By Mike Farrell Todd Pletcher is hotter than a firecracker as he blazes through the graded stakes at Gulfstream Park’s championship meet. Pletcher leads all trainers at the meet with over $4 million...
By Richard Rosenblatt Even for fans armed with a racing program, it’s been difficult trying to keep up with who’s riding, who’s sidelined, and who’s out due to Covid protocol. Here’s ...
By Richard Rosenblatt Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher could be looking at a possible 1-2 repeat in the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational in three weeks. Pletcher’s defending Pegasus ...
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 ...
By Noel Michaels Irad Ortiz, Jr. is at the end of his 30-day suspension, brother Jose Ortiz is riding in New York this winter, so take it away Luis Saez in the race for top jockey at Gulfstream Park. ...
By Mike Farrell “Tempus fugit!” the Romans proclaimed several millennia ago. Yes, time seems to take flight at an even quicker pace this time of year as we replace the calendars on the wall with t...
By Ed McNamara I’ve been a public handicapper for much of the past 40 years. So much in racing has changed since September 1981, when I began my touting career by picking The Meadowlands‘ ...
By Mike Farrell The reviews are in, and they are all raves for Flightline. Four stars, two thumbs up, the next can’t miss sensation. Yes, racing has a new hero. It’s all part of the annual ritual ...
By Ed McNamara Back in the mid-Sixties, 14-year-old me watched “That Was The Week That Was,” an Americanized version of an earlier British TV series that satirized current events. Some of the poli...
By Margaret Ransom Santa Anita Park kicks off its winter/spring racing season on Sunday with an 11-race card featuring six stakes races, highlighted by the Runhappy Malibu Stakes and the La Brea Stake...
