Last year, American Pharoah captured America's fancy when he rolled to the Triple Crown. Later, he capped a brilliant three-year campaign by romping in the Breeder's Cup Classic and then, like most dominant thoroughbreds, was sent off to stud. Last...
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Did Horse Racing Ruin a Good Thing?
When a horse dies at Aqueduct, it is sad. When a horse dies at Saratoga, it is sad--and noticed. At this year's Saratoga meet, nine horses have died while racing or training and the meet is not even at its...
Some Love for Harness Racing
As the Saratoga meet is more than underway, let's not neglect or sleep on harness racing. Recently, I was explaining the difference between harness and horse racing to my girlfriend's mother. I compared it to eating filet of sole versus...
State Should Take Time With NYRA
As the Saratoga season gets underway, the Cuomo Administration continues to catch heat for not allowing NYRA to once again, become private. After years of corruption, inflated salaries and perks to executives and other shenanigans, the state stepped in 2012...
With Triple Crown Over, The Second Half Begins
It is over. The three races in five weeks Triple Crown has ended, and for the first time since 2013, we had three races with three different winners. Some will say that isn't a good thing, but it did remind...
Super Horse II?
Is Nyquist that good? We will see.Could it happen again? It took 37 years before American Pharoah won horse racing's Triple Crown, a feat that many thought was no longer possible. The horses are bred differently, train differently and generally...
We’re Getting Closer
The big prep races start this weekendHorse racing is entering the final month of prep races and before you know it, the Kentucky Derby will be here. America seems to be experiencing a bit of an American Pharoah hangover in...
Looking Back, Moving Forward
For Horse Racing, 2015 was the year of years. For the first time in 37 years, the purists, and those who love the sport got their wish when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown. For 37 years, fans of horse...
It’s Aqueduct Time Already?
There is Saratoga and then there is Belmont. Both are stars and both more than hold their own on the New York Horse Racing circuit. Saratoga is the summer place to be and this year, Belmont was the place to...
How Great is American Pharoah?
He has done all he can; time for the historians to rank himI've been a fan and follower of Horse Racing since 1977 when Seattle Slew blazed to a Triple Crown. The next year, I saw another Triple Crown when...