Daily Racing News | Horse Racing News | Daily Racing News provides breaking horse racing news, expert racing analysis and handicapping. The go-to resource for horseplayers.

Belmont: McKinzie, Code of Honor Highlight Strong Met Mile Field

July 3, 2020 Mike Farrel Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell The $500,000 Met Mile (G1) on Saturday is a classic West Coast versus East Coast confrontation From California comes McKinzie, a four-time Grade 1 winner with over $3.4 million in earnings for …

Baffert Duo Thousand Words, Uncle Chuck Favored in Los Al Derby

July 2, 2020 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom For the first time, this year’s Los Alamitos Derby (G3) will take a prominent position as a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, plus the four-month delay of …

Eddie Mac’s Book: Staking a Claim in an All-Stakes Pick 4 at Belmont

July 2, 2020 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara The Metropolitan Handicap, better known as the Met Mile, is one of the few American races dating to the 19th century — 1891, to be exact. Its tradition ranks with the Triple …

Monmouth Park Preview: Delayed Start, Spectators Allowed, $1M Haskell on July 18

June 30, 2020 Mike Farrel Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Once again, it’s time for that “Summer Wind” to come blowin’ in from across the sea. Monmouth Park kicks off the delayed Jersey Shore racing season on Friday evening. Opening day/night arrives …

5 Ways Napoleon Hill Will Make You A Better Handicapper

June 30, 2020 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin Everyone wants to be a success. Whether it’s at home with their family, at work, or at the track, there are definite “do’s” and “don’ts” that will either help or hinder your …

Bet on Racing Getting Even Better in the Summer

June 29, 2020 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt See you on the first Saturday in September, Churchill Downs, for the Kentucky Derby. Sounds weird, we know. In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, though, with so many health and safety …

Midnight Bisou, Brilliant! Tom’s d’Etat Tops Charts in Stephen Foster; Dean Martini Shakes Up Ohio Derby; Santiago Takes Irish Derby

June 28, 2020 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt A wet and wonderful Saturday of thoroughbred racing from Churchill Downs in Kentucky to the Curragh in Ireland produced favorites coming through as well as long shots posting huge upsets. In the …

Tiz the Law and Manny Franco at Belmont Stakes 2020

Jockey, Trainer Handicapping Update: Alvarado, Clement Rewarding Supporters at Belmont Park

June 26, 2020 Noel Michaels Horse Racing News

By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes is behind us and the talk of the Belmont summer meet so far has been Tiz the Law, who creamed the competition in what was this year’s first leg …

Eddie Mac’s Book: Handicapping Stakes at Belmont, Churchill No Easy Task

June 25, 2020 Ed McNamara Horse Racing News

By Ed McNamara Fate jinxed this Belmont Park spring-summer meeting. COVID-19 delayed its opening by 40 days. The scrambled Triple Crown schedule shortchanged the Belmont Stakes, turning it into a 9-furlong prep for a Kentucky …

Churchill, Belmont Previews: Champion Midnight Bisou Returns in Fleur de Lis

June 25, 2020 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt The $500,000 Stephen Foster (G2) is being promoted as the centerpiece of Saturday’s 11-race card at Churchill Downs, but let’s not kid ourselves: the return of Midnight Bisou in the $200,000 Fleur …

Ohio Derby Odds: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

June 24, 2020 Margaret Ransom Horse Racing News

By Margaret Ransom The $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown returns for the 86th time on Saturday and while a lot about the nine-furlong race is different, a lot remains the same. For the first …

How To WRAP Your Head Around Better Handicapping

June 23, 2020 Ray Wallin Horse Racing News

By Ray Wallin We all know people that are good handicappers but horrible bettors. My wife will tell you that I sometimes fall into that category. I have made a lot of progress in both …

Next stop Travers at the Spa for Team Tiz the Law

June 22, 2020 Richard Rosenblatt Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt It’s on to the Travers for Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law. A day after his 3-year-old star overpowered the field in 2020’s first leg of the re-jiggered Triple Crown, trainer Barclay …

Tiz the Law winning at Belmont Stakes 2020

Reshuffled 3-Year-Old Season Revolves Around Tiz the Law

June 21, 2020 Noel Michaels Belmont Stakes Horse Racing News

By Noel Michaels The 2020 running of the Belmont Stakes is in the books, and the winner was New York-bred Tiz the Law, ridden by Manny Franco, trained by Barclay Tagg, and owned by Sackatoga …

Belmont Stakes Win by Tiz the Law is One for the Aged

June 21, 2020 Mike Farrel Belmont Stakes Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Barclay Tagg is clearly not ready to go gentle into that good night. At 82, Tagg is still full of fight and vigor. In Tiz the Law, Tagg has the steed to …