This year’s Japan Cup on Nov. 30th, will host four horses from abroad, but the host will be anything but kind as a spectacular group of domestic runners have been entered for the 28th edition of Japan’s international showpiece at Tokyo Racecourse. The Japanese horses have dominated the race over the last decade, winning eight […]

America’s fastest horse this season, as judged by many speed-figure enthusiasts, is on display today at Churchill Downs. And it’s not reigning Horse of the Year Curlin, who will be paraded during Saturday’s closing card before heading to a stud career. Rather it’s Commentator, the even-money favorite for today’s $400,000, Grade II Clark Handicap. The […]

A BREAKTHROUGH will be made this weekend, when the first commercial horse racing event in mainland China, since the Communists took power in 1949, takes place in the central city of Wuhan. Riders will compete for a total of 120,000 yuan ($11,445) in prize money in four test runs in a newly-built 30,000-seat track to […]

Thanksgiving always makes me focus on the things I am most grateful. Family, health, friends, and the sound of thundering hooves. The onset of the Holiday season always gets me thinking of lists. For kids it is always about gifts; adults wishing for things or events in their lives; and the horse player has their […]

Thirty-five tellers at the Meadowlands Racetrack and off-track betting parlors are suing a worldwide supplier of betting terminals and systems, claiming its machines have caused them serious injury. Employees of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which runs the track and parlors, brought the suit in state Superior Court in Essex County in September. […]

These next couple of days have us gathering with family and friends, and remembering what we are thankful for. I have a few other things to add to your list, and you guessed it. They all start at WinningPonies.com. On Friday, there will be some top-notch racing taking place. I begin with the G-2 Clark […]

We have been hearing about ADW’s and all of the problems surrounding this issue. It all boils down to greed. Here is an idea to get things started again. Think about it…. First, get all of the horsemen together with track management. Just like they have for the last 100 years. Skip the THG (Thoroughbred […]

TVG, the nation’s first horse-racing cable-television channel, is for sale. Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. won’t say whether it’s looking to buy the network, as is widely speculated in the industry. In his most recent public comment to investors and analysts, Churchill Chief Executive Bob Evans was coy when asked whether the company had expansion plans. […]

Every weekend brings races that we all should follow. Here is a recap of the weekend action from around the country. Churchill When the favorite, Thorn Song, faded from the lead in Saturday’s $100,000 River City Handicap at Churchill Downs, it appeared Karelian would go on to post a minor upset – until Demarcation came […]

For a hard-nosed guy from Philadelphia, this is a big day. A guy who is an athlete, on and off the track. He is about as tough as a nickel steak. This is a man who has paid his dues. Doubt that not. He has ridden on the smaller circuits, and his pride made him […]