This is the first part of a multi-part series on how to improve and grow the sport of horse racing. If you are reading this article, chances are extremely high are that you a true …

Many handicappers believe the trainer angle is the single most important piece of the handicapping pie, especially when top-rung racing is taking place — like at Saratoga during the heart of summer in July and …

If Churchill Downs is American thoroughbred horse racing’s cathedral, then its steeple and eternal landmark is the Twin Spires.  These two pinnacles cast a glow up and down Louisville, Kentucky’s Central Avenue and across the …

When sports gambling became something individual states were allowed to deal with and the federal ban was lifted, there was a lot of talk about how it would impact horse racing. While that remains to …

By Mary Perdue Lady at the Track Buyers at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, set for Aug. 6 and 7, will have the opportunity to purchase 15 offspring by 2015 Triple Crown winner American …

In 1981, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known to the world as John Denver, recorded a song called Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone). Released in 1981, the song peaked at number 10 on …

A field of ten 2-year-old fillies will race 6 furlongs in the 33rd running of the $200,000 Sorrento Stakes (GII) at Del Mar on Sunday — a race which serves as the traditional prep for …

A field of nine sophomore fillies is expected to head postward and tackle the seven-furlong distance of the $500,000 Test Stakes (GI) Saturday at Saratoga. The Whitney Stakes (GI) undercard feature serves as the primary …

Many handicappers believe the trainer angle is the single most important piece of the handicapping pie, especially when top-rung racing is taking place — like at Saratoga during the heart of summer in July and …

How many gamblers do you know that make a profit year after year? Are you one of them? Probably not. While no reliable survey exists, it is generally accepted that less than five percent of …

Diversify and Mind Your Biscuits headline a field of eight in Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile, $1.2 million Whitney (GI) at Saratoga Race Course, with the winner receiving an automatic berth into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup …

Fans took the news that Triple Crown winner Justify would be retired way too well, in my opinion. Not that this news was unexpected. As soon as word first broke on July 10 that Justify …

Of all the great landmarks in American horse racing, perhaps only one is truly alive — and it resides at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It has been there to witness 13 horses achieve …

‘Tis the season in New York’s Capital Region — specifically, Saratoga Springs — which uses the phrase “Health, History and Horses” to describe itself. If you love summer, horses and being outside, there aren’t many …

‘Tis the season in New York’s Capital Region — specifically, Saratoga Springs — which uses the phrase “Health, History and Horses” to describe itself. If you love summer, horses and being outside, there aren’t many …