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By Rachel Levine, author of Thorough Chat With the Triple Crown trail underway, I thought it would be a good time to share a story of a horse that is near and dear to my heart. He didn't make the Triple Crown, but he captured my heart forever. The first time I ever went to a race track was November 16, 2006, I was a freshman at a local Community ...

With nearly two months of the Derby prep trail completed, quite honestly I have not been blown away with the 3-year-old crop as a whole. Maybe that's why the horse I have ranked No. 1 on my list doesn't even have any graded earnings yet. I'm hoping my outlook changes in March. Admittedly, Eskendereya's Fountain of Youth performance was superb and ...

Exactly six weeks from today the ''Race for the Ages'' is supposed to take place at Oaklawn Park. Whether or not Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta meet in the Apple Blossom remains to be seen, but we have reasons to be hopeful. If you are wondering why there has been little promotion for the event so far, there are a couple of factors ...

When the nominations were received for the Sunland Derby, to be run March 28 at Sunland Park in New Mexico, there were some impressive names on the list. And for good reason. For one thing, the race is worth $800,000, making it the second richest prep race in North America (the Arkansas Derby, gr. I, is worth $1 million) for the Kentucky Derby ...

Are You Carhartt Tough?Carhartt and Cintas Launch Contest to Celebrate New PartnershipCincinnati, Oh. – Carhartt and Cintas have launched its search for North America’s toughest workers. The Are You Carhartt Tough? Contest is being conducted in conjunction with the roll-out of a new product line being offered by the two companies.Cintas ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:     Hall of Fame Trainer, Bob Baffert, has a new line of signature collectible sportswear to benefit thoroughbred care and horse racing fans. ''This is what the industry needs'' said Baffert, as he signed the first of what many will consider a merchandising solution to enhance thoroughbred ...

At first glance one wouldn’t expect Sunday Silence to combine particularly well with Tony Bin. Sunday Silence was a great runner on dirt in the U.S., and there are no particularly obvious pedigree similarities between his pedigree and that of Tony Bin, a late-maturing, Italian-trained son of Kampala (from the Zeddaan branch of the Grey Sovereign ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  Last week in Tucson, I got the chance to speak to another group of engaging young people preparing for careers in the racing industry as part of the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program's Joe Hirsch Speaker Series.  Interacting with young people about industry issues is always ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Steve Davidowitz has been a professional handicapper, reporter, editor, consultant, and columnist for more than three decades. He is the author of the “The Best and Worst of Thoroughbred Racing” and the best-selling “Betting Thoroughbreds,” which sold more than 150,000 copies. That ...