In the loaded world of sports, rarely does a horse breakthrough to mainstream acclaim. To draw the general public's waning attention away from the daily deluge of hot takes and sensationalized sound...
It is difficult to tell the claimers from the Derby champions as they press against their paddock fences hoping to seduce the passing tour into parting with just a few...
Driving into Lane's End Farm is a bit of challenge. Between the impossibly green pastures stretching into the horizon, jaw-dropping barns and world class horses turned out in every direction,...
Each year, the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale becomes the epicenter of the global thoroughbred industry. Pedigree analysts pore over thousands of pages as conformation experts dutifully examine every inch and...
California Chrome is heading to stud in 2017 and will stand for a fee of $40,000, Taylor Made Farm's Duncan Taylor announced on Tuesday. The 5-year-old will remain in training through...
The crowd was ready. Packed into every nook and cranny of the Santa Anita grandstand on Saturday to witness America's horse, their horse, take his rightful place in the winner's circle...
I'm not a blueblood. At least not in the racing industry. My father was not a famous trainer. My mother did not own Secretariat. My brother has never tacked up...
Gary Stevens has seen some things. The kinds of things only visible from the saddle in a career spanning nearly four decades and 28,700 races. But in Friday's Breeders' Cup...
Two days, 13 races, hundreds of the world's top thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers all competing on one track with $26 million up for grabs. It's thoroughbred racing's grandest stage. It's...
The Breeders’ Cup is the equivalent of the Super Bowl and Christmas combined for horse racing fans. The motto of the Breeders’ Cup is “the best is yet to come”, and...
Two days, twelve races, $26,500,000 in total purse money. The 2016 Breeders' Cup is ready to roll this Friday and Saturday when the world's best horsemen and thoroughbreds converge on...
The NTRA has its poll, and we have ours. And our poll is longer, stronger and righter. We are but a fortnight away from the Breeders' Cup 2016 at Santa...
The sport of horse racing is quite literally archaic. Archeological data indicates that horse racing dates back to at least the ancient civilizations in Greece and Egypt, and served as...
Exterminator (1915-1945) Chestnut gelding by McGee, out of Fair Empress, bred in Kentucky by F.D. "Dixie" Knight Nicknames: Old Bones, The Galloping Hatrack Record: 99 starts, 50 wins, 17 places,...
The NTRA has its poll, and we have ours. And our poll is longer, stronger and righter. Horse Network's Top 12 Racehorses in North America 1. California Chrome 5...
There is no disputing who wears the crown in the turf kingdom these days. The only question seems to be when will the great mare Tepin relinquish her crown? The...
When I was a small child I earned the nickname "Ramrod". My beloved Uncle Bob would giggle as he watched my evil pony attempt to unmount me time and time...
The life of a racehorse can be quite the grind. Daily workouts, followed by hot walks and cold baths before getting the rest of the day to relax in the...
So you’ve been around the horse block a few times. You’ve taken lessons for years, been to shows, ridden a few greenies, heck, maybe even gone fox hunting. But there’s...
The NTRA has its poll, and we have ours. And our poll is longer, stronger and righter. Horse Network's Top 12 Racehorses in North America 1. California Chrome 5...
