The Pick 6 is the wager that made careers and ended a few of them too. Six consecutive winners, one ticket, and a pool that carries over when nobody hits it. It’s the closest thing horse racing has to ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated wants the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an independent review of HISA. Fine. Actually, more than fine. I am all for it. Open the books. Open the systems. Examine the ...

On Monday, May 17, 1875, before a crowd of 10,000 fifteen 3-year-old colts lined up to compete in the inaugural Kentucky Derby. Thirteen of the fifteen jockeys who would pilot these colts in the 1 1/2 ...

Horse Racing was initially brought to North America by British colonialists in the 1660s. A lot of time has passed since then, and the world and horse racing have changed quite a lot. So, how is horse ...

Today, as I watched the NBC national telecast of the Preakness Stakes, I witnessed a masterclass in corporate damage control. Deep into the broadcast, the production truck finally got around to ...

The American Thoroughbred industry is currently a tale of two sports. In one version, the foundation is rotting: foal crops are in a twenty-year nosedive, middle-class owners are being priced out by ...

Saratoga Race Course hosted the Belmont Stakes for the third and final time this past weekend, and if you watched only the broadcast you saw something genuinely beautiful, a storied venue, a ...

Aqueduct, or the Big A as we always called it, was almost like a second home. I grew up around all three NYRA racetracks but Aqueduct was just a few exits down the Belt Parkway, and it literally felt ...

Following is the first in a series of articles on cheating and race fixing in Thoroughbred Horse Racing, the Sport of Kings. Jonathan Stettin will expound on the various ways people cheat and attempt ...

A state legislature didn’t just pass a bill. It passed a verdict. The Kentucky House of Representatives passed House Bill [X] by a vote of 79-15 on Friday. In legislative terms, that is not a close ...

In a little Maryland town beside the Chesapeake Bay there once stood a stylish racetrack that showcased renowned stables, champion trainers and legendary horses. Named after the town where it stood, ...

Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association stood in front of cameras this week and called it a gift to the sport. Six races. Five months. A five million dollar bonus pool.