By Richard Rosenblatt One final run for Knicks Go and then it’s off to his retirement home at Taylor Made Stallions in Kentucky. The 2021 shoo-in Horse of the Year is the star attraction in a field ...
By John Furgele There is much hope in the harness racing world for a more productive and profitable 2021, but before we move too far forward, let’s look at the trotters and pacers, and drivers and t...
Eddie Mac’s Book: Good Idea To Go With The Favorites on Pegasus Day 2021 By Ed McNamara It was a great idea: an eight-figure stakes at sunny Gulfstream Park in late January, when not much was happen...
By Ed McNamara The only horses who won the Louisiana Derby and the Kentucky Derby were Black Gold (1924) and Grindstone (1996). That doesn’t mean the Fair Grounds’ three Derby preps —...
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 Ed McNamara Playing the horses is a game of the day, with races over in the time it takes to brush your teeth. The entire Triple Crown doesn’t even last 6 1/2 minutes, and a place in history ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Through the pandemic, quarantines, strict health and safety protocols, scheduling changes, and empty grandstands, the sport of thoroughbred racing was able to carry on and create...
This article was first published in usracing.com in December, 2019, just before the 31st running of the Cigar Mile. It is being re-published with the permission of the author prior to the 32nd running...
By Ed McNamara In a heartbreaking year in which COVID-19 overwhelmed us, horse racing soldiered on. Despite track shutdowns, scrambled schedules and empty stands, the sport provided a desperately need...
By Ed McNamara The 146th Kentucky Derby winner did very little wrong in a brief but brilliant career, and really, what’s wrong with finishing second in two Grade 1 races? Authentic won his other...
