Best jokes and humor about horse racing, jockeys and the track  

By Wes Lanter (as told to Margaret Ransom) Originally posted on December 15, 2017 A racing fan to the core, there hasn’t been an important race that well-respected Kentucky horseman and stallion manager Wes Lanter hasn’t …

The long, cold winter at Aqueduct will formally begin after the “official” sign goes up for Saturday’s running of the Cigar Mile — the last graded stakes race to be run in New York this …

Alright, the summer meets of Saratoga and Monmouth Park have long since closed and we are in that post-Breeders’ Cup lull. What is an avid horseplayer to do? Take a break from trying to make …

Del Mar’s 2018 fall season is in the home stretch, which means precious little time remains to get your fill of high-caliber SoCal racing before Santa Anita’s traditional opening day on Dec. 26, which falls …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Churchill Downs, Del Mar and Woodbine for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of …

Many racing fans believe that a horse that won its last start in dominant fashion is a good bet today. The argument is that such a horse was “never asked for its best” and, thus, …

Below are FREE handicapping reports for Churchill Downs, Del Mar and Woodbine for Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2018: WIN FACTOR REPORT Uses criteria such as speed, form, class and fitness to assess the fair odds of …

A field of five… an eight-race program… cancelled race cards — if you follow harness racing, you see this often. There are horse shortages and tracks requesting fewer dates each year; if you follow the …

Best jokes and humor about horse racing, jockeys and the track  

If you’re like me — and I pray on behalf of your family that you’re not — Thanksgiving means three things: ponies, pigskins and puking. Well, hopefully not the latter; that hasn’t been an issue …

This week, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens announced his final retirement from the saddle, after a relatively minor post-parade accident injured his neck so substantially that his doctors said even the slightest future incident …

Best jokes and humor about horse racing, jockeys and the track  

The second half of November is truly one of the great times of year for horseplayers and lovers of thoroughbred handicapping. The table is set for a big end to November starting with a high-quality …

In between e-mails informing me that I “may already have won” a prize of considerable value and those beseeching me to be “a better lover” (my wife claims she’s only trying to help), I often …