By Scott Dick Derby Day Racing A mere 3,693 miles separates Indiana Grand Racecourse, where Bucchero started his racing career, from Ascot. However, distance alone can’t describe the vast differences between the racing royalty of …

Originally founded by Queen Anne in 1711, Royal Ascot is attended by the British Royal Family each year and is considered to be one of the highlights of the summer. Each June, approximately 300,000 people …

North American-based distaffers get their first crack at qualifying for the Nov. 3 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (GI) in the $200,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (GII) on the Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) undercard on Saturday night …

What morning line favorite on Stephen Foster Day do you think is most likely to win? Which morning line favorite is most likely to win on Stephen Foster Day? Ax Man (Matt Winn) World Approval …

What morning line favorite on Stephen Foster Day do you think is most likely to win? Which morning line favorite is most likely to win on Stephen Foster Day? Ax Man (Matt Winn) World Approval …

There are some great stakes races this weekend, including five graded events at Churchill Downs. Below is a video preview of Saturday’s biggest contests.

It’s a great day of racing at Churchill Downs on Saturday, with five graded stakes on tap, including the Grade 2 Wise Dan, which drew last year’s Breeders’ Cup Mile champ World Approval, and the …

A bit is a piece of metal that goes into the horse’s mouth and is then controlled by a set of reins (long leather or nylon lines) that are attached to the bit and extend …

The $200,000 Summertime Oaks (GII) will be run for the fifth time at Santa Anita Park on Saturday after being transferred from Hollywood Park when it closed in 2013. Formerly known as the Hollywood Oaks, …

Silks, also known as “colors”, are the colorful jackets and helmet covers that a jockey wears in a race; they are used to silently announce the owner of the horse and to also help identify …

Now that the 2018 Triple Crown is in the books, the next big 3-year-old race on everyone’s radar will be the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 29. While it is …

Justify, who became the 13th Triple Crown winner when he captured the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 9 at Belmont Park, is scheduled to return to Churchill Downs Barn 33 on the afternoon of …

There was a good reason why there were only 12. Since Sir Barton in 1919 became the first winner of the three races now known as horse racing’s Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, the …

Of all the Triple Crown races, the Belmont Stakes is probably the most “normal” from a betting standpoint. In Louisville, the emphasis is on improvement — a quest for horses that are ready to deliver …

US Racing contributor Ray “Ace of Pace” Wallin discusses the likely pace scenario of the 2018 Belmont Stakes.