It’s been two months since 11-year-old thoroughbred Souper Spectacular — also known as 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta’s little brother and, at one time, a $1.15 million yearling himself — was...
By Mary Perdue Lady at the Track Heavy rain over the weekend thanks to Tropical Depression Gordon, including a flash flood warning for central Kentucky, will delay the start time for first four sessio...
The 2018 National Football League (regular) season is upon us. Sure, pulling weeds this summer was quite exciting, but nothing can quite fill the void left by the NFL’s hiatus. I admit that, at time...
In 2008, just under two months before the great race mare Zenyatta won the first of her two Breeders’ Cup races in that year’s Distaff at Santa Anita, her half-brother by Giant’s Causeway was ma...
Whenever I attempt to explain how to measure class in a racehorse, I am reminded of that old Julia Sweeney character on Saturday Night Live. Although, I never found the skits featuring “Pat” to be...
This is the first part of a multi-part series on how to improve and grow the sport of horse racing. If you are reading this article, chances are extremely good that you’re a true horse racing fa...
When sports gambling became something individual states were allowed to deal with and the federal ban was lifted, there was a lot of talk about how it would impact horse racing. While that remains to ...
In 1981, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known to the world as John Denver, recorded a song called Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone). Released in 1981, the song peaked at number 10 on the Bil...
Fans took the news that Triple Crown winner Justify would be retired way too well, in my opinion. Not that this news was unexpected. As soon as word first broke on July 10 that Justify had swelling in...
Gamble (gambling): to take risky action in hopes of a desired result. Over the years, our views on gambling have gone up and down like a rollercoaster at an amusement park. Some openly trumpet i...