Study: Do Early-Season Foals Make More Money At The Races?
Conventional wisdom in Thoroughbred racing and breeding states that a horse born earlier in the foaling season is going to be more physically mature than one born near the...
Breeders’ Cup Presents Connections: ‘Unbelievable’ Journey From Barber Shop To Winner’s Circle
It was just a regular afternoon in the South Florida barber shop: young Cuban immigrant Andy Hernandez was preparing to give a customer a haircut as he had done...
Battle Of Normandy Leads Wide Open Dozen For ‘Win And You’re In’ Pilgrim
West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing’s Battle of Normandy will report for duty against a wide open field of a dozen juvenile colts assembled for Sunday’s 44th running of...
Equibase Analysis: Hot Rod Charlie Primed For Big Effort In Lukas Classic
This Saturday’s Grade 2, $500,000 Lukas Classic at Churchill Downs may not be a qualifying race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic five weeks from Saturday, but it certainly has...
Inaugural Women’s Summit: Women at `Tipping Point’ in the Sport
Given the current snail’s pace at which the gender gap is meaningfully shrinking, it’ll take more than 250 years for women to reach professional parity with men–just two-and-a-half short...
Pattern Race Success For Heart’s Cry In France
Aidan O’Brien trainee Continuous (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}–Fluff {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) notched a landmark score for his sire (by Sunday Silence) when snagging an Aug. 20 maiden over...
Justify’s Tres Soles Digs In To Take Determined Debut Win
6th-Churchill Downs, $121,125, Msw, 9-29, 2yo, 6f, 1, ft, neck. TRES SOLES (c, 2, Justify–Chocolate Souffle, by Tapit), gunned right to the front from his middle gate as the...
Army Mule’s Shadow Dragon Circles The Field For Debut Win
9th-Belmont The Big A, $77,000, (S), Msw, 9-29, 2yo, 6f, 1, ft, 3/4 length. SHADOW DRAGON (c, 2, Army Mule–Fire Assay {GSP, $127,946}, by Medaglia d’Oro), dispatched at a...
Letter to the Editor: Happy 90th Birthday to JoAn Stewart
Throughout your life, there are people who make it better. In 1964, when I moved to New Orleans to live with my soon-to-be adoptive mother, Marie Krantz, the caretakers...
North London derby will test whether Arsenal or Spurs can truly challenge for title
The top of the Premier League table has an unfamiliar look to it. Not only are Arsenal sitting ahead of the other 19 teams, Tottenham Hotspur are just one...