The cognitive dissonance standing trackside at Saratoga’s opening weekend
Welcome to Saratoga 2020, Covid-19 edition. Opening weekend at Saratoga Race Course was an exercise in cognitive dissonance. […]
Day At the Races
Good start eases minds at Del Mar
It’s odd to type “normalcy” to describe an opening day at Del Mar. There is very little “normal” about the first day of the summer season at the seaside racetrack. Practically every track has a […]
From Pimlico infield to neighborhood, a most memorable Preakness
I was alone in my despair, with my hands on my knees and bent over at the waist, in the land of stumbling and slurring. Amongst lobster-red sunburns, quarreling drunk couples and gyrating youths, I […]
A Day at the Races: Fortuitous visit morphs into recurring trip to Tampa Bay Downs’ Festival Preview Day
by Nicolle Neulist The Sam F. Davis Stakes accidentally found its way onto my racing calendar. I wanted to plan a trip to Tampa to visit a friend in the winter of 2016. It sounded fun […]
New Year’s Day At the Races: Turfway Park
by SAKYA SCHULER Horse racing is all about connections: Breeding connects the current Thoroughbred to ancestors born centuries before, and the word “connections” itself defines the people entrusted with the care of these magnificent animals. […]
Shapiro Enjoying His Churchill Downs Handicapping Adventure
by SCOTT SHAPIRO It has been nearly a month since I moved my tack to Louisville from Southern California and attended my first Kentucky Derby week at legendary Churchill Downs. As expected the first week […]
5 Things To Watch at Racing Festival of the South
It’s the final week for Arkansas Derby week to be the final week of the Oaklawn Park racing season, as the Hot Springs oval announced on Wednesday that it would run through Kentucky Derby day […]
A Day At the Races: Firehouse Racing Kentucky Derby Dream Resonates
by RYAN DICKEY For a man that has a stated goal to be the majority owner of a horse that runs in the Kentucky Derby, it would be easy to believe that owning a four-year-old […]
A Day At the Races: Nicolle Neulist Visits Turfway Park
by NICOLLE NEULIST I made my maiden voyage to Turfway Park February 22-24, and I’m glad I did. I feared the entire trip would be rainy: a few days before flying down there, the weather […]
Fair Grounds, New Orleans, & the Horse Racing Foodie
by MICHAEL BEYCHOK There has been some chatter lately on the social media channels from friends about where to eat and drink in New Orleans, so—as one does on Twitter.com—I’m inserting my opinion into the […]