Channel Archives: Racing

What is the origin of horsepower? Does it begin with a push of the hooves? Is it ignited in the hindquarters? Could it be the crest of the neck shooting...

The Grand National is much more than a horse race. Like the Kentucky Derby, Cheltenham Gold Cup and Melbourne Cup, it's an all-out institution. A cultural celebration with a folklore...

Today is an embarrassment of riches for racing fans. The Kentucky Derby and Oaks fields will begin to crystalize after today's slate of preps with the Wood Memorial, Bluegrass Stakes,...

Ogden M. "Dinny" Phipps, former Jockey Club Chairman and prominent horseman, died Wednesday night April 6, 2016, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He was 75-years old. A...

Like any good vacation, it must have felt like it took California Chrome forever to get there. Although, in his case, it kind of did. After smoking the rest of the...

Grantland Rice, the great early-20th Century American sportswriter once wrote, "For when the One Great Scorer comes, To write against your name, He marks—not that you won or lost—But how...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6r0ufRf3Ug As Secretariat approached the turn for home, still picking up speed, Belmont Park race announcer Chic Anderson uttered the most memorable and perfectly accurate line in racing history: "He is...

I once asked a jockey, many years ago, what it was like to ride racehorses for a living. "Imagine straddling a balance beam on top of a freight train," he...

The dynamite duel that was supposed to decide the Florida Derby turned out to be a one-horse show. Nyquist set the pace and drew away in the stretch for his...

A group of kids from the inner city of Philadelphia have made a name for themselves as one of the top high school polo teams in the country.  The thrill of...

On paper, it's not even close. Of all blooming 3-year-olds with Kentucky Derby dreams, a pair of undefeated colts stand well above the rest: Mohaymen and Nyquist. Saturday, the two...

Susan Oakes began riding sidesaddle when she was four years old.  She was the ringer brought in from Ireland to run in the first inaugural Mrs. Miles Valentine Memorial, a...

Venerable jockey Calvin Borel is retiring from racing, his agent Larry Melancon confirmed to the Daily Racing Form on Wednesday. The 49-year-old is one of only 26 North American based...

Never has a groom been so completely beloved by his charge. Never has a groom meant so much to his horse. Never has there been another Man o' War and...

The 2016 Dubai World Cup belongs to California Chrome. The 5-year-old put in an absolutely brilliant, dominating effort over the 1-1/4 mile dirt course at Meydan. With Victor Espinoza in...

He arrived 30 years ago today. Undersized and bow-legged, no one could have predicted back then this charcoal son of Halo would soon reach the pinnacle of his sport. That...

A year ago, Art Sherman found himself coping with the sinking reality that his time with his champion was through. The 78-year-old racetrack lifer who conditioned the Cal-bred colt California...

There’s not much that seems to intimidate Susan Oakes. The Irish rider is well known for doing things on horseback that few would have the guts to attempt—and she does...

An analysis of data from the Equine Injury Database, comparing 2015 statistics with figures from 2014, has shown a 14% decrease in the frequency of fatal injury, announced The Jockey Club....

Imagine for a minute your neighbor Bob trying to play professional basketball, or hack it out on the PGA Tour. It would be hilarious, yes, but also an exercise in...