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The Twelve Pains of Horse Racing

I’ll admit, it takes a lot to get me into the holiday spirit each year. I can’t stand the Christmas music on every radio station, especially Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime, but a few song...

Posted on December 20, 2017

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Horse Racing Bucket List

By Ray Wallin

The term “Bucket List” became part of our everyday life after the 2007 movie, The Bucket List, which starred Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. In just a decade, everyone has seemingly written one...

Posted on December 7, 2017

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From Monster to Magic: One Gelding’s Journey From Ugly Duckling to Gutsy Goober

By Margaret Ransom

In 2002, trainer Donna Keen (then Donna Gowdy, as she’d yet to marry husband Dallas Keen) was early into what is now known as her passion — saving discarded and slaughter-bound former racehorses f...

Posted on November 25, 2017

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A Speed Handicapping Method That Actually Works!

By Derek Simon

On Jan. 19, 2014, Peyton Manning passed for 400 yards in a 26-16 victory over the New England Patriots that catapulted the Denver Broncos into Super Bowl XLVIII — which they lost in humiliating fash...

Posted on November 17, 2017

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Tropical Racing Trying to Make Horse Ownership Fun Again

By Ben Baugh

The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of US Racing. It’s about the experience. Charles Simon and Troy Levy have been friends for more t...

Posted on October 27, 2017

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8 Silly Superstitions That Horseplayers Have

By Ray Wallin

As kids, we all grew up singing about them. You didn’t dare “step on a crack” for fear that you might “break your mother’s back.” You were careful to never break a mirror for fear of getti...

Posted on October 9, 2017

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How to Cash More Bets at Belmont’s Fall Meet

By Noel Michaels

Every race meeting, no matter where it is or when it is or how high-profile it is, can always be made better and more enjoyable for horseplayers if they are winning and cashing tickets. The Belmont Pa...

Posted on September 25, 2017

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Aussie Star Winx Exposes Racetrack Myth

By Derek Simon

I love Winx. Not just because the Australian super mare has won 24 of 30 lifetime races, including her last 20 in a row. And not because she has a turn of foot that reminds me of myself in my 20s when...

Posted on September 19, 2017

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Jockey Switch key to Arlington-Washington Lassie

By Derek Simon

I think jockeys are among the gutsiest and toughest athletes on the planet, so I make it a point not to engage in bashing. In fact, I’m amused by folks who call professional athletes “wimps” or ...

Posted on September 8, 2017

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Thoroughbred Owner ‘Mattress Mack’ Helps Hurricane Harvey Victims

By Margaret Ransom

As Hurricane Harvey, officially graded a Category Four super storm when it made landfall on Friday, strengthened its stranglehold on the Houston area over the weekend and produced flooding of biblical...

Posted on August 28, 2017

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A Speed Handicapping Method That Actually Works!

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8 Silly Superstitions That Horseplayers Have

How to Cash More Bets at Belmont’s Fall Meet

Aussie Star Winx Exposes Racetrack Myth

Jockey Switch key to Arlington-Washington Lassie

Thoroughbred Owner ‘Mattress Mack’ Helps Hurricane Harvey Victims

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