The 152nd Travers Stakes, the Mid-Summer Derby, is Saturday, Aug. 28, at Saratoga Race Course. The top race of the summer for 3-year-olds is contested at 1¼ miles with a purse of $1.25 million. In th...
The 152nd Travers Stakes, the Mid-Summer Derby, is Saturday, Aug. 28, at Saratoga Race Course. The top race of the summer for 3-year-olds is contested at 1¼ miles with a purse of $1.25 million. In th...
The 152nd Travers Stakes, the Mid-Summer Derby, is Aug. 28 at Saratoga Race Course. The top race of the summer for 3-year-olds is contested at 1¼ miles with a purse of $1.25 million. In the days lead...
By Ed McNamara J.J. Pletcher is 83, and his hair has been gray for a long time. It’s safe to say that worrying about his only child didn’t cause it. On Friday, this career horseman will sa...
By Richard Rosenblatt For those who can’t be at Saratoga Race Course for Saturday’s $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), you may want to tune into Fox Sports’ FS2 a little after 5:30 p.m. ET. A few m...
By Ed McNamara Even the people who watch one race a year recognize Bob Baffert, the longtime face of American racing. These days, it’s embarrassing when he shows it. Baffert’s two-year sus...
By Richard Rosenblatt Bob Baffert is out at Churchill Downs. The Hall of Fame trainer, and thoroughbred racing’s most recognizable figure, was suspended for two years, effective immediately, by Chur...
Medina Spirit’s Positive Post-Race Derby Drug Test Confirmed By Richard Rosenblatt The buzz is back in thoroughbred racing, but it’s not a pretty sound. It’s more of a siren blaring through the ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Finally, a chance to exhale from the Triple Crown drama we’ve seen these past three weeks and delve into some cool, calm, and collected wagering at tracks across the country th...
In 1968, Dancer’s Image finished first in the Kentucky Derby. Three days later, the horse was the first and, so far, only winner disqualified after a post-race positive drug test. With recent Derby ...
