Coast to Coast: Baffert wins Whitney at Spa (Improbable); Shared Belief at Del Mar (Thousand Words) By Richard Rosenblatt No matter what happens in the world of thoroughbred racing during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s still …

By Richard Rosenblatt This time, a thrilling stretch duel in the $500,000 Personal Ensign (G1) at Saratoga did not go Midnight Bisou’s way. The 5-year-old champion and 1-5 favorite came up neck short of Vexatious …

By Margaret Ransom Grade 1 winners Ce Ce, Ollie’s Candy, and Hard Not to Love are among six talented distaffers entered for Sunday’s $250,000 Clement L. Hirsch (G1) at Del Mar, with the winner earning …

At the Spa: Handful of Millionaires for Whitney; Midnight Bisou Odds-On in Personal Ensign By Mike Farrell Now we reach the heart of the Saratoga meet with a pair of Grade 1 stakes on Saturday: …

By Ed McNamara The Belmont Stakes at 1 1/8 miles. The Kentucky Derby in September, the Preakness in October. The Travers as a Derby prep. The New Abnormal of 2020 blew up the 3-year-old template. …

Track overcame COVID-19 related challenges and crowd-size restrictions thanks to robust online betting and expanded national television exposure GRANTS PASS, Ore., July 29, 2020 — Grants Pass Downs, Oregon’s premier horse racing track, concluded its second …

By John Furgele It took Plainridge Park some time to get back to racing. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on all sports and it wasn’t until mid-July when the only harness track in Massachusetts …

Who’s Hot, Who’s Not as Saratoga Begins Week 3 By Noel Michaels We’re two weeks into the 2020 Saratoga meet and already we have some jockey, trainer and post position trends to chew on. Here’s …

McKinzie Tops 10-Horse Field for Del Mar’s G1 Bing Crosby Stakes By Margaret Ransom California’s road to the Breeders’ Cup gets underway on Saturday with the $250,000 Bing Crosby Stakes (GI) at Del Mar, a …

Honor A.P. to Take On a Few Baffert Derby Hopefuls in Shared Belief By Margaret Ransom The Shared Belief Stakes, named for the late champion and fan favorite, this year takes a whole new spot on …

By Ray Wallin Experts say that as adults we need to role model the behavior that we want to see from our kids. Many of us with kids will confess that we have cleaned up …

By Mike Farrell The racing Twitter-verse is ablaze with support for Cameron Beatty after he was handed a suspension for the balance of the year by Monmouth Park. His heinous crime? Entering the winner’s circle …

Champion Maximum Security Wins San Diego in First Race for Baffert By Margaret Ransom Gary and Mary West and Coolmore’s champion Maximum Security returned to his winning ways on Saturday, much to the delight of …

Derby Top 10: Tiz the Law, Honor A.P. 1-2 in Latest Rankings; Art Collector Moves in at No. 4 By Richard Rosenblatt It’s been a while, but we’re back with our latest Kentucky Derby Top …

By Ed McNamara Nobody showed up, and business was booming. That was the story for the first four days of what will be Saratoga’s strangest meeting in its 157-year history. The New York Racing Association …