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Despite the legitimate gripes by Easterners about the Breeders’ Cup World Championships being run two consecutive years in California, there is much to like about having the races at Santa Anita. It is a beautiful place to watch horses train, offers majestic scenery (when the haze allows you to see it), and the weather Nov. 6-7 was nearly as ...

You would think Eileen Mayer never heard of P.T. Barnum. Mayer is Chief of Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation. Her job involves overseeing probes into claims of tax fraud. Barnum, of course, was the famous 19th century master of hoaxes, founder of the outfit that would become the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, and ...

Slide Show Memorable MomentsThe 25 years of the Breeders' Cup has produced many memorable moments, including the wild finish in the 1984 Classic, Personal Ensign's dramatic finish in the 1988 Distaff, Da Hoss' second Mile triumph, Richard Mandella winning 4 races in 2003, and more. View this slide show and rank some of the moments ...

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Courtesy of Becky Johnston  How did this happen? The Breeders' Cup smack in the middle of the LSU Alabama football game? I guess it's payback time for me. I sarcastically empathize with my Gator horse racing friend each year when he has to make a choice between their biggest rivalry game with Georgia and the championship day of horse racing. ...

I tuned in Aug. 8 to listen to Ralph Wilson give his acceptance speech when the longtime owner of the Buffalo Bills was enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame. As the applause quieted, I dialed Bruce Hundley’s cell number to ask a question, the answer to which I already knew. Bruce raised and sold horses for Ralph for decades. “What are you ...

By Frank Vespe, That's Amore Stable  Once upon a time, there was a trainer widely considered to be “mad” and also a “genius.”  His name was Michael Dickinson. Most often, the words “mad” and “genius” were combined; most people thought of him as a mad genius, tinkering with exotic approaches to the hidebound game of horse racing and ...

OK, the curtain is about to go up for the revival of “My Cup Runneth Under.” Most of the audience is disgruntled. The cast is not as strong as it should be; the stage is poorly constructed; the ensemble is too large with too many amateurs; the producer should have moved the show to a different venue. Everyone is bitching and complaining, and ...

The top three headlines in the news section of BloodHorse.com the morning of Oct. 19: Kaenel Retires From Race Riding Jockey Escobar Out 4-6 Weeks Albarado Off Oct. 18 Mounts at Keeneland Sadly, word was then received that at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., rider Mark Pace was killed Oct. 18 when he was thrown from his mount, ...