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April 04, 2013
History challenge: Santa Anita still a gateway to Louisville
With the 76th running of the Santa Anita Derby set for Saturday, test your knowledge of the race former longtime Los Angeles Times sports writer John Hall called the “Western gateway” to Louisville.
April 03, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Hear the Ghost's owners have big dreams for bargain horse
Ted Aroney, the co-owner of Hear the Ghost, likes to think he’s learned the secret of winning the Kentucky Derby, although it’s not much of a secret. More like fortune-cookie wisdom, so obvious that to deny its truth is nothing more than a waste of ...
Andrew Beyer: Gulfstream's Rainbow 6 hard to resist with mandatory payout
By Andrew Beyer
Horseplayers from coast to coast circled Friday, April 5, on their calendars many months ago. That is the final day of the racing season at Gulfstream Park and the day that the track must pay out the money that has accumulated in its pick-six jackpot. ...
2013 Beulah Park Spring - Fall Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Beulah Park meet.
April 02, 2013
2013 Horsemen's Park Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Horsemen's Park Racing Festival.
March 29, 2013
Andrew Beyer: Assessing Maryland's breakdown response
By Andrew Beyer
During a span of five weeks this winter, 10 horses were euthanized after breaking down at Laurel Park, and the racing community was understandably alarmed. Why were these catastrophic events happening at a track with a previously good safety record?
Jay Hovdey: Star geldings continue to contribute in old age
By Jay Hovdey
It goes without saying that the racing game would be a dreary place without geldings like The Tin Man and Perfect Drift to rely upon for long, satisfying careers. They become self-contained dynasties, generating year after year of entertaining lore.
March 28, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Tagg looks down Kentucky Derby trail again
By Jay Hovdey
Ten years ago Barclay Tagg was accused of showing dangerous signs of Kentucky Derby fever for having the gall to publicly suggest that a New York-bred gelding who hdd never won in open company and had lost every start as a 3-year-old still had the ...
March 27, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Louisiana Derby is a big deal in bayou country
By Jay Hovdey
The Louisiana Derby may not have the same success rate of producing Kentucky Derby winners as the Florida Derby. But take it from retired trainer Frank Brothers. It's a very special race if you're from Louisiana.
2013 Assiniboia Downs Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Assiniboia Downs meet, highlighted by The Manitoba Derby on Monday, August 5th.
March 26, 2013
2013 Presque Isle Downs Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Presque Isle Downs meet, highlighted by The Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (G2) on Monday, September 9th.
2013 Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course meet featuring $500,000 Penn Mile on Saturday, June 1.
March 22, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Mr. Cardoza goes to New Mexico
By Jay Hovdey
Dennis Cardoza goes back to the border region on Sunday to watch his talented 3-year-old Shakin It Up carry David Flores and a whole lot of high hopes in the $800,000 Sunland Derby, just across the New Mexico state line.
Steven Crist: Five reasons why the effort to ban Lasix has stalled
By Steven Crist
The movement to ban Lasix from American racing, which looked like an odds-on favorite only a year ago, seems to have pulled up at the top of the stretch with the announcement last week that the Breeders’ Cup has scrapped its plan to enforce a ban in ...
March 21, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Gary Jones knew to obey the stop sign
By Jay Hovdey
No one ever quit training with more on the table than Gary Jones, the man behind the success of racing nobility such as Best Pal, Turkoman, Lakeway, Kostroma, and Quiet American.
Dave Tuley: NCAA bracket madness in Las Vegas
By Dave Tuley
Don’t feel bad if your brackets have more blacked-out areas than the Warren Commission report. There’s still plenty of betting action this weekend, though the second round of games on Saturday and Sunday is actually a bit anticlimactic with just eight ...
March 19, 2013
2013 Arapahoe Park Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Arapahoe Park meet, which starts Saturday, May 25.
March 15, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Slaughter once again a hot, polarizing topic
By Jay Hovdey
So it’s once again into the breach, with federal legislation that would effectively ban the horse slaughter business in the United States introduced this week in Washington, D.C.
Countdown to the Crown: Week 11 - March 15, 2013
A $600,000 purse, perfect calendar placement for a follow-up prep and Grade 2 status of Saturday’s Rebel Stakes all conspired to produce the deepest field of 3-year-olds I’ve seen so far this year. The lineup of 11 includes horses that have been graded ...
March 14, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Huntsville looks to give Abrams a thrill in San Luis Rey
By Jay Hovdey
Huntsville, a son of Unusual Heat, will attempt to turn the San Luis Rey on its head this weekend when he carries the familiar colors of Madeline Auerbach and her partners David Abrams and trainer Barry Abrams into battle.