The big prep races start this weekendHorse racing is entering the final month of prep races and before you know it, the Kentucky Derby will be here. America seems to be experiencing a bit of an American Pharoah hangover in...
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Looking Back, Moving Forward
For Horse Racing, 2015 was the year of years. For the first time in 37 years, the purists, and those who love the sport got their wish when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown. For 37 years, fans of horse...
It’s Aqueduct Time Already?
There is Saratoga and then there is Belmont. Both are stars and both more than hold their own on the New York Horse Racing circuit. Saratoga is the summer place to be and this year, Belmont was the place to...
How Great is American Pharoah?
He has done all he can; time for the historians to rank himI've been a fan and follower of Horse Racing since 1977 when Seattle Slew blazed to a Triple Crown. The next year, I saw another Triple Crown when...
Frosted Wins Pennsylvania Derby Impressively
Sham was a nice horse, a very nice horse. The problem for Sham was that he was born in 1970, the same year as Secretariat. The same can be said for the 1975 birth year for Alydar, who had to...
Big Day in Pennsylvania
Today is Derby Day, Pennsylvania style as Parx hosts a fine day of racing in Bensalem. The highlight of the meet is the $1 million Grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby for 3-year-olds as well as the $1 million Grade 1 Cotillion...
Baffert Did the Right Thing
They did the right thing. In an earlier column I wrongly predicted that the Pennsylvania Derby would be the next race for American Pharoah. I was wrong. The PA Derby, from a strategic point-of-view made the most sense for trainer...
Harness Racing Gets it Right
Harness racing used to hold an esteemed place in America. In another lifetime, it was common to see 25,000 to 50,000 people descend upon a harness venue on a Saturday night to see pacers and trotters run the mile. And...
Reading Between the Lines with Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert is the essence of cool. The great white hair, the designer shades, the younger wife. He appears to be a man that has it all. I recently attended, for lack of a better word, a symposium on the...
Saratoga Still the Summer Place to Be
Horse racing fans are getting ready for 40 days of fun in the sun as the Saratoga Race Course prepares for its 147th meet, which starts today. There have been many changes to the Spa, some good, some not so...