Category Archives: Racing

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....

Snow-capped mountains surround the vast, frozen valley floor as opportunistic sunlight bleeds through cracks in the clouds that blanket the big sky. The controlled cadence of clopping hooves and the patter...

More than thirty years ago, Ireland's Coolmore Stud added to its holdings a 500 acre slice of Kentucky bluegrass called Ashford Stud. Included with the farm was a stallion, Storm Bird, the sire...

Champion thoroughbred and prominent stallion Gulch passed away Sunday at his home at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, KY. At age 32, Gulch was the oldest living Breeders’ Cup champion,...

This is it. The entire Shetland Pony race calendar has been pointed to this moment right here—the Shetland Pony Grand National at Olympia. These are the fastest ponies in Great...

Not that Coolmore will need much help selling the virtues of American Pharoah to potential breeders, but the global bloodstock superpower has orchestrated an exceptional marketing piece for their prized...

One of horse racing's most beloved modern stars is back in the news this week. 2004 dual classic winner Smarty Jones is leaving his native Pennsylvania to stand at Kentucky's...

It could have been bad. Real bad. Two horses hitting the ground simultaneously, their jockeys going down with them. This frightening scene played out during a novice hurdle race last Saturday...

Maria Borell, trainer of 2015 Breeders' Cup Sprint Champion Runhappy, has released the following statement in response to Sunday's disclosure that she was fired by Runhappy's owners, Gallery Racing the morning...