by Tara Cochran This weekend all eyes in racing are fixed on Louisville, Kentucky, as Churchill Downs plays host to the Kentucky Derby. If you are traveling here for the big event — whether it be fo...
It seems as if Mark Casse has always been around horses. His prescience has been nothing short of phenomenal, having the vision and being able to realize his dream. The Hall of Fame conditioner moved ...
by Margaret Ransom Lacombe, Alberta, isn’t exactly the place anyone would figure the next generation of jockeys would come from. The Canadian province, which actually is well-known worldwide for hor...
by Ben Baugh An older sibling, an interest in livestock and exposure to the sport at a young age, were among the variables that were critical components in helping to direct the career path Journeyman...
by John Furgele “There’s a strong left-handed whip by Pincay, he goes to it time and time again, but Ronnie Turcotte has his whip put away and Secretariat has it put away.” — Call of the 1973 ...
by US Racing Team Somehow, I missed the hullabaloo over the Beyer Speed Figures given to Bolt d’Oro and Paradise Woods recently. In fact, I’m ashamed to say that I only learned of the controversy ...
by John Rothschild I had my checklist of dreams as a youngster that changed, as I grew older: At 6 years old I wanted to be a baseball player (who didn’t). At 18 years old I got into medical school ...
by Ben Baugh Experience, longevity and success — Eddie Deas has seen it all. A career that’s spanned more than seven decades started by bringing butter rolls and coffee to the barn area at Belmont...
by Margaret Ransom Tracy Campion won’t ever forget the details of the riding incident that changed her life forever. Though everything happened in split second, she remembers exactly how it all tran...
Santa Anita Park hosts the only two graded stakes races this weekend — the Robert J. Frankel Stakes (G3), named after the late Hall of Fame trainer, which is scheduled at 1 1/8 miles on the turf for...
