Racing News
Kentucky Derby Top 10: Nadal Injured, Off Triple Crown Trail; Maxfield Up To No. 3
By Richard Rosenblatt Just over a year ago, trainer Brendan Walsh returned to Dubai and looked on with pride as his promising 3-year-old Plus Que Parfait won the $2.5 million UAE Derby (G2) to earn a ...
Bafferts Unbeatens: Charlatan Facing DQ in Arkansas Derby; Nadal Retired Following Injury
By Ed McNamara Just when we thought it was safe to feel upbeat about this delayed and scrambled Triple Crown, it wasnt. On Monday, the undefeated pair of Nadal and Charlatan seemingly had Bob Baffe...
Churchill Downs Odds: Saturday Pick 5 Must Play
By Noel Michaels Saturdays loaded 11-race card at Churchill Downs is headlined by a $500,000 guaranteed-pool Pick 5, which starts in Race 7 and is bookended by the two stakes races on the card, the...
Nine For Grassy Honeymoon Stakes
By Margaret Ransom The Honeymoon Stakes (G3T), which will be contested for the 69th time on Saturday at Santa Anita, is another Hollywood Park transplant that carries some significant history. The gra...
Betting Up: Record-Breaking Handles Soar in Horse Racing
By Noel Michaels With sports virtually shut down throughout the months of April and May, horse racing has continued to flourish as basically the only game in town, albeit with no fans. What the sport ...
Horse Betting 101: 5 Tips For First-Time Handicappers
By Ray Wallin Whether you are a casual horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, weve all been there. At some point you were a beginner horseplayer too. Some of us were more fortunate ...
NYRA Makes Right Call on Shorter Belmont, Scheduled Before Derby, Preakness
By Ed McNamara Change can be stressful and disorienting, so we dislike it. More than most sports, horse racing loves retracing its steps, especially along therevered Triple Crown trail. Yet in this ...
Raging Bull Takes Charge in Stretch to Win Shoemaker Mile
By Richard Rosenblatt Raging Bull came charging down the stretch and blew past the leaders for his first victory in more than 20 months, capturing the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita on Mo...
Its a Madden, Madden, Madden World
By Maryjean Wall Im certain youll hear a lot more horse talk in the clouds now, following the recent death of Preston Madden, owner of Hamburg Place and breeder of Kentucky Derby and Preakness w...
Santa Anita: East Meets West in Shoemaker Mile
By Margaret Ransom A field of 11 is set for the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1) at Santa Anita on Monday, including last years Preakness (G1) winner War of Will, who hasnt raced since a ninth-place...