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Volcanic Sky emerges winner of the G3 - Photo Courtesy of Dubai Racing Club and Erika Rasmussen

Royal Ascot Day 4: Campanelle Wins Commonwealth Cup On DQ

June 18, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara The gray colt and the front-running bay filly splashed through the final furlong head-to-head. Campanelle got her nose in front a few strides from the wire, but Dragon Symbol got his down …

Rock Your World - Photo Courtesy of Santa Anita Park

The Lineup: Tune In For Turf Stakes At Royal Ascot, Belmont, Santa Anita, Monmouth

June 18, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt If you love betting on turf races, this is your weekend to excel, with the final day of the Royal Ascot meet, and no less than five graded stakes on the turf …

Monmouth Park: No Whip, Not Much Change From Usual Trends

June 18, 2021 Noel Michaels Horse Racing News

By Noel Michaels The 2021 Monmouth Park summer race meet is rolling along amid quite the buzz these days, but perhaps for all the wrong reasons. While the focus should be on the quality racing …

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Royal Ascot Day 3: Stradivarius Comes Up Short In Gold Cup Won by Subjectivist

June 17, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara All eyes were on Stradivarius, but when Joe Fanning looked back with 100 yards to go, he couldn’t see him. Unlike the superstar chasing a record-tying fourth consecutive Gold Cup, Fanning’s mount …

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G1 Winner Gabriel Charles Moves On To Next Career

June 17, 2021 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom The Grade 1 winner Gabriel Charles, who spent the last four seasons after standing at NexStar Ranch near Temecula, California, was recently pensioned from stud, gelded, and returned to his racing owners …

Think Like A Fighter Pilot To Cash In At The Track

June 16, 2021 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin I’ve crossed paths with a lot of different characters at the track in my 30 plus years of horseplaying. There have been guys you could laugh at like our good friend Rail …

Royal Ascot Day 2: Love Wins St. James’s Palace Stakes; Ward Denied In Queen Mary

June 16, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara Wesley Ward called her “my best 5-furlong horse,” and John Velazquez gave speedy Twilight Gleaming her best shot to win the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes. The Hall of Famer put her …

Royal Ascot Day 1: Ward Comes Up Short; Dettori Wins Another; Hollie Doyle Scores At 33-1

June 15, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara American trainer Wesley Ward tried to overcome 105 years of history Tuesday at Royal Ascot, and history held serve. Kaufymaker could have become the first filly to win the Group 2 Coventry …

Who Doesn’t Love A Week At Royal Ascot?

June 14, 2021 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom For racing fans worldwide, Royal Ascot has always represented the most elite of racing seasons with each of the five days of the meet steeped in history and filled with the best …

The Farrell Report: Racing Revs Up For Summer; Baffert/Derby Decision Lingers

June 14, 2021 Mike Farrel Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Monmouth Park is in full swing. Saratoga and Del Mar are a month away. It’s summertime in the racing world, and everything seems to be moving in the right direction. It was …

The Lineup: Mandaloun at Monmouth on Sunday

June 11, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt With the Triple Crown behind us and the summer season upon us, handful of graded stakes races is on tap over the weekend at Monmouth Park, Churchill Downs, Santa Anita and in …

Montauk Traffic - Photo Courtesy of Chelsea Durand / NYRA

U.S. Trainer Wesley Ward Looking For Big Week At Royal Ascot

June 10, 2021 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara Royal Ascot had been up and running since 1711, and almost 300 years later Wesley Ward was challenging history. No American-trained horse had ever won there, and the Brits didn’t expect that …

Harness Racing: Manchego Returns; World Record at Northfield; News from the Big M, Freehold, Ontario

June 9, 2021 John Furgele Horse Racing News

By John Furgele Last fall, Manchego ran what was thought to the final race of her career in the Breeders’ Crown. A few months of rest, then it would be time to enjoy retirement for …

6 Race-Winning Secrets From Former GE CEO Jack Welch

June 9, 2021 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin Jack Welch is one of the most successful and influential business executives in American history. Whether you are a weekend horseplayer or you make your living playing the races, you can use …

Belmont Stakes: Essential Quality Outduels Hot Rod Charlie In Thrilling Finish

June 5, 2021 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt Essential Quality made amends for the only loss of his career in the Kentucky Derby (G1) by outdueling Hot Rod Charlie and winning the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday in …