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Titletown Five and Paul Hornung
January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
Remembering Paul Hornung’s Kentucky Derby hope: Titletown Five

Football fans remember Hornung for his Hall of Fame career in the Vince Lombardi era, and as a Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame, but did you know that his lifelong dream was to have a horse in the Kentucky Derby (G1)? It almost happened in 2013, with a colt aptly named Titletown Five.

Turfway Park
January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Turfway Park pick for Jan. 14

Turfway Park begins its three-day week with another competitive eight-race program on Thursday.           Field sizes have been terrific this winter in Florence, Kentucky, and the Polytrack has been formful, with favorites…

Carry Back 1961 Kentucky Derby
January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
So Nice He Did It Twice: Carry Back’s Two Careers

Carry Back’s tenacity and toughness showed us all why he was such a beloved figure in horse racing in the 1960s and beyond.

Seabiscuit and Tom Smith
December 9, 2020January 12, 2021
A Grand Plan: The Short Life of Michigan’s Pinnacle Race Course

Enter Pinnacle Race Course; By 1936, racing in Michigan was thriving, Seabiscuit ran his first race for Tom Smith there. Fast forward 70 years and MI tracks were floundering.

My Juliet wins 1977 Michigan Mile
December 9, 2020December 22, 2020
Lost History: Detroit Race Course’s Michigan Mile

Detroit Race Course, in Livonia, was the most successful of Michigan’s tracks, seeing the likes of Black Tie Affair and Damascus.

Nyquist
December 6, 2020January 10, 2021
A tale of two Nyquists

Pop quiz: when you hear the name Nyquist, do you think of hockey or horse racing? A look at the former Detroit Red Wing and successful namesake.

Sha Tin
December 6, 2020December 26, 2020
3 trends to consider when betting Hong Kong racing

Planning to bet the ultra-competitive races in Hong Kong this winter? Here are three helpful handicapping trends to keep in mind:

Fair Grounds
December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Fair Grounds Pick 3 play for Dec. 3

Fair Grounds begins its second week with a nine-race card, and turf racing has been washed off so far in New Orleans. More rain is expected on Thursday.

Keepmeinmind
December 1, 2020December 6, 2020
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Keepmeinmind

Keepmeinmind is making sure horsemen and horseplayers alike keep him in mind as a contender for the 2021 Kentucky Derby.

Lemon Pop wins Cattleya Sho 2020
November 30, 2020December 6, 2020
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Profile: Lemon Pop

It’s safe to say Lemon Pop is a Kentucky Derby (G1) contender whose roots span the globe. He’s a Kentucky blueblood through and through.

Laker Mamba breaking his maiden at Churchill Downs - Coady Photography
November 13, 2020November 13, 2020
Pedigree profile: Laker Mamba

Trainer Mark Casse has never won the Kentucky Derby, but it appears Laker Mamba has the pedigree and potential to give Casse a shot at victory in 2021.

Authentic wins the BC Classic 2020
November 11, 2020November 11, 2020
Breeders’ Cup Betting Takeaways

Over the two-day bonanza of racing, it often only takes being right on a few occasions to walk away with a profit.

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