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The financial data are in. As of this week 5 jockeys belong to a prestigious club of riders who have won at least $25,000,000 in... Read Article >
The Breeders Cup Classic is a career making race for any horse that wins the race. They become immediately in line for an Eclipse... Read Article >
The Fayette Stakes this weekend at Keeneland often over looked as a measure of really good horses. The race is run too late to prep... Read Article >
The Raven Run Stakes (GII) to be run at Keeneland this weekend was first run in 1999. That year Pat Day won to begin his record for... Read Article >
The QE II challenge Cup (GI), although not a Win and Youre In race, offers a perfect prep for the Markers Mark Filly and Mare Turf... Read Article >
Most fans can name their tracks race caller. Names like Tom Durkin and Larry Collmus are familiar to many. Both called races for... Read Article >
Parx Racetrack hosts it biggest day of racing this Saturday. Headlining the card is the Pennsylvania Derby, the 12th race. But the... Read Article >
Woodbine Racecourse in Toronto Ontario, Canada is Canadas premier Thoroughbred racetracks. Throughout the year they host as many as... Read Article >
Kentucky Downs is quickly becoming a track that horseplayers like to play. Takeout is lower than most. This weekend they feature an... Read Article >
A major race with a million-dollar purse, Jockey Club Gold Cup, is scheduled for Saturday at Saratoga. Those of us old enough... Read Article >
The 1982 Travers Stakes is a race to be remembered. The short field of five had the winners of each leg of the Triple Crown. Gato... Read Article >
The TVG Pacific Classic (GI) will be run this weekend for the 31st time. Many great horses have won it beginning with its inaugural... Read Article >
The Bing Crosby Stakes (GI) was first run in 1946. In the 75 years that it has been run five horse have one it twice. How Now in... Read Article >
This year marks the 105th running of the Coaching Club American Oaks Stakes. I was inaugurated in 1917. The race has seen some of... Read Article >
The Diana Stakes is known as one of the premier turf races for fillies and mares in the country. It was inaugurated in 1939 and run... Read Article >
The Belmont Derby started in 2014. It became officially the first leg of the Turf Trinity in 2019. Prior to 2014 the race was named... Read Article >
The Princess Rooney Stakes will be run this weekend at Gulfstream Park. It was first run in 1985. It is a Breeders Cup Win and... Read Article >
Winning the prestigious Jockey Club Gold Cup once is an accomplishment. Winning it twice, once at 3-years-old and again at... Read Article >
The San Juan Capistrano Stakes was inaugurated in 1935. From its inception until 1953 it was run on the dirt . It changed distances... Read Article >
With the Belmont Stakes just a week ago we were inundated with discussion of horses that just missed the Triple Crown. Twenty-three... Read Article >
The Metropolitan Handicap (GII), also known as the Met Mile, is one the most prestigious races for 3-year-olds and up run in the... Read Article >
The Triple Bend Stakes began as the Lakes and Flowers Handicap in 1952 at Hollywood Park as a 7-furlong race. In 1955 Porterhouse won... Read Article >
In the history of the Belmont Stakes (GI) only 9 horses from countries other than the United States have won the race. England holds... Read Article >
The Preakness Stakes was first run in 1873. It has been run continuously run with exception of three years1891-1892-1893 since... Read Article >
The Man O War Stakes (GI) was first run in 1959 at the newly reopened Aqueduct Racetrack. Usually run at Belmont Park the race was... Read Article >
Although a female jockey has never won the Kentucky Derby, a female trainer has a chance to do it this year. Victoria Oliver will... Read Article >
Currently to qualify for the Kentucky Derby a horse must accumulate a number of qualifying points. Since this program was put in... Read Article >
With $1,000,000 in purse money Oaklawn Park assured racing fans that the best older fillies and mares would compete in the Apple... Read Article >
This weekends Arkansas Derby (GI) offers enough qualifying points to earn a stall for the winner in the Kentucky Derby just three... Read Article >
Few racetracks in the United States display the beauty of Thoroughbred racing like Keeneland Race Course. The track located in... Read Article >
Since 1996, Gulfstream Park has hosted three major prep races for the Kentucky Derby the Holy Bull Stakes, the Fountain of Youth... Read Article >
The Louisiana Derby which is run this weekend at the Fair Grounds is one of the riches Triple Crown races. With a million dollar... Read Article >
College Basketballs March Madness is approaching. Of all the schools with basketball teams many of their mascots have names of... Read Article >
Last weeks fisticuffs between jockeys Irad Ortiz and Paco Lopez embarrassed the sport and themselves. The good news about the event... Read Article >
The Fountain of Youth Stakes (GII) was first run in 1945. It is a race for 3-year-olds run at Gulfstream Park. Since its beginning... Read Article >
The $20 million Saudi Cup is schedule to run tomorrow, February 20, 2021. It is currently the race with the highest purse run in the... Read Article >
Risen Star for whom the feature race tomorrow is named was sired by the great Secretariat. He was trained by the singing trainer,... Read Article >
The Withers Stakes run this weekend at Aqueduct Racetrack has some notable winners. Names like Dr. Fager, Jaipur, Hagley, Bold... Read Article >
The Robert B, Lewis Stakes is major prep race for west coast horses. It was first run under that name in 2007. Before that it was... Read Article >
The Holy Bull Stakes is the first Derby prep of the year for Gulfstream Park. At 8.5 furlongs it tests the stamina of young horses... Read Article >
In 2017 the Pegasus World Cup Invitational was the talk of racing with its $12,000,000 purse. At the time it was by far the richest... Read Article >
When we first read this question our mind went to Saratoga Race Course which first ran in 1863. It in fact is the fourth oldest race... Read Article >
Jean Chodkowski provided the following answer to this question (partially edited). Looking over the top ten trainers for 2020, we... Read Article >
The 2018 Santa Anita Derby will have an asterisk next to its results chart. One of the last qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby... Read Article >