Opinion
Opinion: Right call on “Maryland, My Maryland”
The Maryland Jockey Club’s decision to eliminate the playing of “Maryland, My Maryland” is the right call at the right time, our correspondent writes.
Opinion: Racing’s time for choosing
Protests, and the nation’s reckoning with race and racism, arrived at racing’s front door this week. The sport will need to make some choices.
On Breeding: Juba and his Twitter account
Just an ordinary racehorse, Juba made his name with an entertaining Twitter account. Now his owners hope he’ll make it in the breeding shed.
Opinion: Breaking faith with NJ horsemen
A backup with the drug testing lab has left Monmouth Park horsemen in the lurch, leaving them with little purse revenue in the first six weeks of the meet.
Opinion: Green Gratto shows why racing can’t have nice things
Grade 1 winner Green Gratto, a millionaire New Jersey-bred, hasn’t raced for over two years but is entered for a $20,000 tag at Monmouth Park Sunday.
On Breeding: Katarica Disco dances on
The Maryland-bred Disco Rico mare Katarica Disco has enjoyed tremendous success with the Pennsylvania sire Weigelia, producing seven winners.
Haskell day 2020 unlike any other
Haskell Day 2020 was something literally unprecedented at Monmouth Park: a Haskell day with almost no fans. Our John Piassek reports back on a strange day at the track.
On Breeding: Hoping for a comeback in New Jersey
In this month’s On Breeding… the hardy band of New Jersey breeders is hoping new developments signal that brighter days are ahead.
Opinion: Banning Lasix the wrong way to go
Chester Thomas, owner of 2019 Kentucky Derby runner By My Standards, says racing has problems, but the use of Lasix isn’t one of them.
On Breeding: Field Pass and the Maryland influence
In this month’s On Breeding… the well-bred Grade 3 winner Field Pass is a Maryland-bred with plenty more Maryland in his background.
Genaro: Reconfigured Triple Crown a tradition of its own
This year’s “Triple Crown” won’t look anything like recent Crowns have. That’s neither new, nor a bad thing, argues Teresa Genaro.
On Breeding: Fortheluvofbourbon product of generations
In this month’s On Breeding… Flashy first-out winner Fortheluvofbourbon is just three – but she’s the latest in a line stretching back generations.
X Y Jet and the horses of the Navarro-Servis indictment
X Y Jet and Maximum Security are not the only horses who were the ultimate victims of the crimes allegedly committed by Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
Genaro: More questions than answers in Navarro-Servis indictment
The indictments of trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis and others is a good step, says Teresa Genaro, but one raising plenty of unanswered questions.
On Breeding: British Idiom goes the distance
A Breeders’ Cup victory by two-year-old British Idiom bespeaks the distance influences in her pedigree – and is a boost to her PA-based sire Flashback.
Piassek: Industry must fill big gap in fan education
There’s plenty of info for the novice fan of horse racing. But what about those looking to take the next step: It’s the next big step in fan education.
On breeding: Golden start for Golden Lad
Golden Lad, whose first crop are newly minted three-year-olds, is off to a fast start, with stakes winners and sales toppers among his first to hit the track.
Genaro: Not be a racing Grinch, but…
Not to be a Grinch, but unless those involved with horses see them as more than profit centers, 2020 won’t be much to look forward to.
The almost-good story racing’s not telling
Under fire for equine fatalities, racing’s leadership is flailing for responses — while ignoring the almost-good story it could be telling.
On breeding: Sharing early to the party
Maryland-bred Sharing is – like her sire and dam – a Breeders’ Cup winner, but unlike her pedigree suggests is impressively precocious.
