Racing News
Maximum Security has Firm Grip on Championship with Cigar Mile Win
By Richard Rosenblatt So there! With a dominating stretch run, Maximum Security cruised to victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on Saturday at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack and likely clinched an Eclip...
Kukulkan Seeks Another Win At the Clasico Internacional del Caribe
By Mike Farrell A champion returns, and a new one will be crowned Sunday at Gulfstream Park. For the third straight year, Gulfstream hosts the Clasico Internacional del Caribe, a five-stakes event for...
Baffert Seeks Another Sweep of Starlet, Futurity at Los Alamitos
By Margaret Ransom Bob Baffert looks to continue his dominance of the Southern California juvenile scene as he seeks a third consecutive sweep of the Starlet and Los Alamitos Futurity on Saturday. The...
Claiming Crown: Spotlight on Claimers at Gulfstream Park
By Lynne Snierson Five weeks ago, the sports flashy, international equine stars were spotlighted in the $28 million Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships. On Saturday the blue-collar hor...
Eddie Macs Book: Handicapping a Big Day at the Big A
By Ed McNamara The late, great Ed Comerford was the turf writer at Newsday when I started my 36-year career there in 1983, and I learned a lot from him. Besides being a wordsmith, Ed was a funny guy w...
Oregons Newest Commercial Horse Racing Track Closes a Successful First Meet
Grants Pass Downs wrapped a safe and successful inaugural commercial race meet on Nov. 4, drawing horsemen and fans from across the west to Southern Oregon Grants Pass, Ore. Dec. 2, 2019 Grant...
What A Long, Strange Trip Its Been
By Mike Farrell Maximum Security concludes a tumultuous season Saturday in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) at Aqueduct. You need a journey in the Wayback Machine to the eras of Dancers Image a...
Cigar Mile at the Big A Draws 11-Horse Field
By Richard Rosenblatt Maximum Security may have his toughest race of the year when he takes on older horses for the first time as well as Breeders Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run in the $750,000 C...
Cigar: Unconquerable, Invincible, Unbeatable
By Jenny Kellner Sometimes a Cigar is more than just a Cigar. Such was the case with Allen Paulsons inestimable racehorse, for whom Saturdays 31st running of the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aque...
S-M-A-R-T Goals Lead to Profitability
By Ray Wallin You dont leave the house on the weekend without knowing where you are going. You dont jump over the fence into the lion exhibit at the zoo without a plan (and live to tell about it...