By US Racing Team Churchill Downs may be without its Kentucky Derby on this first Saturday in May, but it’s closing in on post time for the virtual Kentucky Derby featuring the 13 Triple Crown winne...
Louisiana Derby Betting Odds: Despite the fact that only two horses have completed the Louisiana Derby (G2) – Kentucky Derby (G1) double, the signature race for the Fair Grounds meet is still on...
By Ray Wallin There are many unwritten rules of the race track. One of the most important is being considerate at the windows. We’ve all been behind a guy like our friend Rail Guy. Post time is tick...
By Richard Rosenblatt There actually is a record Bob Baffert could set at the Kentucky Derby – most starters in the same race. Nadal took the lead early on over a sloppy track, held off a late chall...
By Richard Rosenblatt The $1 million Louisiana Derby (G1), the first really big race on the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) as it’s the first offering 100-40-20-10 points to the top four finishers, ...
By Margaret Ransom The talented and undefeated Nadal, who shipped in from California for his first start around two turns, faces off against seven other 3-year-odls in the 60th year of the Rebel Stake...
Horse Racing Doping: The thoroughbred racing industry received a devastating blow when champion Maximum Security’s trainer Jason Servis was among more than two dozen horse trainers, veterinarians, a...
By Ed McNamara A year ago, Jason Servis couldn’t have been doing better. He had just seen Maximum Security dominate the Florida Derby and become a hot item for the Kentucky Derby. A week later, Serv...
By Richard Rosenblatt There’s more than just Kentucky Derby preps and the Big ‘Cap going on in horse racing these days. The latest news from Dubai? Due to safety concerns regarding the coronavirus...
By Noel Michaels The 40th running of the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) Saturday drew a full 12-horse field with two likely standouts leading a field of up-and-comers hoping to boost their credentials ...