Tag: Horse Racing News

By Richard Rosenblatt Let’s make this week’s edition of Top 10 Derby contenders from usracing.com/news a short one. Because as we know, the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby is likely to be rescheduled from …

By Ed McNamara To become king of the world, Maximum Security had to fly through a third of it. Even for a horse who has finished first in all but one of his 10 races, …

By Richard Rosenblatt So there! With a dominating stretch run, Maximum Security cruised to victory in the $750,000 Cigar Mile (G1) on Saturday at chilly Aqueduct Racetrack and likely clinched an Eclipse Award as 3-year-old …

By Maryjean Wall He was blowing through nostrils that drew the air in and out with a furious rhythm that propelled his legs toward the finish line of the 1973 Kentucky Derby. Secretariat winning the …

Fun facts about horse racing that happened on the Fourth of July!           US Racing Team https://www.usracing.com

Ellis Park is one popping racetrack heading into summer, offering record purses, enticing top trainers and jockeys to stick around for the season, and this week being sold for $11 million to Ellis Entertainment LLC, …

I confess, I’m pretty excited. I am excited to think that Justify may be the next Triple Crown winner. And I really believe it, so much so that I am to the point that — …

Last summer, at the inaugural Equestricon convention at Saratoga, a young, yet high-profile owner intimated that racing needed to attract more celebrity owners. I won’t quote him directly because I wasn’t in attendance and most …

Today I was writing an opinion piece about the Breeders’ Cup and how I think the event has changed — and not necessarily all for the better — when my Twitter feed showed the notification …

Question: Does anyone miss Gun Runner? What about Arrogate, Songbird, or even California Chrome? Has anyone really recovered from the retirement of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah after his record-setting sophomore year? Honestly, has anyone …