Remember Rombauer? A year ago, Rombauer rallied in the stretch and won the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gates Fields, earning not only qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby but something that tur...
By Richard Rosenblatt The $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) on Saturday looks to be a most intriguing Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race with a huge field and an unbeaten colt not listed as the favorite. T...
By Ed McNamara It’s a city with everything: great weather year-round, beautiful beaches, excellent restaurants, a nice zoo and big-league sports. Tampa teams have been on a roll in recent years,...
By Richard Rosenblatt The opening $187,200 in entry fees is in the bank after 312 horses were nominated to compete in any of the Triple Crown races – the Kentucky Derby (G1), the Preakness (G1), and...
By Ed McNamara Our usracing.com contributor Ed McNamara has been covering horse racing for many years and is among the more than 230 voters in the Eclipse Award balloting process. Here’s his ballot ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Life is Good. Grabbing the lead popping out of the gate, co-favorite Life is Good left Knicks Go and the rest of the field struggling in this wake as he swept to a 3 ¼-length vi...
By Mike Farrell Trainer Todd Pletcher was humming a happy tune after watching Life Is Good turn in another sharp workout in preparation for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) on Saturd...
By Richard Rosenblatt The Fair Grounds presents Road to the Derby Day on Saturday, featuring the Lecomte Stakes (G3) for 3-year-olds, plus an intriguing matchup between newly-turned 4-year-olds Mandal...
By Ed McNamara Handicappers often make the mistake of overthinking the Kentucky Derby by ignoring the lessons of the recent past. To cash a win ticket in eight of the last 10, all you had to do was be...
By Ed McNamara Breaking into a major circuit is usually a serious challenge for a jockey. You must cultivate new relationships with trainers and getting prime mounts early on is difficult. But not if ...
