Support for horse racing among its most ardent fans suffered a “massive” drop in confidence this year, under concerns about the integrity of the sport’s participants and the safety of its horses, according to a professional marketer who has conducted 10,000 interviews with racing fans over the past five years. Jonathan Chavez, the co-founder of […]

The 50th year of racing begins today at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, and on Sunday, New Mexico’s immensely popular Peppers Pride goes for her 19th straight win to kick off the opening weekend. The 5-year-old achieved national acclaim when, on Oct. 4th, she broke the modern North American record for consecutive wins, when she […]

I like to hear that… It makes me think Christmas comes early. And possibly, it just might. In the first race at Aqueduct on Friday, I love a runner by the name of Stealth Missile. Entering in at 5-2 on the morning line, this looks like a good thing. Victor LeBron is the rider for […]

Close to 150,000 people will jam into Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, making it one of the best-attended sporting events in America. But the rest of the year, racetracks are emptier than ever, not because the sport is getting less popular, but because the track is a terrible place to bet on a horse. […]

If you tuned in for our inaugural show last Thursday, you were not disappointed. Now, nobody probably went home in a limo, but the conversation and selections were an excellent way to prepare for the weekend. To be able to look ahead and plot your course to a winning weekend is time well spent. We […]

A lot is going to happen over the next five months. Five months from now, the 2009 Super Bowl – which will feature a matchup that, even with NFL Week 15 approaching, is still anyone’s guess – will feel like ancient history. And our new president (fingers crossed) will have found a way out of […]

Jockey Simon Husbands is facing a suspension of one calendar year for what stewards termed “an unsatisfactory ride” aboard Bug’s Boy, who finished second in the third race at Woodbine on Nov. 30th. “Husbands did not persevere with his mount throughout the race or demonstrate an effort to ensure the best and fastest race of […]

If you feel like you didn’t get your minimum daily requirement of negative economic news from Page A1 or the business section of the paper today, and are looking for a supplement, you’ve come to the right place. Based on the Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators for November, provided this week by the Equibase Company, the […]

Hollywood Park Champs Elysees returned to the turf in Saturday’s $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup, after an unsuccessful effort in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and again demonstrated his ability on the green. After tracking the pace and saving ground until the final turn, the 5-year-old, British-bred son of Danehill came out for running room and edged […]

Even with five months to go before the 2009 Kentucky Derby, Old Fashioned is gaining recognition as a horse to watch. Old Fashioned, owned by Fox Hill Farm’s Rick Porter of Wilmington, jumped into the national spotlight on Nov. 29th, romping to a 7 1/4 length win in the Grade II Remsen Stakes for 2-year-olds […]