If you're a sports fan with some gray hairs, you'll remember the glory days of boxing in the late 1960s and 1970s. Back then, you had George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes and Muhammed Ali routinely battling for...
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The Deep End of the Pool
We are now within the zone, that being less than four weeks until the Kentucky Derby. Some call it the deep end of the pool, where contenders emerge and pretenders fade away. The 50 point races have been replaced by...
Derby Winner: Is It In The Blood?
The Kentucky Derby is less than two months away, and soon it, and spring will be here and for those living in the northeast, winter can't leave soon enough. As for the Kentucky Derby contenders, to me, there is still...
A Major Move for NYRA
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont make up the Triple Crown races each year, something we already know. The first two legs are major events at Churchill Downs and Pimlico Race Course respectively, while the Belmont, although major, is a...
The End and the Beginning
Next Sunday is a significant day in American sports. We all know that it's Super Bowl Sunday, but more importantly ,it is the end of the NFL season and the networks, which bend over backwards to show anything NFL related...
Kentucky Derby Only 17 Weeks Away!
Happy New Year, and now that it is 2014, is it too early to start thinking about the first Saturday in May, better known as the Kentucky Derby? The answer, of course is no. The world's biggest race uses a...
Hollywood Park Need Not be Mourned
For 75 years, Hollywood Park was a mainstay in thoroughbred racing. In 1984, it hosted the first Breeder's Cup and throughout its history, the Inglewood based track was a place where movie stars came to show off their high society...
Three Tracks, Three Children
You have three children. One is beautiful, gorgeous, with great personality, and because of that, people want to be near her and flock to her. She is down to earth, grounded and gets along with both the cool and not-so-cool...
NYRA Raises Admission: Is This a Good Idea?
You're getting ready for the day at Saratoga. You have your cooler packed with some beers, maybe a sandwich and a soda or two. Now, you head up the Northway for some fun and hopefully, a big winner or two. ...
Time to Give Thanks
The spotlight is gone. The warm summer has turned to cold and even snow. But, don't worry, horses actually like---and prefer---to run in the cold weather. On Tuesday, a six furlong race was won at Finger Lakes in 1:08.98 in...