favorites as a whole, they are wildly overbet, returning approximately $3.67 for every winning $2 wager, compared to ab...
Once, as I reclined on an easy chair, sipping a Michelob Ultra (gotta watch the carbs), with a copy of the Daily Racing Form spread out on my lap, I was asked to explain what I was doing. Smiling, I t...
Anyone who has attempted to profit from wagering on sporting events knows that in order to do so one must only wager when the known return exceeds the perceived risks. This is known as “value” bet...
Bridlewood Farm, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Robert LaPenta’s Tapwrit closed out the 2017 Triple Crown series in style, capturing the $1.5 million NYRABets Belmont Stakes (GI) by two lengths o...
Seven months after suffering her first defeat by a short nose to the great mare Beholder in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI), two-time champion Songbird returned to the races brilliantly, cruising to ...
Twisted Tom (NY) Chestnut Gelding Trainer: Chad C. Brown Jockey Last Start: Feargal Lynch Owner: Cobra Farm, Inc. Breeder: Dr. William B. Wilmot & Dr. Joan M. Taylor Foaled: April 1, 2014 Sire...
US Racing contributor Ray Wallin, the “Ace of Pace”, discusses how the Belmont Stakes is likely to set up. Ray Wallin Ray Wallin is a licensed civil engineer and part-time handicapp...
Forty years ago, on June 11, 1977, Seattle Slew won the Belmont Stakes to become the 10th horse in American racing history to win the Triple Crown. This is not a work of horse racing history or journa...