Mark Casse always has time to talk Tepin. With a stable of horses that competes nearly every day of the week for a majority of the season across the U.S....
It was fitting that this year’s running of the Belmont Stakes produced a different winner from the first two jewels of the Triple Crown. Mystik Dan pulled off the upset...
Seize the Grey was simply perfect in the Preakness. The $2 million Preakness Stakes, the second jewel of the Triple Crown, played out to a packed house at Pimlico on Saturday....
It came down to the wire—again—for the 150th Kentucky Derby winner, but the good news was worth waiting for. This weekend, Mystik Dan’s trainer, Kenny McPeek, announced that the colt...
It was a picture-perfect finish for Mystik Dan in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. As far as dramatic endings go, Saturday’s edition of the $5 million, Grade 1 classic at Churchill...
Saturday’s 24th edition of the Dubai World Cup, the richest day in horseracing, was indeed rich in many respects. The headliner was lightly regarded Laurel River’s record 8 ½-length front-running...
There was a point in time when the trainer of the beautifully bred bay gelding felt breaking his maiden was a longshot hope. A son of Candy Ride (ARG) and...
There are times when the unexpected victories are the most treasured ones. Everyone connected to the maiden 2-year-old filly felt she would step up in a big way in her...
His name suggests a regal life from the day he was born, but Frost King was very much a horse of the people. In many ways, the royal-looking roan had...
When the regal-looking chestnut took his first steps onto the racetrack just over 20 years ago, the thousands who had packed the Woodbine grandstand roared in approval, hopeful that they...
Ericka Rusnak was able to view an historic edition of Canada’s most famous horse race through a most unique lens on August 20. As the breeder of Paramount Prince, Rusnak...
News that the “Gutsy Gelding” had passed away brought about a myriad of emotions in Jose (Joe) Santos, Jr. It was less than a week ago when Santos, at the...
On July 3, Churchill Downs extended its two-year suspension on racing trainer Bob Baffert through 2024, citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he...
Jena Antonucci watched in awe and amazement as Arcangelo slipped through along the rail to take the 155th edition of the Belmont Stakes and with it, made her the first...
It was a memorable Memorial Day for the Pete Eurton-trained Exaulted, who put in a stout rally to turf his rivals in the $500,000 Shoemaker Mile (G1), Monday at Santa...
The Preakness Stakes (G1) was short on starters, but certainly not in drama. It was a field of seven, including Kentucky Derby winner Mage (the only horse from the Derby...
One of the only things missing on Red Knight’s impressive résumé was a Grade 1 victory. On Saturday, at Belmont Park, that all changed. Last time out, the 9-year-old son...
In a race with plenty of drama in its leadup, it was only fitting that the 149th Kentucky Derby delivered a captivating two minutes of must-see TV on Saturday. When...
It was pure sporting excellence, a flawless performance in front of a captive audience of thousands, a moment none who witnessed it, live or otherwise, will likely ever forget. On...
Eight horses will enter their gate in the 39th running of the $6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. Seven of them will be racing over Keeneland’s mile-and-a-quarter dirt track for...
