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It’s a shame Vincent O’Brien didn’t hang on a couple more weeks. The legendary Irish trainer, who died June 1 at age 91, would have loved the just-concluded Royal Ascot meeting, in particular the success enjoyed by American conditioner Wesley Ward. It was O’Brien, more than 40 years earlier, who showed American-bred horses could win major races ...

It was a cringe moment, and not the first. During his June 22 presentation before the Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee, David Edmunds of the Family Foundation, in an attempt to show how bad gaming is, discussed how casino owner Louis DeNaples lost his license in Pennsylvania. Edmunds associated DeNaples with horse racing and ...

On June 22nd, a party-line vote in the Republican-heavy Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee killed legislation to authorize video lottery terminals at racetracks in Kentucky. The vote was 10-5, with one abstention. You can read the full story here.  We want to hear from you. Do you agree with the Kentucky Senate's decision? What ...

My high school's motto was mens sana in corpore sano: (strive for) a healthy mind in a healthy body. That's exactly the goal that horse owners should have for their charges.  I'm an advocate of pasture board for most horses because it's the closest thing we can offer to their natural environment.  Pasturemates offer social interaction, ...

It was May 18, 1974, the day of the Carter Handicap at Belmont Park. As I looked at the tote board, I couldn't believe the odds. Favored at 7-5 was Forego, who obviously was running in the Carter strictly as a prep for the Metropolitan Handicap, having come off back-to-back victories at 1 1/4 miles in the Widener and Gulfstream Park ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} John Asher, vice president of Racing Communications at Churchill Downs, will be the featured guest on the next edition of Talkin' Horses, scheduled for taping on Wednesday, June 24. Asher has worked in the Thoroughbred racing industry as an award-winning journalist and ...

The following article originally appeared in the 1/29/00 edition of The Blood-Horse magazine. To see this article in its original format, download the PDF. By Dan LiebmanThe only real decision being made is whether to choose a chicken or steak sandwich, but the weekly luncheon and bull session are critical to the success of one of the world's ...

For 32 years I was able to say I was at Royal Ascot to witness history. Well, it’s history no more. It was 1977, my first trip to Ascot, and I was privileged to see the great stayer Sagaro become the first horse in the 170-year history of the Ascot Gold Cup to win the 2 1/2-mile race three times. To do it in successive years made the feat all the ...