Beyond the top Kentucky Derby contenders lies a less-known group of nominees to the Triple Crown: horses that have thus far failed to break their maidens.
In racing, success and failure are clear-cut. Except when they’re not.
At a pair of weekend stallion open houses, Maryland breeders looked to the past, and the future.
Monday’s Fasig-Tipton mixed sale enjoyed solid gains — so why did some participants seem so grouchy?
On Friday, officials arrested three trainers and a clocker at Penn National. Also on trial: racing’s ability to police itself.
With a record tied and Dance to Bristol’s retirement honored, it was that kind of day at Laurel Park on Saturday; even while looking forward, the mind kept reaching back.
Heritage Stallions, the first new Maryland stallion facility in a decade, will feature Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, Hunters Bay, and four other stallions in time for the 2014 breeding season.
Trainer Donald Barr’s It’s a Bang did everything right in his debut. That’s its own cause for concern.
In a sport where jockeys are the only human athletes, you’d think their voices would be loud and clear in policy discussions. You’d be wrong.
It took Lady Sabelia nearly to the end of her three year-old season to break her maiden. It took her just five more weeks to become a stake winner, and now it looks like the sky’s the limit.