{Tuesday, December 30, 2008} The BCS title game isn't the only big deal happening in south Florida. On Saturday, the 70th annual live racing meet kicks off at Gulfstream Park with a pair of $100,000 stakes -- the Spectacular Bid for 3-year-olds at six furlongs,

{Monday, December 29, 2008} Alex Robb Recap
originally published on nyra.com The outside post proved no obstacle for R Clear Victory as he led ten rivals to the wire in Sunday’s 30th renewal of the Alex M. Robb Stakes, a 1

{Friday, December 26, 2008} THE BEST OF THE BEST I'm often asked -- of the thousands of horse races I've watched over the years -- what's the best race I ever saw. After much deliberation, I've come up with my Top Six. (I'm talking competition,

{Tuesday, December 23, 2008} Guess NYRA management knew what it was doing when it decided to shut down Aqueduct for 11 days. What with the snow, sleet and deep freeze, most of those racing days would have been scrapped anyway. Whatever, New York racing --

{Sunday, December 21, 2008} Asmussen becomes first to reach 600 wins in one year
from brisnet.com Steve Asmussen became the first trainer to win 600 Thoroughbred races in a single year when sending out Storm Trust (Storm

{Friday, December 19, 2008} What with Bernie Madoff bilking investors out of $50 billion, and the Yankees spending $250 million on a couple of free-agent pitchers, another big-bucks story kind of got lost in the shuffle this week. To wit... It was reported

{Thursday, December 18, 2008} Axel Foley Guns For CashCall Futurity
from bloodhorse.com Martin Smith, assistant and exercise rider for English trainer John Best, hopes the stable enjoys as much success in the $750,000 CashCall

{Tuesday, December 16, 2008} Let's face it, these are not the best of days for thoroughbred racing. Racetracks from Hollywood Park to Calder are cutting purses, and eliminating stakes; Fort Erie is the latest track to announce it's going out of business, and

{Monday, December 15, 2008} Saying Goodbye To Deweycheatumnandhowe
by Jane Schwartz, New York Times There is a season for every professional sport, and between one season and the next, players are traded, managers are fired,

{Sunday, December 14, 2008} Researcher Finds Queens County Formula
By Jack Shinar, Bloodhorse.com Red-hot Researcher took his jump into graded stakes company in stride by winning the $108,400 Queens County Handicap (gr.

{Friday, December 12, 2008} Don't go feeling sorry for Joe Torre just because he hasn't won a World Series since 2000, and the Dodgers got whacked by the Phils in the '08 playoffs, and he struck out last week with the Hall of Fame voters. It seems that, while

{Thursday, December 11, 2008} HANDICAPPING INSIGHTS
by Dick Powell, Brisnet.com  Total handle on United States racing is down about 7 percent this year according to Equibase statistics for 2008. Considering that most of the bloodstock

{Tuesday, December 09, 2008} Some things never change. The Yankees still own the Dodgers. How else can you explain that Joe Gordon makes the Hall of Fame...and Gil Hodges does not? Add the fact that Pete Rose, currently selling autographs at the

{Saturday, December 06, 2008} Big Drama determined winner of Delta Jackpot
by Jeff Apel Big Drama gamely turned back Grade 3 winner West Side Bernie near midstretch and increased his winning streak to five straight races by earning

{Friday, December 05, 2008} BIG BUCKS ON THE BAYOU - DELTA JACKPOT PREVIEW So much for a couple of racetrack rumors. It was rumored that that NYRA next year will...
1) take a winter break, and 2) run a stakes-filled program in direct

{Tuesday, December 02, 2008} Sometimes it pays to pay attention to the Friday column on this very venue. For example, last Friday, in previewing the three major Saturday stakes races at Aqueduct, it was suggested that 1) Canadian shipper Springside, with