Tag: Horse Racing News

By Mike Farrell Spare the whip, spoil the outcome. That is the direction we are headed, as exemplified by the latest ruling from the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia following Saturday’s $20 million Saudi Cup. …

By Ed McNamara and Richard Rosenblatt During the past 40 years, hundreds of columns and speeches have stressed the need for uniform medication rules in American racing. On Monday (Dec. 21) the Senate passed legislation …

By Richard Rosenblatt Twilight Payment moved into the lead just out of the starting gate, then held off a late bid by Tiger Moth and won the $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in …

By US Racing Team ICYMI: News, notes and nuggets from the past week (June 8-12): Jose Ortiz, Steve Asmussen reach victory milestones It was a week to remember for a Hall of Fame trainer and …

By Ed McNamara Just when we thought it was safe to feel upbeat about this delayed and scrambled Triple Crown, it wasn’t. On Monday, the undefeated pair of Nadal and Charlatan seemingly had Bob Baffert …

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 …