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 Mike Farrell Art Sherman, as classy an individual as you will ever meet in horse racing, will soon saddle his final runner. Sherman recently announced his retirement, ending an amazing run as a joc...
By Richard Rosenblatt Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert may end up keeping his record-setting seventh victory in the Kentucky Derby. According to Baffert’s lawyer, Craig Robertson, the medication bet...
By Mike Farrell The long and winding road that is the New York Racing Association’s 2021 graded stakes schedule concludes Saturday with a quartet of races topped by the Cigar Mile (G1). The card als...
By US Racing Staff When it comes to the Kentucky Derby (G1), it’s never too early to start digging deep in search of a winner at hefty odds. With that, busr.ag is out with its early betting line for...
By Ray Wallin Love him or hate him, he is the first name people think of when they think of horse trainers. Seemingly always clouded by controversy, this year more than others, Bob Baffert is ready to...
By Mike Farrell Jim McKay, the legendary host of ABC’s Wide World of Sports and a lover of thoroughbred racing, returned from the inaugural Breeders’ Cup in 1984 with a thought that would not let ...
By Ed McNamara Starting in 1984, the Breeders’ Cup has saved its best for last: 3-year-olds and older horses going 1 1/4 miles in the megabucks Classic, the season’s grand finale. With the...
By Richard Rosenblatt For those wondering, and even for those fed up with his medication violation explanations, Hall of Famer Bob Baffert is still training, still winning, and still saddling many of ...
