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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

By Richard Rosenblatt With virtually no one there to cheer him on except his octogenarian trainer, Tiz the Law proved too good for his rivals as he swept to a commanding 3 3/4-length victory in …

With virtually no one there to cheer him on except his octogenarian trainer, Tiz the Law proved too good for his rivals as he swept to a commanding 3 3/4-length victory in the rescheduled $1 …