LOS ANGELES — Bobby Frankel possessed a gift for coaxing top performances out of ornery, high-strung thoroughbreds, a gruff Hall of Fame trainer...
Eric O'Keefe | Posted 11.10.2009 | Style
So why is Thoroughbred racing alive and kicking Down Under? The obstacles they face are no different -- casino gambling, online competitors, and of course rising costs.
AP | ANDREW DALTON | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home
ARCADIA, Calif. — She's a mare set to race against a dozen of the world's most daunting male horses for the first time in her career, but Zenyat...
AP | RICHARD ROSENBLATT | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York
NEW YORK — New York's top racetracks are off limits to trainer Jeff Mullins for six months. The New York Racing Association barred the trainer ...
Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics
Ohio is facing one of the worst budget crises in its history and instead of rolling up their sleeves to hash out a budget, the politicians are rolling the dice in an epic game of fool the public.
Lea Lane | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
Before I tell you how, as a two-year old, I was my daddy's shill, let me tell you a bit about him. Daddy was a "professional gambler," if betting dail...
AP | RICHARD ROSENBLATT | Posted 07.07.2009 | Home
NEW YORK — This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stre...
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 06.16.2009 | Home
BALTIMORE — Girls rule! The best 3-year-old in the land just happens to be a filly named Rachel Alexandra. Jockey Calvin Borel all but guarante...
The Independent | Posted 06.08.2009 | World
By Chris McGrath Even Eden had its serpent, and yesterday the racing authorities twice introduced a sombre note of vigilance to an afternoon that oth...
Matthew DeBord | Posted 06.02.2009 | Entertainment
For more than a century, Americans have been annually treated to one of the most bizarre and deranged sporting events ever devised. The Derby is a full-on freak show, encased in a bubble of ersatz southern elegance.
Don McNay | Posted 06.01.2009 | Business
When I go to the track, I don't look at the racing form, jockeys, past history or pick horses with funny names. I usually win enough money to pay for lunch.
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.30.2009 | Home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I Want Revenge was made the early 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Pioneerof the Nile and Dunkirk sharing second-favo...
Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.22.2009 | Style
Still reigning, still smiling, after 56 years! The Glorious Queen Elizabeth Rose Who has worked harder or better, and so long, at a tiresomely t...
Jason Notte | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media
Here's a fun game: Spot the difference between "Partly sunny" and "Partly cloudy" icons. There isn't one.
Stanton Peele | Posted 04.07.2009 | Home
Our financial and emotional needs now dictate that state governments sedate their citizens, while picking their pockets, from California to Kansas to the Mid-Atlantic.
AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 06.18.2008 | Home
NEW YORK — Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. still blames Kent Desormeaux for Big Brown's stunning last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, but he wouldn'...
AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 11.16.2009 | Sports