By Ed McNamara It was a late autumn afternoon at Turfway Park, a minor-league outpost in northern Kentucky, near the Ohio border. Not much that happens there is memorable, yet for Brad Cox it provided...
By Mike Farrell Ah 2020, farewell … and don’t let the door hit you in the rear on the way out. What a year it’s been, one we won’t soon forget as much as we try. The pandemic impacted every as...
By Richard Rosenblatt After seven runner-up finishes in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), including last year when his Vino Rosso was DQ’d from first to second, Hall of Fame shoo-in Todd Pletcher final...
By Margaret Ransom Lael Stables’ British-bred Magic Attitude, making her second North American start and first since capturing the Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) by 2 ½ lengths three weeks ago, wil...
By Ed McNamara Before the Breeders’ Cup changed everything in the mid-Eighties, for generations championships were determined on Saturdays in October at Belmont Park. If you wanted to clinch an ...
By Margaret Ransom Who doesn’t love the Keeneland fall meet? The track in Lexington, Kentucky continues its opening weekend run on Saturday, with four Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” races...
Saudi Cup Horse Race Betting Odds: The latest version of the “World’s Richest Horse Race,’’ this one at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is upon us after weeks of buildup. We...
By Mike Farrell The Grammy Awards Sunday night honored the outstanding performers in the music industry. Some of racing’s most prominent figures were also in the spotlight last week. Not all wound u...
By Richard Rosenblatt What’s been anticipated ever since he crossed the finish line first in the $4 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) to complete an undefeated 2019 campaign became official when Bri...
By Richard Rosenblatt The votes for Eclipse Awards have been cast, the three finalists announced in each of 17 equine and human categories, and Horse of the Year contenders could not be more diverse, ...
