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March 15, 2013
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.
March 13, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Running footloose and jockey-free
By Jay Hovdey
As Starrer rounded the wide final turn into the Belmont stretch, reins flapping and riderless, David Hofmans stood near the finish line watching his filly with a sickening mixture of frustration and fear.

March 12, 2013
2013 Finger Lakes Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Finger Lakes meet, which runs from April 20 - December 10.
2013 Colonial Downs Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Colonial Downs 25-day meet, highlighted by The $500,000 Virginia Derby (G2) on Saturday, July 6.
March 08, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Gary Stevens, now 50, riding like a youngster
By Jay Hovdey
Two months into his return, Gary Stevens has pretty much dismissed all suspicions that his comeback was an ego-driven publicity stunt. The kid can ride.
Steven Crist: Playing field for entry to Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup should be level
By Steven Crist
Not even the biggest proponents of the occasional handicap race believe that racing’s most important events, such as the Triple Crown and Breeders’ Cup, should be run at anything except equal weights. So it is increasingly unclear why the key preps for ...
2013 Canterbury Park Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Canterbury Park meet, highlighted by the $200,000 Mystic Lake Derby on August 3rd.
March 07, 2013
Dave Tuley: Las Vegas sports books gearing up for March Madness
By Dave Tuley
March Madness has long had the slogan of “survive and advance,” and that’s the challenge that faces local college basketball contest players during the upcoming tournament.
Jay Hovdey: Kentucky Derby point system a game-changer
By Jay Hovdey
No one said there would be this much arithmetic in horse racing beyond odds, fractions, Beyer Figures and beer prices. But here we are, on the brink of the final push to the Kentucky Derby, obsessively consulting point charts and point totals.
2013 Hastings Racecourse Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Hastings Racecourse meet, highlighted by British Columbia Derby on September 8.
2013 Northlands Park Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 80-day 2013 Northlands Park Meet, highlighted by the Canadian Derby on August 17.
March 06, 2013
Hovdey: Game On Dude, Comma to the Top show how it's done
By Jay Hovdey
Old school was in session last weekend at Santa Anita Park and Aqueduct, where Game In Dude and Comma to the Top delivered PowerPoint presentations on the comprehensive subject of what a really good Thoroughbred can do when correctly prepared and ...
2013 Calder Race Course Spring - Summer Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 76-day Calder Meet (April 6 - August 31), highlighted by the six-race Summit of Speed on Saturday, July 6.
March 01, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Solis, on mend, hoping Hall of Fame finally beckons
By Jay Hovdey
Jockey Alex Solis, one of the sport’s finest practitioners, underwent serious shoulder surgery last November in California and is just now getting back up to physical speed in Florida.
Steven Crist: NYRA offering little pay for big job
By Steven Crist
Can the New York Racing Association secure the right person as its next chief executive at a discounted price and with no job security beyond the next two years?
February 28, 2013
Jay Hovdey: Santa Anita Handicap holds on to its cachet
By Jay Hovdey
Somehow, perhaps by sheer force of will, or maybe some miracle adhesive, the Santa Anita Handicap clings to national relevance.
February 27, 2013
2013 Parx Racing Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Parx Racing meet, highlighted by two $1 million races on Saturday, Sept. 21: The Pennsylvania Derby (G2) and The Cotillion Stakes (G1).
Jay Hovdey: A first Santa Anita Handicap still a thriller
By Jay Hovdey
There were no shadows. I remember that. The homestretch seemed shrouded in grays and dark tans as Kennedy Road, his wide blaze a welcome beacon under threatening skies, separated himself from the pack and made for home. To his outside, Kennedy Road was ...
2013 Mountaineer Racetrack Stakes Schedule
Track information and stakes schedule for the 2013 Mountaineer Racetrack meet, which is celebrating its 63rd season of racing.